Citizen Kane

I feel like it's difficult to write about this movie in the present time since the sensibilities of this movie are a bit antiquated, but here is my attempt. As the number one movie on the AFI list it certainly does represent all that is revered in film-making. The acting by the second wife is a bit stiff but in keeping with the mode of acting seen in pre-WWII films. Based loosely on the life of William Randolph Hearst it follows the story of a hero who rises from poverty into a life of luxury which leaves him utterly isolated. The story is told completely in flashback as different familairs of Kane retell his life to a reporter looking to uncover the meaning behind Kane's last words, 'rosebud'.