essay can take any direction you find interesting or productive, and should include the following a reference to a specific moment in the film that you think is noteworthy for some reason
The first line of the film is “Rosebud…” which sets off a mystery that unravels the reputation of a wealthy newspaperman named Charles Foster Kane.
The film is conveyed in a nonlinear fashion, using innovative cinematography to tell the story visually as well as narratively.
Kane is based on a real person, William Randolph Hearst, who used his power as a newspaperman to attempt to destroy the film’s reception.
The tension between image and substance is a theme throughout the film, with the camera angles and compositions undermining the story that is being told to us.
The film uses chiaroscuro, a vivid contrast between light and shadow, to convey meaning.
Montage is used to show developments that take place over extended periods of time.
Foreshadowing is present throughout the film, with clues and hints given in regard to future events.
The film constantly subverts the story that it tells us, creating a tension that impacts the overall viewing experience.
discussion of how that quote contributes to or complicates the scene you highlighted
and some speculation about how this film (or the specific scene you selected)
may represent, reflect, or critique a distinctive element of the national culture in which the storyworld is embedded. In other words, what might this film be saying about the culture in which it was constructed and released?
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