Citizen Kane

Citizen Kane is an interesting movie because it shows someones life through other people's eyes. Kane never says anything to us besides "rosebud" but we see all about him through stories from other people. Kane himself was a powerful man, but also very powerless. The director helps you see that by shooting different angles where he is shown being powerful and powerless at the same time. He will be giant but confined by the ceiling, showing that his power has limits. He can choose what people read, but he can not help what they think. He can not force people to love him or even like him, and that is his downfall because he believes that he can. I feel bad for him, instead of thinking he is a bad person. I see someone who was unloved his whole life, and just wanted nothing but affection. His power in the business world was not enough to keep him happy, and I think that will stand for any decent human being. It just goes to show that money can't buy you happiness.