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SHould i watch citizen kane? What am i missing out on

>>79283730
it's not the end all and be all of movies, but from a technical aspect the movie is almost perfect.
It's important if you appreciate the technique that goes into making a good film (lighting, composition, pace, cinematography, etc)

>>79283680
>He dusn't do ennything?

>>79283730
I put it off for a long time, thinking there's no way it could live up to the hype. Finally saw it and it's utterly and completely fantastic. As said, it helps to know the "language of film," because in that film, Welles alone pioneered a good deal of what we consider "standard" film making techniques. Punk was 24 when he wrote, directed, produced and starred in what is still considered today to be the greatest film ever made.

>>79283730
Check out The Magnificent Ambersons

>>79283680
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tY97alZkUMw

>>79283834
I was just thinking about this movie recently, specifically the scene where Welles as Kane walks from the foreground to the back of the set to show how huge a fireplace is. So many shots in the movie are like this, actors hitting their marks just to show off technical aspects of the sets and filmmaking. Welles is a pretty showy actor, too, always theatrical. Important film for the technical aspects, I suppose, but I prefer Touch of Evil.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6N8ADDDs0k

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>>79284570
seemed like a 40's chick flick. There's many better orson flicks

>>79283680
>action Orson, please!

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>>79284536
It's a damn shame his first movie was what essentially hindered his career. We've got a few little gems from him afterwards, but just think what we might have gotten if he had the complete studio backing like he did in Citizen Kane for all the projects he wanted to do