i like this movie, people expect too much from it, try to keep your expectations low and don't overthink it you might enjoy it if you don't then whatever it doesn't matter
@ktm5194 Good critique. You're absolutely right. Your subjective outlook bests any objective reasoning anyone could muster to explain why this movie has miraculously managed to stand the test of time.
@ktm5194 Again, you've floored me. The Oscars are, obviously, the defining choosers of the movies that stand the test of time, the best of the best. Forget that I couldn't even tell you what movie won Best Picture the year Citizen Kane came out, let alone what year it even came out, without internet assistance. Silly me even likes to think that the fact I couldn't care less about such information, being as young as I am, actually serves as a testament to it's relevance. But you're right
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I've watched the movie several times and it never really grabbed me. Frankly, I found it rather boring. I'm no expert on film making and don't understand some of the nuances thereof but I know experts say this is arguably the best film ever made. I respect their opinions but don't agree. Orson Welles was a brilliant actor but I found his character in "Jane Eyre" much more compelling. The money a film generates does not make a great or bad film. It is how it endures and touches people.
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"I don't know how to run a newspaper, I just try anything I can think of."
That quote actually closely reflects Orson Welles himself when he made his first film here. Orson Welles was by no means a film buff at all, rather he incorporated all other forms of media to tell this film.
When told how he did it years later, he admitted. "From ignorance...sheer ignorance. There is no confidence to equal it. It's only when you know something about a profession that you are timid or careful."
I am 17 years old and i love filming and acting. i saw this film for the first time the other day and i have to say, this is now in my top 3 movies next to The Lord of the Rings trilogy and the Crow
I love how suave Kane is in this scene. It's probably one of the only scenes in the film where he has control over his life. Orson can be pretty damn sexy when he wants to.
@MagnaLudus Well no, but every time ive EVER said that, ive been like... laughed out of the room.. its sad but i WANTED to enjoy this movie, i thought it was gonna be like.. the second coming from how people talk about it.. but sadly not for me :(
This movie is fucking boring.. i know ill get alot of downvotes and people will say how (wrong) i am.. but i seriously cannot enjoy this movie.. at all..
@Toyman1982 well thats cause its not the style as how movies are today. almost all movies do now is just get you to the edge of your seat and thats their main thing to focus on. watch it again and think that you are living in 1941 the year it came out and when you see it for its screenwriting camera style and especially acting and story youll probably like it more
This film focuses more on the techniques of film making such as camera angles, usage of lens(deep focus and many more) art directions, editings, scripts and the technique of story telling. Many people dont understand this movie language and they disagree with this movie as the greatest film of all time. I didn't see any problem with the story. It was all well and there are some touching parts in it.
Only people with well knowledge about films know how great this film is.
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"I did lose a million dollars last year and I expect to lose a million dollars this year, I expect to lose a million dollars next year! You know Mr. Thatcher at the rate of a million dollars a year I'll have to close this place in.....sixty years,"
LMFAO!!! Ultimate ownage from Kane. Incredible acting and charisma
Guys, I'm not a film buff and I still loved it. Do I think it's the greatest film of all time? No. But in the end, it all comes down to opinion anyways so really, who the fuck cares?
This KEY ELEMENT...absent in ALL of Wells other works, before and after, is what sets it apart.
The element provided a SOUL that we follow from start to finish. Telling the TRUE story of a life, without the make-up, giving us a glimpse upon the human condition.
Sharing with us the secrets, we as human beings all hold hidden. In a story written as if it was born from a philosopher's own personal experience,
Orson Welles was & still is & always will be an immortal genius & GOD in the art of filmmaking; in writing, directing, editing, acting.. In each & every aspect of creating the most legendary movies in the history of film, O.W. reigns supreme.
His voice was like an instrument... he claimed to have been born with a baritone...lol... its like silk mixed with mythological narrator... He is and always will be my biggest influence... he was too smart for his time and he suffered for it...
@angiierous Um, no...the newspaper has filler articles htat people reading the newspaper don't notice...well, they're not articles so much as "looking for my lost bloodhound, red collar with name "Oliver' on collar."
From a huge comic book/comic book movie/action movie fan. The million dollar quote is wothout a doubt the greatest power riff of all time. From the greatest movie ever made.
@avzeolla i wonder what would welles do to show people the dominion of media in the people if he saw the tv and newspapers in the current times... he would probably make a reality imitating fox news of how america is being invaded by an alliance of cuban communist, brazilian natzies refugees, koreans and islamic terrosists.
i bet that the ammount of poeple barricating their houses and buying weapons would be quite higher than expected, even if the new is ridiculous.
Notice the positioning. The old man walks in and looks down on Kane. Throughout the scene, Kane begins to win the argument. At one point they are on the same level. By the end of the scene, Kane has bested him and in fact looks down at the old man.
Not many people know this, but the original cut of this scene has a few extra seconds in it. After the last line, Kane whips out a pair of sunglasses from nowhere, and puts them on, while The Who screams "YEAAHHHH!"
Welles deleted it because he remembered The Who hadn't been invented yet, and didn't want to cause a time paradox.
Years later, David Caruso would find the film while preparing for his role as Horatio Caine, and the rest is history.
@manco82 Each age has its Michael Bay. And each age has its Welles - maybe not -as- great, but similar (take von Trier or Haneke, for example. or Herzog). Commercially, he was a failure back then, he wouldn't do much better today. Times don't change.
