Films Studies

Film studies Film: Citizen Kane Power It is funny what happens to us in childhood and how it effects us for the rest of our life. Citizen Kane is addressing the subject of the American dream and how it all ends up being a tragedy. Charles Foster Kane is a character bigger than life it self. He is charismatic and as rich as a king. He is loved and has, in more ways then one, reached success at a very young age. His story follows the arch of a tragedy, where success is found for the god like figure, and then they fall. Kane is very much a god -like figure and his fall is O so great. In a way it is a narrative on Orson's own life, despite him claiming that his character has no resemblance to who he is. Yet, Orson gave a narrative of his own life without even knowing it. Citizen Kane was the first film he ever made and was the greatest as well. He would go own to attempt to replicate what had been done, but nothing could compare, so he fell. Towards the end of his life he beca...

Film Studios FIlm: The Treasure of Sierra Madre November 5 Gold Themes Gold has been the obsession and epitome of human greed for thousands of years. A shiny valuable metal which does not rust and weather. Many men have died in war over gold and perhaps many shall die in the future. The Treasure of Sierra Madre directed by John Huston brings up an interesting question, what is wealth. As Howard (Walter Huston) says sometimes water can be more valuable than gold. The only reason that gold has such value is because of society. In some tribal settings the wealthiest would not be the man who had the most possession but the man who had assisted the post people, the man who had the most people in debit to him. The thing about materialistic wealth is that it can never truly fulfill you. We see this as Dobbs (Humphrey Bogart) gains wealth. The more gold he gets, the unhappier he becomes. This film shows how greed can kill metaphorically and physically. We see at the end what gold ...