In the movie Citizen Kane, the already dead Kane seemed very disliked and hate. Why is that? Is there any particular scenes or quotes that prove this thesis?
2007-03-03 04:05:29 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
He was for the working man but after awhile he felt that he had the working man in his pocket. He manipulated people because he thought he new what was best for them. The film is about power and how it corrupts. Also you can't achieve power without antagonizing people. I guess the scene where Joseph Cotton tells Citizen Kane (Orson Wells) how he has sacrificed his integrity is significant.
2007-03-03 04:45:12 · answer #1 · answered by harveymac1336 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I have watched Citizen Kane over fifty times. Here are my thoughts:
1. He saw people as possessions, such as his second wife Susan (the opera "singer")
2. He expected people to dance to the tune HE played. When Susan had her first performance he expected his buddy (the art critic) to write a positive review for her. When he didn't he fired him and sent him a check.
3. He never let ANYONE get close to him. After he lost the ability to love when his mother gave him to Thatcher he closed off his heart and looked in vain for another "mother" to love him., That was why he fell in "love" with Susan on the very night he was going to the warehouse to find "Rosebud."
4. Basically, in today's vernacular, he was a control freak.
2007-03-06 14:42:38 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