This is my favorite scene because it's the most inspiring and has so much content about Kane's character packed into a fairly short scene. Citizen Kane is definitely the best film of all time. Of all time!
People, can't you just enjoy the fact you are look at the work of a genius at the very height of his powers. This was arguably Welles greatest moment, although getting The Cradle Will Rock past the attempted government censorship ranks right up there. Welles makes a lot of would be film makers look like amateur wrestlers.
With all of the talk about the visual style and the structure of "Citizen Kane", two things almost always get lost: The acting and the dialogue. All of the actors are flat-out terrific in this movie, especially considering most of them are in their 20s and age between 20 and 50 years during the running time, and the dialogue... this scene in particular is just perfect. It sounds like something Aaron Sorkin would cook up.
This was the golden age of Kane's life, he is the publisher of the Inquirer. He's up on his high horse, he is great on this scene. I love when he says "you provide the pros poems, I'll provide the war" or how he says, "You don't realize you're talking to two people." This is just great, this is a great movie.
God rest you Orson Welles, you are my inspiration.
"...you know it costing you a million dollars a year? your right Mr. Thacher I did lose a million dollars last year and i expect to lose a million dollars this year, i expect to lose a million dollars next year. do you, Mr. Thatcher,know the rate of a million dollars a year? I will have to close this place in 60 years." my favorite lines
@painsey just because a movie wasn't successful at first doesn't mean it's terrible i mean sure avatar has greatspecial effects but it doesn't have a great story like kane and avatar isn't nearly as original for it's time as kane
@colpetne if a film doesnt make money it means ppl dont wanna watch it as it sucks, films that dont make money do not put food on the table, and who cares if a story isnt original ? ppl watch blockbuster movies as they are entertaining thats why they make money which is more than i can say for films like kane as it flopped at the box office
@painsey Kane flopped because it mocked William Randolph Hearst who also happened to have a monopoly over newspapers and theaters. He was outraged so he paid critics off to pan it and prevented his theaters from screening it. Those who did manage to see Citizen Kane praised it
@painsey And, even with Hearst's smear campaign the film still managed to get 9 Academy Award nominations. Hearst kept it from winning the awards it deserved, but the quality of the film was undeniable. That is how 70 years later it is still watched and discussed by film lovers. How many blockbusters you think will be studied in film courses 70 years from now?
@thereefshark awards dont mean shit they dont put food on the table do they. The films that will be studied 70 years from now will be star wars, lord of the rings trilogy, wizard of oz original and other blockbusters such as these.
@painsey your an idiot. you have never heard of quality over quantity have you. just because something is mainstream doesnt mean its good. for example justin beiber. nuff said
@painsey haha the awards definitely helps put food on the table. i mean if it wins the academy award people will think ''maybe it is good'' and then go watch it which in turns puts more money in their bank.
@painsey like your reasoning was ''why would you watch a film that made less money'' wait what. and in my mind i go '' but the reason why it made more money is how easy media is to get out there now and the fast access to film''. now lets say if the movie was released now... who knows whatll happen. but your reasoning is the dumbest ever ''it made less money that means it worse than this''
@painsey there is its telling a story which is what films are. and you could have made the most money possible in the movie but if it was terrible and shit im gonna treat it based on its quality not on what other people say it is. you do know that sometimes the public is an idiot right. i mean if i wanted a film to make money all i need is explosions lots of sex strong characters. easy understanding plot and story that goes fluidly. i mean its not hard to make those films
@painsey there is its telling a story which is what films are. and you could have made the most money possible in the movie but if it was terrible and shit im gonna treat it based on its quality not on what other people say it is. you do know that sometimes the public is an idiot right. i mean if i wanted a film to make money all i need is explosions lots of sex strong characters. easy understanding plot and story that goes fluidly. i mean its not hard to make those films
@anessone yeah strong characters such as luke skywalker or John Mclane for instance, so your saying its easy to make a film that has a linear story? yeah ok if thats so then you should have no problem whatsoever in making a film such as star wars, terminator or any other blockbusting very successful film like those, okaaaaaaaaaaaay
@painsey im not saying those movies are terrible. but its just that your position on movies is pure evil. its ''does it make me rich hahahahahahah'' thats a douchebag way of looking at it.
@anessone well you can stay worshipping arty films that dont put food on the table or pay the bills and i will continue watching films that put food on the table
@painsey thats not whats in the film though that makes no sense. ''its a money film'' dude porn films are money films. you grade a movie by whats in it whether it be what avatar has which was great 3d interesting world and nice visuals but the story kinda not that good. and then you grade another film because the character was this or the story was that. not because ''it put food on the table deeerp'' im not saying its wrong for you to watch movies that go for pure entertainment and nothing
@painsey thats not whats in the film though that makes no sense. ''its a money film'' dude porn films are money films. you grade a movie by whats in it whether it be what avatar has which was great 3d interesting world and nice visuals but the story kinda not that good. and then you grade another film because the character was this or the story was that. not because ''it put food on the table deeerp'' im not saying its wrong for you to watch movies that go for pure entertainment and nothing
@painsey else and the bad thing about going to see films that only made money is that the film that was advertised the most is gonna get more money since people hear about it more so they go 'ya know lets just see that one'' and since movies arent equally represented thats where the movies that arent ''money movies'' fall because they werent as represented as lets say the latest blockbuster. but what if the film that was the least represented was your favorite film. huh. ever think of that
@painsey else cause thats your taste in movies and thats fine. but when you grade movies based on how much money it made. thats unfair because moves arent equally represented some movies are on more media than others. so when theres a blockbuster thats been advertised a lot and not even out yet your gonna go cause you go ''well i see that movie the mostso ill se that one'' well what about the movie that was less represented. what if the movie that was less represented and made less money
@painsey Citizen Kane upon its 1950s theatrical re-release made millions and that is when it began to get the appreciation Hearst had denied it in 1941. The VHS, and DVD sales for Citizen Kane have always been strong, and the Blu-Ray 70th anniversary edition despite its price tag of $45 has had strong sales which will only increase once its on the shelves. It is foolish to believe the film isn't very profitable on home video sales and on theatrical screenings across the world.
