Citizen Kane
The film, Citizen Kane, is about a man whose life is based on his wealth and fame. There are many film techniques used to show Charles Foster Kane's dominance, and most importantly his relationships. Starting with his childhood, Charles was a very spoiled kid. He whined until he got what he wanted. At a young age, Charles was adopted away from his family, so, he could go to the city and become a wealthy man. Due to this situation, he really never developed a strong relationship with his parents, particularly his father. The film uses wonderful technique to illustrate the absent relationship between Charles Kane and Mr. Kane. There are two scenes, back to back, that depict Charles and his father's relationship. In the first scene, Mr. Kane is discussing with Charles' foster father about Charles and what they plan to do with him in the future. This scene happens to be shot in deep focus, which allows you to vividly capture the composition of the background.
Mr. Kane and Charles appear together in only two scenes throughout the entire film. The important aspect, in these two scenes, is the fact that there is no emotional contact between these characters. Thus, Charles and his father do not speak to each other throughout the entire length of the film. Not only are they positioned far apart in both scenes, they do not even talk from this distance. It is clear that due to the lack of communication there is no meaningful relationship between these two characters. The technique and symbolism used in Citizen Kane is very clever. In these two consecutive scenes the evidence is clear. The technique of using the distance between the two characters symbolizes that there are no bonds between them. The technique of no dialogue between the father and the son symbolizes that the communication between Mr. Kane and Charles in non existent. In conclusion, Mr. Kane and Charles Foster Kane did not have any sort of
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