Citizen Kane

[Guest]

Ok.Saw this for the first time this morning.Good movie. The only thing I didnt get was Rosebud.Just kidding.Why was he given up to the bank as a ward?

[jeex]

"It's his sled. Rosebud is the name of his sled. There, I just saved you 2 boobless hours."

[Guest]

"It's his sled. Rosebud is the name of his sled. There, I just saved you 2 boobless hours."

Yeah,I saw that episode on the way to work the other day.

[Rookie64]

This might help clear up anything you're not getting -

http://www.gettingunstuck.com/Film/Classic_Cinema/citizenkane.htm

This is one of the key things that's worded better than I could put it...

In psychological terms, Citizen Kane is about abandonment and a man’s life of futile striving to recover from that abandonment. What I and most psychologists know is that a person cannot resolve such a deep, painful issue by looking outward to other people and things to heal something that was broken long ago inside. And this is what Kane did all his life.

[Guest]

This might help clear up anything you're not getting -

http://www.gettingunstuck.com/Film/Classic_Cinema/citizenkane.htm

This is one of the key things that's worded better than I could put it...

In psychological terms, Citizen Kane is about abandonment and a man’s life of futile striving to recover from that abandonment. What I and most psychologists know is that a person cannot resolve such a deep, painful issue by looking outward to other people and things to heal something that was broken long ago inside. And this is what Kane did all his life.

Thanks,but I get the movie. I'm just kinda anal in the logic flow. I didnt understand why the boy was given up to the bank as a ward ,when he had two parents. Why didnt they take the cash and set up a trust

The dad was a loser,but momz was signin the papers.

[Rookie64]

I'm not gonna attempt to answer that

Ask this guy donald.larsson@mnsu.edu - he has an online FAQ on the movie and will answer any questions you have about the movie.

As for Rosebud, Roger Ebert says this -

``Citizen Kane'' knows the sled is not the answer. It explains what Rosebud is, but not what Rosebud means. The film's construction shows how our lives, after we are gone, survive only in the memories of others, and those memories butt up against the walls we erect and the roles we play. There is the Kane who made shadow figures with his fingers, and the Kane who hated the traction trust; the Kane who chose his mistress over his marriage and political career, the Kane who entertained millions, the Kane who died alone.

Rosebud is the emblem of the security, hope and innocence of childhood, which a man can spend his life seeking to regain. It is the green light at the end of Gatsby's pier; the leopard atop Kilimanjaro, seeking nobody knows what; the bone tossed into the air in ``2001.'' It is that yearning after transience that adults learn to suppress. ``Maybe Rosebud was something he couldn't get, or something he lost,'' says Thompson, the reporter assigned to the puzzle of Kane's dying word. ``Anyway, it wouldn't have explained anything.'' True, it explains nothing, but it is remarkably satisfactory as a demonstration that nothing can be explained. ``Citizen Kane'' likes playful paradoxes like that. Its surface is as much fun as any movie ever made. Its depths surpass understanding. I have analyzed it a shot at a time with more than 30 groups, and together we have seen, I believe, pretty much everything that is there on the screen. The more clearly I can see its physical manifestation, the more I am stirred by its mystery.

[makntraks]

I'm not gonna attempt to answer that

Ask this guy donald.larsson@mnsu.edu - he has an online FAQ on the movie and will answer any questions you have about the movie.

As for Rosebud, Roger Ebert says this -

``Citizen Kane'' knows the sled is not the answer. It explains what Rosebud is, but not what Rosebud means. The film's construction shows how our lives, after we are gone, survive only in the memories of others, and those memories butt up against the walls we erect and the roles we play. There is the Kane who made shadow figures with his fingers, and the Kane who hated the traction trust; the Kane who chose his mistress over his marriage and political career, the Kane who entertained millions, the Kane who died alone.

Rosebud is the emblem of the security, hope and innocence of childhood, which a man can spend his life seeking to regain. It is the green light at the end of Gatsby's pier; the leopard atop Kilimanjaro, seeking nobody knows what; the bone tossed into the air in ``2001.'' It is that yearning after transience that adults learn to suppress. ``Maybe Rosebud was something he couldn't get, or something he lost,'' says Thompson, the reporter assigned to the puzzle of Kane's dying word. ``Anyway, it wouldn't have explained anything.'' True, it explains nothing, but it is remarkably satisfactory as a demonstration that nothing can be explained. ``Citizen Kane'' likes playful paradoxes like that. Its surface is as much fun as any movie ever made. Its depths surpass understanding. I have analyzed it a shot at a time with more than 30 groups, and together we have seen, I believe, pretty much everything that is there on the screen. The more clearly I can see its physical manifestation, the more I am stirred by its mystery.

Could this be considered copyright infringement by posting these snippets w/o authorization??? I'm just guessing here because they appear to be quoted from someone (Eberts???) website (and I hate assuming).......
Just wondering out loud.... seriously.....

makntraks

[Guest]

I'm not gonna attempt to answer that

Ask this guy donald.larsson@mnsu.edu - he has an online FAQ on the movie and will answer any questions you have about the movie.

As for Rosebud, Roger Ebert says this -

``Citizen Kane'' knows the sled is not the answer. It explains what Rosebud is, but not what Rosebud means. The film's construction shows how our lives, after we are gone, survive only in the memories of others, and those memories butt up against the walls we erect and the roles we play. There is the Kane who made shadow figures with his fingers, and the Kane who hated the traction trust; the Kane who chose his mistress over his marriage and political career, the Kane who entertained millions, the Kane who died alone.

Rosebud is the emblem of the security, hope and innocence of childhood, which a man can spend his life seeking to regain. It is the green light at the end of Gatsby's pier; the leopard atop Kilimanjaro, seeking nobody knows what; the bone tossed into the air in ``2001.'' It is that yearning after transience that adults learn to suppress. ``Maybe Rosebud was something he couldn't get, or something he lost,'' says Thompson, the reporter assigned to the puzzle of Kane's dying word. ``Anyway, it wouldn't have explained anything.'' True, it explains nothing, but it is remarkably satisfactory as a demonstration that nothing can be explained. ``Citizen Kane'' likes playful paradoxes like that. Its surface is as much fun as any movie ever made. Its depths surpass understanding. I have analyzed it a shot at a time with more than 30 groups, and together we have seen, I believe, pretty much everything that is there on the screen. The more clearly I can see its physical manifestation, the more I am stirred by its mystery.

Could this be considered copyright infringement by posting these snippets w/o authorization??? I'm just guessing here because they appear to be quoted from someone (Eberts???) website (and I hate assuming).......
Just wondering out loud.... seriously.....

makntraks

WTF are u talkin bout?

[tgpo]

Bet Mirror_Image wishes he were here to duscuss this movie with you.