@thereefshark It had the budget of roughly $600,000 and made several million dollars. That is profit- and for the time quite successful. Through TV screenings, VHS, DVD, and now Blu-Ray the film has no doubt made more than enough to prove its popularity. Why else would they keep funneling money into the special features, books discussing the film, and other documentaries if the film wasn't a beloved classic? Your argument is pointless, and founded on zero fact
@painsey i mean i think i saw the smurfs being like on the top 3 in the box office. so is it a good movie. hell no. but is it successful. well money wise yes but its taking advantage of idiots and the idiots are children
@painsey ok lets compare this movie to avatar. avatar had great visuals yes. and thats it. the story saw it coming a mile away. avatar is a masterpiece visually. now compare it to citizen kane. kane has strong characters deep and moving scenes and for its time visually great and the cinematography was great.
@manco82 I guess that's the reason why no SCI-FI movie has ever won an Oscar. THE MATRIX, STAR WARS, TERMINATOR, 28 DAYS LATER, E.T., AVATAR, will never be good enough, and that's SAD! ...btw, GEN Y is gonna rape ur GENERATION in ways u never seen! Which just goes to show u don't get the true nature of KANE himself. The ultiamte Liberal surrounded by conservatives, like FOREST GUMP is the ultimate Conservative surrounded by liberals! p.s. y can't people see the forest for the trees?
"You provide the prose poems, I'll provide the war." - Such a great depiction of William Randolph Hearst, but Hearst wasn't quite as self-assured as Orson Welles. His lack of self-confidence, and Welles' overconfidence led to the fall of both. An amazing piece of American history.
The American Movie and the American dream in haunting fashion. This is the movie to see if there was a movie out there to start any filmgoers look into great cinema, and what it can be structurally, as well as superb performances. When the two come together you get a product like this. Orson Welles was only 25 years old when he Directed, Produced, wrote, and starred in this masterpiece. Amazing.
Why to make film for 132875813759252$,why to take 13414315ppl to work on it,why to use so high-shit technology and other things they used in Avatar (or other movies like that),when in one ordinary room with a few real actors in just few minutes you can make masterpiece?But on the other side there are good movies combined with all of that (for me Distric 9) but sometimes you can spent billions and billions and it would still be the shit...
people were far more eloquent back then. I would surmise this from the literature of that period (and before) and what is suggested by the behavior of the very elderly today (PRE rock n' roll generation) (imagining them younger, sharper of course)
maybe their wit and formality wasn't up to this level, but i'd say this level of conversation wasn't laughable back then (for these kinda characters)
today it might be considered vain and arrogant to behave this educated
@mak2675 I must answer in the contrary, my dear, nobody has ever called me vain or arrogant for my eloquence and poise in conversation, and those who imply otherwise have noticed that the last sentence was a damned lie.
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Yeah, this is a good scene, but I like the scene where his second wife reads the bad review his own newspaper puts out. That's freakin hilarious. Who would have thought that bad singing would be so funny? That must have been what inspired American Idol.
scottjroth hit the nail on the head. Everything is measured against it, and always will be. It's like "such-and-such a new group is bigger than the Beatles..." until the next new fad comes along as is compared. Kane stands alone, for all time. Welles was the greatest genius of film, radio and stage. His style, his look (both personally and the look of his films), that voice...once in a hundred generations will you see someone like that.
i like this movie, people expect too much from it, try to keep your expectations low and don't overthink it you might enjoy it if you don't then whatever it doesn't matter
PopNRockGirl14 2 weeks ago
So overrated.
ktm5194 3 weeks ago
@ktm5194 Why?
BareBandSubscription 1 week ago
@BareBandSubscription there's an infinite amount of better movies.
ktm5194 1 week ago
@ktm5194 Good critique. You're absolutely right. Your subjective outlook bests any objective reasoning anyone could muster to explain why this movie has miraculously managed to stand the test of time.
BareBandSubscription 1 week ago
@BareBandSubscription It didn't even win it's years Best Picture oscar. And it stand the test of time? More like stands the test of patience.
ktm5194 1 week ago
@ktm5194 Again, you've floored me. The Oscars are, obviously, the defining choosers of the movies that stand the test of time, the best of the best. Forget that I couldn't even tell you what movie won Best Picture the year Citizen Kane came out, let alone what year it even came out, without internet assistance. Silly me even likes to think that the fact I couldn't care less about such information, being as young as I am, actually serves as a testament to it's relevance. But you're right
BareBandSubscription 1 week ago
epic masterpiece or not, this film was boring
troglodyto 3 weeks ago
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NobleApple1 1 month ago
And he was only 25 years old and the acting is already this good.
