Just got done watching it, you can head over to the Movie Tab if you want to hear my thoughts about it.
Citizen Kane
When I mentioned Star Wars, I was referring to Episode One.
As for The Matrix, I never said it was original, only influential to the films we see today. You claim it rips off so many films, yet every film does that. You can't go into a film today and see something 'completely' original because everyone at some point has been inspired by something/someone else.
As for The Matrix, I never said it was original, only influential to the films we see today. You claim it rips off so many films, yet every film does that. You can't go into a film today and see something 'completely' original because everyone at some point has been inspired by something/someone else.
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Star Wars was the first visual achievement ? In a Citizen Kane thread ? If we're solely talking about special effects you need only look a few years prior to Star Wars - 2001 : A Space Odyssey was released 1968 and featured lots of amazing effects.
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I think somebody means Ep. 4, aka Star Wars. 2001 was a chain?
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I couldn't get through Kane the first time I tried to watch it. The second viewing was for film class, and because I had to look at various things, I was engaged and enjoyed it immensely. The next couple of times to watch it was just for the plot, and I liked it even more. It's a great movie, and I think knowing its background makes it better.
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Mark f suggested I do it a while back when I first posted my feelings about Kane, but I still haven't gotten around to doing what he suggested, so I'll ask you for your input since now seems to be a good time: do you think watching any/all of the special features that came with the DVD (at least the version I got) will enhance my viewing experience? Will watching the special features possibly make me like the movie more, or enhance my viewing experience if I watch them directly before (or after) my first rewatch at all?
I'll do everything I can to enjoy Citizen Kane, and watching the special features might be my salvation for doing so.
I'll do everything I can to enjoy Citizen Kane, and watching the special features might be my salvation for doing so.
If I were you, what I'd do is put the original film on first and watch it for 20 minutes. If it hasn't hooked you by then, if you can't see it's something special, then shut off the movie and switch over to the making of the film or (lacking that) to a film commetary that walks you through the film and tells you scene by scene the unusual things you're seeing. You'll know the ending, which answers the mystery that the people in the film have been trying to crack all along and which finally helps you understand Kane the character. But when you then view the film as it was originally intended to be shown, at least you can appreciate a lot of things that are going on in each scene.
Good luck. And for better or worse, I'd be interested in hearing later what you think.
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All right, rufnek. Sounds good. Some time in the relatively near future I'll give Kane another go, and if I find myself struggling through it, either due to disinterest or non-understanding, I'll shut it off and pop in the special features to see if they shed light on what I'm watching in the film.
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Star Wars didn't just redefine Science Fiction, it had villains, animals, special effects and fighting all together.
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