In Reply to: Re: It was based on William Randolph Hearst. posted by RGA on December 15, 2005 at 10:25:12:
*Hearst yes sorry...but many great men in American history are viewed great by their dollar collection. I mean henry Ford is often sighted as a "great man" in American History --- pretty bankrupt group of people to call him "great"*THERE lies the crux of Kane. Did he become spritually bankrupt in his pursuit of material objects? Are WE bankrupt, the people who elevate people like Kane in the first place? If these lines are blurred, then where is the catharsis? It doesn't end with the sled for what does THAT represent, a continuation of the same pursuit or a renewal? As the audience we don't know. Kane's dream-like walk at the end in front of the mirror where several "Kanes" come into view underscores this thematic concern. Great cinema...
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