ConstantineJoseph 1 month ago
nerd rage
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CCassiusLonginus 2 months ago
If you have to take a class to appreciate how funny a comedian really is, maybe he's really just not that funny.
digitaldown 2 months ago
I've watched the movie several times and it never really grabbed me. Frankly, I found it rather boring. I'm no expert on film making and don't understand some of the nuances thereof but I know experts say this is arguably the best film ever made. I respect their opinions but don't agree. Orson Welles was a brilliant actor but I found his character in "Jane Eyre" much more compelling. The money a film generates does not make a great or bad film. It is how it endures and touches people.
sugarplumvisions 2 months ago
Thumbs up if you came here from "Nerd Rage"
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@holiboys I didn't, I came here from Wikipedia about 2 years ago.
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TheAmericanCommoner 3 months ago
"I don't know how to run a newspaper, I just try anything I can think of."
That quote actually closely reflects Orson Welles himself when he made his first film here. Orson Welles was by no means a film buff at all, rather he incorporated all other forms of media to tell this film.
When told how he did it years later, he admitted. "From ignorance...sheer ignorance. There is no confidence to equal it. It's only when you know something about a profession that you are timid or careful."
AspergianMind 3 months ago
Kane lives. His name is Rupert Murdoch
bluesboy25000 4 months ago
@bluesboy25000 Ha! I love sarcasm
Archetype77 3 months ago
I am 17 years old and i love filming and acting. i saw this film for the first time the other day and i have to say, this is now in my top 3 movies next to The Lord of the Rings trilogy and the Crow
slash4216 4 months ago
@slash4216 suck a dick
MaadDawg1 4 months ago
@MaadDawg1 im sorry if you dont have a good taste in movies
slash4216 4 months ago
@slash4216 I do have a good taste in movies, I LOVE the Star Wars prequel trilogy
MaadDawg1 4 months ago
@slash4216 I apologize....May the force be with you
MaadDawg1 4 months ago
@MaadDawg1 may the force be with you. i knew Chancelor Palpatine was Darth Sideous from the very beginning
slash4216 4 months ago
@slash4216 yeah, i didnt know until all the movies were out and some guy spoiled for me. =(
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@slash4216 yeah, i didnt know until all the movies were out and some guy spoiled for me. =(
MaadDawg1 4 months ago
@MaadDawg1 why should i suck a dick?
slash4216 4 months ago
This movie suuuccckkk
hcronos 4 months ago
@hcronos get out
MasacruRo 4 months ago
I love how suave Kane is in this scene. It's probably one of the only scenes in the film where he has control over his life. Orson can be pretty damn sexy when he wants to.
staybgold28 4 months ago
Awesome movie, I just wish it was in widescreen, color, 3D, 8.1 surround sound and starring Adam Sandler.
Lemon77UG 4 months ago
@MagnaLudus Well no, but every time ive EVER said that, ive been like... laughed out of the room.. its sad but i WANTED to enjoy this movie, i thought it was gonna be like.. the second coming from how people talk about it.. but sadly not for me :(
Toyman1982 4 months ago
This movie is fucking boring.. i know ill get alot of downvotes and people will say how (wrong) i am.. but i seriously cannot enjoy this movie.. at all..
Toyman1982 4 months ago
@Toyman1982 well thats cause its not the style as how movies are today. almost all movies do now is just get you to the edge of your seat and thats their main thing to focus on. watch it again and think that you are living in 1941 the year it came out and when you see it for its screenwriting camera style and especially acting and story youll probably like it more
anessone 4 months ago
@Toyman1982 and if its still not for you the well.... alrgiht
anessone 4 months ago
no one had more swag than Charles Kane!
realballer2008 4 months ago
Lol, the ceilings are so low. But it makes Kane look giant which is probably his motivation in this scene.
Nov11Zoro 4 months ago
This film focuses more on the techniques of film making such as camera angles, usage of lens(deep focus and many more) art directions, editings, scripts and the technique of story telling. Many people dont understand this movie language and they disagree with this movie as the greatest film of all time. I didn't see any problem with the story. It was all well and there are some touching parts in it.
Only people with well knowledge about films know how great this film is.
TrololGuy 4 months ago 19
@TrololGuy I love Citizen Kane, but that's utter nonsense. No great film requires "well knowledge about films" to appreciate it.
NobleApple1 1 month ago
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Try showing this to a middle schooler and see if they appreciate it
MrTarheel2147 3 weeks ago
Overrated shit. Thumbs down if you agree.
plr14 4 months ago
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plr14 4 months ago
"to see to it that decent, hard-working people of this community aren't robbed. blind by a pack of money-mad pirates just because they haven't anybody to look after their interests." Words that ring true today!
msudreaming 5 months ago
"I did lose a million dollars last year and I expect to lose a million dollars this year, I expect to lose a million dollars next year! You know Mr. Thatcher at the rate of a million dollars a year I'll have to close this place in.....sixty years,"
LMFAO!!! Ultimate ownage from Kane. Incredible acting and charisma
TheInstantClassic1 5 months ago 37
@TheInstantClassic1 apparently he didn't count Inflation
bads06 2 days ago
Guys, I'm not a film buff and I still loved it. Do I think it's the greatest film of all time? No. But in the end, it all comes down to opinion anyways so really, who the fuck cares?
ryanmshepard92 5 months ago
I pity any and all of you who don't "get it". They broke the mold when they made this one - there has yet to be a better movie made since.
dbiedny 5 months ago
@dbiedny there are a ton of better movies the Original King Kong is one of them
petplatypus 5 months ago
never thought a scene from this movie would ever come from the username bigpimpdaddie haha
PorchLightsOn 5 months ago 2
This film aged like shit.
keepcalmycarryon 5 months ago
He sounds a lot like Kelsey Grammar.
