Movie #13: Citizen Kane

Movie #: 13
Movie Title: Citizen Kane
Year Released: 1941

Director: Orson Welles
Notable Cast: Orson Welles, Joseph Cotton, Dorothy Comingore, Everett Sloane, Ray Collins, George Coulouris, Agnes Moorehead, Paul Stewart, Ruth Warrick, Erskine Sanford, William Alland

Short Description: Following the death of a publishing tycoon, news reporters scramble to discover the meaning of his final utterance. (IMDB.com)


Rank on the Top 100 Lists (as of 1/7/2013)

AFI.com: #1
IMDB.com: #44
Ranker.com: #21
Lifed.com: #13
Empire.com: #28
FilmCrave.com: #50
FlickChart.com: #17



Date Watched: 12/4/2016

Grade: 3 out of 5 (Good)

Rationale: If you know the meaning of "Rosebud" before watching Citizen Kane like I did, don't fret. It's almost better seeing Charles Foster Kane's life evolve through flashbacks and knowing that **SPOILER FOR A 75-YEAR-OLD-MOVIE** his childhood sled "Rosebud" is as the only source of true happiness in his life. The saying "money can't buy happiness" was an obvious plot line as it was frequently mentioned that he was off buying statues and spending lots of money on his wife's singing career, even though she wasn't very good, so she would love him. Citizen Kane is definitely worth watching once since it's generally considered to be among the greatest movies ever, but once is all that's needed.