Citizen Kane - Rosebud Essay

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Citizen Kane - Rosebud Essay

Rosebud is sled, Kane's sled when he was a boy. Rosebud is the foundation of the film of citizen Kane. Rosebud is also Kane's last words. He was a very important man, known globally. Rosebud is the word everyone wants to understand the meaning of, so there is a hunt to find the meaning of the word. This sets the story for the film. Rosebud is a symbol of Kane, in that Rosebud represents his loss of the ability to love and how to love. The film Citizen Kane has a lot of direction meaning that every shot means something in its own way, there is a hidden message in every movement of the camera. There was a close up on the "NO TRESPASSING" sign emphasising the fact that the person (Kane) was isolating him and didn't want anyone to disturb him. The camera slowly pans up the fence, showing how tall the fence is which is very high. This shows me that whoever lived there didn't want anybody in, and wasn't taking any chances. The panning slowly goes up into an angle where you can see the big castle and the big K