89murph 5 months ago
@89murph *Kelsey Grammar sounds a lot like him.
keepcalmycarryon 5 months ago
i got bored of this movie when i watched at first but now if you pay attention it does have extremely unique direction and narrative structure
colpetne 5 months ago
One ELEMENT made Citizen Kane POSSIBLE.
This KEY ELEMENT...absent in ALL of Wells other works, before and after, is what sets it apart.
The element provided a SOUL that we follow from start to finish. Telling the TRUE story of a life, without the make-up, giving us a glimpse upon the human condition.
Sharing with us the secrets, we as human beings all hold hidden. In a story written as if it was born from a philosopher's own personal experience,
That ELEMENT was HERMAN J. MANKIEWICZ
rosebudwasabike 5 months ago
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rosebudwasabike 5 months ago
Orson Welles was & still is & always will be an immortal genius & GOD in the art of filmmaking; in writing, directing, editing, acting.. In each & every aspect of creating the most legendary movies in the history of film, O.W. reigns supreme.
k9jazzemb 5 months ago
It's not the "sexiness" that matters, damn
TheBigNegus 5 months ago
It shows his voice at its full range. My favorite also.
teleny2 6 months ago 3
His voice was like an instrument... he claimed to have been born with a baritone...lol... its like silk mixed with mythological narrator... He is and always will be my biggest influence... he was too smart for his time and he suffered for it...
bongoloid77 6 months ago
This film is certainly on my top 10 favorite movies of all time
Infernorabbit97 6 months ago
Alpha male through and through!!
Rrumiiii 6 months ago 2
Somebody should clone Orson Welles!
TheCoolProfessor 7 months ago 2
Blu-ray: September 13th, 2011
Status: 70th Anniversary Edition
MinamuTV 7 months ago 13
It's amazing that the amount of news that happens in the world everyday always just exactly fits the newspaper..:p
angiierous 7 months ago
@angiierous Um, no...the newspaper has filler articles htat people reading the newspaper don't notice...well, they're not articles so much as "looking for my lost bloodhound, red collar with name "Oliver' on collar."
kipolem53 7 months ago
got his graduation on matthew lesko accounting school
cyberyanmar 8 months ago
From a huge comic book/comic book movie/action movie fan. The million dollar quote is wothout a doubt the greatest power riff of all time. From the greatest movie ever made.
screwdigitaldish 8 months ago
we were talkin about this today in my first hour they said it sounded boring.....they were WRONG!
motleycruequeen 8 months ago
i liked men in black better.
PeterSmeter 8 months ago
@PeterSmeter the title held by me MIB is what you think you saw you did not see.
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@1:42 you can see the shadow of the camera on Thatcher's back
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jonathankess 9 months ago
Wells was literally a genius. His IQ was really ridiculously high.
This scene is magic. 1 take!!!
This movie had more "special effects" than starwars. For real.
This movie was groundbreaking in cinematography.So much so that entire books have been written on the subject.
avzeolla 9 months ago 2
@avzeolla i wonder what would welles do to show people the dominion of media in the people if he saw the tv and newspapers in the current times... he would probably make a reality imitating fox news of how america is being invaded by an alliance of cuban communist, brazilian natzies refugees, koreans and islamic terrosists.
i bet that the ammount of poeple barricating their houses and buying weapons would be quite higher than expected, even if the new is ridiculous.
SvartWolf 9 months ago
@SvartWolf Um. What's wrong with Koreans?
FetaCheese222 9 months ago
Notice the positioning. The old man walks in and looks down on Kane. Throughout the scene, Kane begins to win the argument. At one point they are on the same level. By the end of the scene, Kane has bested him and in fact looks down at the old man.
sflachuck 9 months ago
LOL! I was thinking of songs and old bands I used to listen to and looking them up & I thought 'Oh yeah didn't Citizen Kane have a good song?'
Epic Fail. It's a definently a movie not a band.
TheFantasticals 10 months ago
Not many people know this, but the original cut of this scene has a few extra seconds in it. After the last line, Kane whips out a pair of sunglasses from nowhere, and puts them on, while The Who screams "YEAAHHHH!"
Welles deleted it because he remembered The Who hadn't been invented yet, and didn't want to cause a time paradox.
Years later, David Caruso would find the film while preparing for his role as Horatio Caine, and the rest is history.
EGRJ 10 months ago
Orson Welles was a fat cutie
laurenluvzcbas10 10 months ago
A pure masterpiece of a scene. Notice how when Kane and Thatcher are joined by the two colleagues, they form a V.
2003bogota 10 months ago
there is a "dislike button" ????
sevyyves937 11 months ago
Everett Sloane (Mr Bernstein) was payed $2500 to agree to have his head shaved for the part.
wkbfutewc 11 months ago
Perfectly acted scene. Only 1 cut in this whole dialogue between Thatcher and Kane.
