"Citizen Kane"

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This paper summarizes and analyzes the famous film "Citizen Kane" and explains how it reflects a wide variety of American values through the actions of Kane and others in the film. The paper also explains that much of the originality of "Citizen Kane" came from a synthesis of techniques that, while they had been used in other films before the making of "Citizen Kane", had never been brought together as they were in in this particular movie. The paper further discusses and analyzes the plot and structure of the movie as well as the dramatic realism of the film and the use of of non-linear methods and expressionistic choices to tell the film's story. Finally, the paper discusses the film's effective and impressive use of visual elements and sound.

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"The primary American values sought by Kane in the beginning are truth, honesty, idealism, and individuality. These continue to be the primary goals he has for the country and the citizenry as he enters politics and offers to fight the corrupt political machine then running the city. The scandal into which he falls is a personal one, but it becomes a public one, showing how the voting public often confuses private morality with the public values of a political figure."

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