Alright, let’s talk about them movies like Citizen Kane, you know, the one everyone says is so great. I ain’t no fancy movie expert, but I watched it, and it got me thinkin’ ’bout other pictures that feel kinda the same.
First off, what’s so special ’bout Citizen Kane? Well, it’s about this fella, Kane, who was a big shot, you know, rich and powerful. But then he loses it all, and the movie tries to figure out who he really was. It’s kinda like lookin’ at an old photograph and tryin’ to remember everything about the people in it. You remember bits and pieces, but never the whole thing.
So, what other movies make you feel like that? I reckon there are a few. Some folks say How Green Was My Valley is good. They even gave it an Oscar over Citizen Kane, can ya believe it? I ain’t seen it myself, but they say it’s about a family and their struggles, kinda like Kane’s struggles, just different folks and different times.
Then there’s this movie, Casablanca. Now, that one’s got romance and heartbreak, just like Kane’s life. It’s about a fella runnin’ a bar in Africa durin’ the war, and he’s gotta make some tough choices. It’s about love and loss and makin’ sacrifices. Sounds familiar, right?
- Similar Themes, Different Stories
- Lots of movies deal with the same things as Citizen Kane, like gettin’ rich and powerful, then losin’ it all.
- Some focus on the love and loss part, showin’ how relationships can mess you up, just like they messed up Kane.
- And some movies just have that same feel, that same way of lookin’ at a person’s life from all different angles.
Another one they talk about is Psycho. Now that one’s a bit different, it’s a scary movie. But it’s also about a person with secrets, just like Kane. It’s about what drives people to do things they wouldn’t normally do. Ain’t that kinda like Kane and all his crazy decisions?
And then there’s Raging Bull. This one’s about a boxer, a tough guy who fights his way to the top but then screws up his own life. Sounds a whole lot like Kane to me, just with more punchin’ and less newspapers.
I heard tell of a new movie called Mank. It’s supposed to be all about how they made Citizen Kane. I reckon that one would be kinda similar, seein’ as it’s about the same story, just from a different point of view. Like lookin’ at the same house from the front yard instead of the back yard.
There are others too, they say. Gaslight, Mildred Pierce, and Jane Eyre. They say these movies were influenced by Citizen Kane, meaning they borrowed some ideas or somethin’. I ain’t seen ’em, but if they’re like Kane, they probably got some deep thinkin’ and complicated folks in ’em.
And some folks mention The Aviator, about this rich fella who’s kinda like Kane, real eccentric and does whatever he wants. And Barry Lyndon, which is about another fella who rises up in the world and then falls down hard. See, it’s the same story over and over again, just with different clothes and different times.
So, there you have it. A bunch of movies that are kinda like Citizen Kane. Some are about rich folks, some are about love, some are about losin’ everything. But they all make you think, and they all show you that life’s complicated, just like that Kane fella.
Now, I ain’t sayin’ these are all as good as Citizen Kane, or better. That’s for you to decide. But if you liked that one, you might like these too. They’re all about people, and people are always interestin’, even when they’re makin’ a mess of things.
And remember, watchin’ movies is like eatin’ a good meal. Sometimes you want somethin’ fancy, sometimes you want somethin’ simple. But as long as it fills you up and makes you feel somethin’, it’s done its job. And that’s what these movies do. They fill you up and make you feel.
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