Flawless performance, well rehearsed the script, down to the finest details.
dishwasherman83 11 months ago
guys look... it's ceiling. when was the last time any of you seen a ceiling?
TheAirEnElManana 11 months ago
i love the last line, oh wow that's what the description is too.
MrTatsubei 11 months ago
So let's see. We had Orson Wells 60 years ago and now we're stuck with Michael Fucking Bay?
manco82 1 year ago 2
@manco82 Each age has its Michael Bay. And each age has its Welles - maybe not -as- great, but similar (take von Trier or Haneke, for example. or Herzog). Commercially, he was a failure back then, he wouldn't do much better today. Times don't change.
kortexsirvasil 11 months ago
This is my favorite scene because it's the most inspiring and has so much content about Kane's character packed into a fairly short scene. Citizen Kane is definitely the best film of all time. Of all time!
MikeIronweaver56 1 year ago
@MikeIronweaver56 personally, i'm torn between kane, 2001, and metropolis
IlersichProductions 1 year ago
People, can't you just enjoy the fact you are look at the work of a genius at the very height of his powers. This was arguably Welles greatest moment, although getting The Cradle Will Rock past the attempted government censorship ranks right up there. Welles makes a lot of would be film makers look like amateur wrestlers.
Starcastle2009 1 year ago
Citizen Kane has a wonderful but understated sense of humour.
WPGS25041941 1 year ago
Citizen Kane has a wonderful but understated sense of humour
WPGS25041941 1 year ago
Overrated
xmadcowx908 1 year ago
This scene is what made me buy Citizen Kane on DVD
Wildrage101 1 year ago 2
With all of the talk about the visual style and the structure of "Citizen Kane", two things almost always get lost: The acting and the dialogue. All of the actors are flat-out terrific in this movie, especially considering most of them are in their 20s and age between 20 and 50 years during the running time, and the dialogue... this scene in particular is just perfect. It sounds like something Aaron Sorkin would cook up.
Mrx2848 1 year ago
Orson Welles is simply a glorious actor!
"citizen Kane"..*sigh!*..the whole story reminds me of Berlusconi...
GisellaUnforgotten73 1 year ago
Another busy day at work at the newspaper But its my Friday. :)
UmbrellaWatch 1 year ago
Yep typical day at the newspaper. I'm i'n the next cubicle. I'm one of the clerks yep. A!
UmbrellaWatch 1 year ago
will there ever be a widescreen?
moriluk 1 year ago
Is this movie based at all on true events? In any way? Or based off any people? Appreciate any replies. Thanks. Peace.
SharinganWarrior9 1 year ago
@SharinganWarrior9 It's based loosely on the life of William Randolph Hearst.
IlersichProductions 1 year ago
This was the golden age of Kane's life, he is the publisher of the Inquirer. He's up on his high horse, he is great on this scene. I love when he says "you provide the pros poems, I'll provide the war" or how he says, "You don't realize you're talking to two people." This is just great, this is a great movie.
God rest you Orson Welles, you are my inspiration.
WeylandYutaniInc91 1 year ago
I still can't believe Orson Welles was only 25 when he made this movie.
AiR1890 1 year ago
@AiR1890 WOW!
PatrickStreater 1 year ago
@AiR1890 wow, Ive done nothing with my life
dreguan 1 year ago
"thats fine, mr kane!" "yes, i rather like myself right now" favorite line
dang that man is fine....too bad he got fat because he was sooooo sexxyyyyy <3
DreaSorrento 1 year ago
@DreaSorrento he certainly gave us more of him to appreciate
texkeks 1 year ago
@texkeks veeryyy true.... haha i didnt think about it that way
DreaSorrento 1 year ago
"...you know it costing you a million dollars a year? your right Mr. Thacher I did lose a million dollars last year and i expect to lose a million dollars this year, i expect to lose a million dollars next year. do you, Mr. Thatcher,know the rate of a million dollars a year? I will have to close this place in 60 years." my favorite lines
stuey620 1 year ago 3
@stuey620 yea great quote
underdog8892 1 year ago
11 ppl missed the like botton
SalM262 1 year ago
I'll take Citizen Kane over a 100 Avatars.
manco82 1 year ago 107
@manco82 200
Dalek1230 11 months ago
@manco82 so you prefer a film that doesnt make money to a blockbuster called avatar, okaaaaaaaaaay
painsey 9 months ago
@painsey Because we're all studio heads here.
KingOfPuroresu 8 months ago
@painsey just because a movie wasn't successful at first doesn't mean it's terrible i mean sure avatar has greatspecial effects but it doesn't have a great story like kane and avatar isn't nearly as original for it's time as kane
colpetne 5 months ago
@colpetne if a film doesnt make money it means ppl dont wanna watch it as it sucks, films that dont make money do not put food on the table, and who cares if a story isnt original ? ppl watch blockbuster movies as they are entertaining thats why they make money which is more than i can say for films like kane as it flopped at the box office
painsey 5 months ago
@painsey Kane flopped because it mocked William Randolph Hearst who also happened to have a monopoly over newspapers and theaters. He was outraged so he paid critics off to pan it and prevented his theaters from screening it. Those who did manage to see Citizen Kane praised it
thereefshark 5 months ago
@thereefshark not a bad excuse mate, so why doesnt it make money these days on dvd sales?
