Reaction Blog: Citizen Kane

Citizen Kane (1941) is a fictional film of the story of the rise and fall of Charles Foster Kane, a politician in the State of New York created by renowned person Orson Welles. The movie is sequenced in a way that a News reporter named Jerry Thompson investigates on the death and the private life of Mr. Kane. Flashbacks of Mr. Kane’s life built the story of the whole film that lead Mr. Thompson to the mystery of his last words, “rosebud”. Every evidence leads to another. The movie is like an investigative documentary of what had happened to the life of Charles Foster Kane.

The story exemplified a classic story of a politician who is at first very eager and motivated to contribute and bring change to his society.I say this is classic because every politician, whether in the Philippines or in the other countries of the world, politicians start with a dream for his nation. 

Most of them, if not all, developed a dream only for themselves. By the time he had gained the authority, the power and the seat to the government, Mr. Kane had several influences made him change his views in life. He ad everything he wanted. In the movie, it was showed that he cheated on his wife. This caused him to end his relationship with Emily Monroe Norton. And when his political opponent sent out the scandal, it disrupts his image, which lead to the fall of his career as a public servant. 

In reaction to the film, I’d say that Mr. Kane, just like every one of us is still a human being who is susceptible to temptations. People may always have this sense of great intention for others. It is natural. However, it is also natural for a human to find something better for himself. Others may find it doing the good deeds; others attained it simply doing the complete opposite. I guess this is just life and be cannot do anything about what is natural in us. Perhaps, it’s conscience that needs to double-time its role in us; that, if one has it.

In conclusion, the film is a very good in the sense that it delivered the right messages to the viewers, the cinematography is wonderful based on the time it was made, the characters gave justice and played the roles well, and everything just fell onto their right places. A recommended film for students of politics and public administration.