Tuesday, October 26, 2010
A Little bit of A Letdown
I must say, that for as entertaining as Citizen Kane was, I felt that the ending wasn't really that strong. For a man so interesting i thought that "rosebud" was referring to something more significant that a sled. Of course, I understand the symbolic meaning behind his childhood sled, but what about somebody who wasn't watching this film for analytical purposes. They would be entertained throughout as I was, but I don't think a lot of people would understand the ending. They would be thinking, "Thats it? A sled? Huh?". And this of course was probably intended by the director to be an ironic ending. He was one of the most powerful men in America, and all he can think of on his deathbed is a childhood toy. All I know is that if I wouldn't have left the movie theater thinking WOW! Its a great movie with a bad last impression, which is unfortunate considering how groundbreaking it was at the time.
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Well, Hitchcock always referred to the "MacGuffin" as the hook, or the gimmick that holds the film together. Usually it's money, or gold, or a Ruby in a vault, or something, or even Helen of Troy. But, it's just a sidebar to the real story, which is the lives of the people. I knew what Rosebud was when I first saw the film as a college student. I wonder if it wasn't better to know. For you, it might have been.
ReplyDeletei think if you watched it all in one shot, it would be easier to appreciate. its someone who had almost everything in his life, but all he really wanted was an ideal childhood. thats really what sticks to the movie goers when they leave. I'd probably come out depressed haha.
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