painsey 5 months ago
@painsey And, even with Hearst's smear campaign the film still managed to get 9 Academy Award nominations. Hearst kept it from winning the awards it deserved, but the quality of the film was undeniable. That is how 70 years later it is still watched and discussed by film lovers. How many blockbusters you think will be studied in film courses 70 years from now?
thereefshark 5 months ago
@thereefshark awards dont mean shit they dont put food on the table do they. The films that will be studied 70 years from now will be star wars, lord of the rings trilogy, wizard of oz original and other blockbusters such as these.
painsey 5 months ago
@painsey your an idiot. you have never heard of quality over quantity have you. just because something is mainstream doesnt mean its good. for example justin beiber. nuff said
anessone 4 months ago
@anessone for fuck sake i didnt say a film is good for its talent im saying its valuable as it makes money
painsey 4 months ago
@painsey yeah and for its time it was a blockbuster
anessone 4 months ago
@painsey haha the awards definitely helps put food on the table. i mean if it wins the academy award people will think ''maybe it is good'' and then go watch it which in turns puts more money in their bank.
anessone 4 months ago
@painsey like your reasoning was ''why would you watch a film that made less money'' wait what. and in my mind i go '' but the reason why it made more money is how easy media is to get out there now and the fast access to film''. now lets say if the movie was released now... who knows whatll happen. but your reasoning is the dumbest ever ''it made less money that means it worse than this''
anessone 4 months ago
@anessone there is no point in making films that dont make money
painsey 4 months ago
@painsey there is its telling a story which is what films are. and you could have made the most money possible in the movie but if it was terrible and shit im gonna treat it based on its quality not on what other people say it is. you do know that sometimes the public is an idiot right. i mean if i wanted a film to make money all i need is explosions lots of sex strong characters. easy understanding plot and story that goes fluidly. i mean its not hard to make those films
anessone 4 months ago
@painsey there is its telling a story which is what films are. and you could have made the most money possible in the movie but if it was terrible and shit im gonna treat it based on its quality not on what other people say it is. you do know that sometimes the public is an idiot right. i mean if i wanted a film to make money all i need is explosions lots of sex strong characters. easy understanding plot and story that goes fluidly. i mean its not hard to make those films
anessone 4 months ago
@anessone yeah strong characters such as luke skywalker or John Mclane for instance, so your saying its easy to make a film that has a linear story? yeah ok if thats so then you should have no problem whatsoever in making a film such as star wars, terminator or any other blockbusting very successful film like those, okaaaaaaaaaaaay
painsey 4 months ago
@painsey im not saying those movies are terrible. but its just that your position on movies is pure evil. its ''does it make me rich hahahahahahah'' thats a douchebag way of looking at it.
anessone 4 months ago
@anessone well you can stay worshipping arty films that dont put food on the table or pay the bills and i will continue watching films that put food on the table
painsey 4 months ago
@painsey thats not whats in the film though that makes no sense. ''its a money film'' dude porn films are money films. you grade a movie by whats in it whether it be what avatar has which was great 3d interesting world and nice visuals but the story kinda not that good. and then you grade another film because the character was this or the story was that. not because ''it put food on the table deeerp'' im not saying its wrong for you to watch movies that go for pure entertainment and nothing
anessone 4 months ago
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@painsey thats not whats in the film though that makes no sense. ''its a money film'' dude porn films are money films. you grade a movie by whats in it whether it be what avatar has which was great 3d interesting world and nice visuals but the story kinda not that good. and then you grade another film because the character was this or the story was that. not because ''it put food on the table deeerp'' im not saying its wrong for you to watch movies that go for pure entertainment and nothing
anessone 4 months ago
@painsey else and the bad thing about going to see films that only made money is that the film that was advertised the most is gonna get more money since people hear about it more so they go 'ya know lets just see that one'' and since movies arent equally represented thats where the movies that arent ''money movies'' fall because they werent as represented as lets say the latest blockbuster. but what if the film that was the least represented was your favorite film. huh. ever think of that
anessone 4 months ago
@painsey else cause thats your taste in movies and thats fine. but when you grade movies based on how much money it made. thats unfair because moves arent equally represented some movies are on more media than others. so when theres a blockbuster thats been advertised a lot and not even out yet your gonna go cause you go ''well i see that movie the mostso ill se that one'' well what about the movie that was less represented. what if the movie that was less represented and made less money
anessone 4 months ago
@painsey and the film citizen kane is being studied 70 years from then so... yeh...
anessone 4 months ago
@painsey and the film is still being studied and to me that is also a mark of success
anessone 4 months ago
@painsey Citizen Kane upon its 1950s theatrical re-release made millions and that is when it began to get the appreciation Hearst had denied it in 1941. The VHS, and DVD sales for Citizen Kane have always been strong, and the Blu-Ray 70th anniversary edition despite its price tag of $45 has had strong sales which will only increase once its on the shelves. It is foolish to believe the film isn't very profitable on home video sales and on theatrical screenings across the world.
