... his life is ultimately about the quest for acceptance and popularity and the loneliness that money cannot fix in Citizen Kane. The symmetry of Citizen Kane is also interesting as the film begins and ends by showing a "No Trespassing" sign on the outside fence of Kane's mansion, or his "Xanadu." The sign is also a reminder that audiences are being told a secret. They are being shown ... the true meaning of a man's life through the course of the movie, which ties into the earlier point about only audiences learning what "Rosebud" means. Letting only audiences know about the meaning of the...

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... movie. Casablanca is about a couple who give their lives for the sake of values both of them believe in more than themselves, while Citizen Kane is about one man who ends up ruining his life and the lives of others because of corruption and power over others. While the love ... who were torn apart by the war love and infidelity and then reconciled thru joining forces to work for the cause of their own country. Citizen Kane shows a person who rose from rags to riches, while Casablanca shows the protagonist who was a war soldier who only wants to find some ... while Casablanca has to or ...

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... scene is not a main thing that Welles wants to talk about throughout the movie, but it is helpful to tell us what other people think or say about Kane. Secondly, the flashbacks in Citizen Kane are presented in order throughout Kane's life even though all flashbacks are from different individuals. For example, the second flashback, which is from the interview with the manager of ... flashback. This continuity of the flashbacks is a proper way to describe the important incident and relationship of Kane after his dying without confusing us. Finally, there's a deputy of Kane, Jerry Thompson...

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