Citizen Kane

pretty good overrated i did miss the opening scene though maybe my rating would’ve higher if i had seen it kinda got the point by the thirty minute mark if they had casted the guy who plays leland as kane maybe i would have been more sympathetic to his plight  god men are so sensitive his hair just kept migrating props to second lady for standing up ps leland looks like paul walker do you guys see it okay update i’ve been thinking about why exactly this movie is hailed as the best of all time and i’ve partially come to the conclusion that it’s because it was so influential on the historical cinematic canon. i can see how and why, but in terms of actual enjoyabjlity and its memorability, i didnt LOVE LOVE it. honestly im of the opinion that if citizen kane didnt do it, like all other inventions and innovations, someone else would’ve found a way to do it later on and maybe through a more engaging story  of course i thought the cinematography was delightful and the framing device was clever i just felt incredibly indifferent to the entire cast of characters and to me characters are what make a movie that shot of kanes shadow looming over his wife might be one of the best in history that said i think you can have the most beautiful cinematography and plot/framing, like this movie does, but if the characters are entirely unrelatable — especially when the whole movie is supposed to be about demystifying the life of one man — then the whole thing falls flat. i thought it was a good movie as far as movies go, and i do find myself thinking about the conversation around the reputation of this movie, but ultimately, i don’t think ill find myself thinking about the movie itself a week down the line