thereefshark 5 months ago
@thereefshark It had the budget of roughly $600,000 and made several million dollars. That is profit- and for the time quite successful. Through TV screenings, VHS, DVD, and now Blu-Ray the film has no doubt made more than enough to prove its popularity. Why else would they keep funneling money into the special features, books discussing the film, and other documentaries if the film wasn't a beloved classic? Your argument is pointless, and founded on zero fact
thereefshark 5 months ago
@thereefshark yeah the film is bought by idiotic film critics that wouldnt know what a good film was even if it gave them a blow job
painsey 5 months ago
@painsey i mean i think i saw the smurfs being like on the top 3 in the box office. so is it a good movie. hell no. but is it successful. well money wise yes but its taking advantage of idiots and the idiots are children
anessone 4 months ago
@painsey ok lets compare this movie to avatar. avatar had great visuals yes. and thats it. the story saw it coming a mile away. avatar is a masterpiece visually. now compare it to citizen kane. kane has strong characters deep and moving scenes and for its time visually great and the cinematography was great.
anessone 4 months ago
@manco82 I guess that's the reason why no SCI-FI movie has ever won an Oscar. THE MATRIX, STAR WARS, TERMINATOR, 28 DAYS LATER, E.T., AVATAR, will never be good enough, and that's SAD! ...btw, GEN Y is gonna rape ur GENERATION in ways u never seen! Which just goes to show u don't get the true nature of KANE himself. The ultiamte Liberal surrounded by conservatives, like FOREST GUMP is the ultimate Conservative surrounded by liberals! p.s. y can't people see the forest for the trees?
DRUNKENRAMBLE 5 months ago
There's a strong sense of masculinity, something sexy and unique about his voice. God, that voice is extraordinary.
AngiePhoenix85 1 year ago 35
@AngiePhoenix85 i COMPLETELY agree...he is one beautiful man
DreaSorrento 1 year ago
@AngiePhoenix85 Thank you. There is something sexy abd unique on those kind of word you just said to me.
estesoyojajaja 6 months ago
Getting ready to watch this over the weekend. YAY!
fcampbell696 1 year ago
This was such an awesome, complex movie, and Welles was so damn young!
unfortunatebeam 1 year ago
@unfortunatebeam and sexy as well!
tzoyia1 1 year ago
the old spice guy stole his voice.
YourADrag 1 year ago
@thatamazinggeek Because conversations in real life are so utterly engaging.
fullofsleep 1 year ago
"You provide the prose poems, I'll provide the war." - Such a great depiction of William Randolph Hearst, but Hearst wasn't quite as self-assured as Orson Welles. His lack of self-confidence, and Welles' overconfidence led to the fall of both. An amazing piece of American history.
JohnDamonCarlson 1 year ago
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Npowell01 1 year ago
The American Movie and the American dream in haunting fashion. This is the movie to see if there was a movie out there to start any filmgoers look into great cinema, and what it can be structurally, as well as superb performances. When the two come together you get a product like this. Orson Welles was only 25 years old when he Directed, Produced, wrote, and starred in this masterpiece. Amazing.
captainkill1 1 year ago
Why to make film for 132875813759252$,why to take 13414315ppl to work on it,why to use so high-shit technology and other things they used in Avatar (or other movies like that),when in one ordinary room with a few real actors in just few minutes you can make masterpiece?But on the other side there are good movies combined with all of that (for me Distric 9) but sometimes you can spent billions and billions and it would still be the shit...
milodjilodj 1 year ago 2
Not as good as inception!!!
Utubian45 1 year ago
@Utubian45 WRONG!..lol
Nelsonhojax15 1 year ago
It's just how I talk, see? Nyaaahhhh
dakpowers 1 year ago
@thatamazinggeek
people were far more eloquent back then. I would surmise this from the literature of that period (and before) and what is suggested by the behavior of the very elderly today (PRE rock n' roll generation) (imagining them younger, sharper of course)
maybe their wit and formality wasn't up to this level, but i'd say this level of conversation wasn't laughable back then (for these kinda characters)
today it might be considered vain and arrogant to behave this educated
mak2675 1 year ago 2
@mak2675 I must answer in the contrary, my dear, nobody has ever called me vain or arrogant for my eloquence and poise in conversation, and those who imply otherwise have noticed that the last sentence was a damned lie.
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over9000christian 1 year ago
Gotta love this scene.
wellesradio 1 year ago
fuck yeah orson welles!
MrBranflakes1991 1 year ago
LOL @ "You provide the prose poems, I'll provide the war." Sounds a little like Wag the Dog, doesn't it?
xander7ful 1 year ago
Yeah, this is a good scene, but I like the scene where his second wife reads the bad review his own newspaper puts out. That's freakin hilarious. Who would have thought that bad singing would be so funny? That must have been what inspired American Idol.
theboombody 1 year ago
suspenseful long shoots. That's a lot of money to lose Orson Welles knows his money
mwong666 1 year ago
a frozen vagina carcus inside your mouth that happens to be from the 2nd twice removed hermaphroditic cuzin of the bastard child your grandma had
andrewesquivel 1 year ago
i think there was a case of bad math there
cyberyanmar 1 year ago
scottjroth hit the nail on the head. Everything is measured against it, and always will be. It's like "such-and-such a new group is bigger than the Beatles..." until the next new fad comes along as is compared. Kane stands alone, for all time. Welles was the greatest genius of film, radio and stage. His style, his look (both personally and the look of his films), that voice...once in a hundred generations will you see someone like that.
mattleemattlee123 1 year ago
You tell it them Orson!!!
KennHeston 1 year ago