It's hard to write about a film as famous as Orson Welles' 1941 Citizen Kane. It's hard to join the discussion when so much has already been said about it. I had a professor who told us, when we were writing thesis papers, we had to read everything about our topic before we could even start join in on "the discussion". Unfortunately, I don't have the luxury of being able to read everything about Citizen Kane, and I don't want to waste time summarizing it or explaining what everyone knows. Orson Welles! Deep focus! Ceilings! The breakfast table scene! It's been said. Why repeat it? We've all heard it, yes? I want to keep this more about my feelings about it, and more about my experiences with other people and the film.
