Kungani i-Citizen Kane ibhekwa njengefilimu engcono kakhulu?
I-American Film Institute ne-British Film Institute zibeke i-Citizen Kane ohlwini lwamafilimu aphambili kunawo wonke. I-British Film Institute ibilokhu inalokhu kulinganiswa kwe-Citizen Kane iminyaka engu-50. Kunezizathu eziningi zokuthi kungani lokhu kuyisihloko esifanelwe ngezibonelo ezimbalwa ezingezansi.  1. Izinkomo I-Citizen Kane yayiyifilimu ecashile ngomuntu onamandla. Ngisho nangaphambi kokuba ifilimu ikhishwe, usomabhizinisi wamaphephandaba uWilliam R Hearst waqaphela ukuthi uKane wayefana kakhulu noHearst. Zombili zazilawula imithombo yezindaba, zazilwela isikhundla, futhi zazinamakhaya amakhulu agcwele izinto ezingathandeki. Lapho kuthiwa kwaba yinto yomuntu siqu kwakuyilapho izigcawu ezibonisa umkaKane ebekezelela isimo esihlazisayo kwezokuzijabulisa esisekelwa ukuphana kukaKane zibonisa uHearst eduze kakhulu nokuphila kwangempela. Kubikwa ukuthi uHearst wanikela ngokuthenga wonke amakhophi ale filimu futhi watshela amaphephandaba ukuba angashicileli lutho noma ngisho nokusho igama layo.  2. Izingelosi Ngo-1941 yaqala inkathi entsha yezithombe ezinyakazayo. I-Citizen Kane yaba iphayona ekwakhiweni kwezinto eziningi nezindlela eziningi esizithola zivamile namuhla. Ukuze kuthwetshulwe nge-angle ephansi ehhovisi ukuze kuboniswe ukuba khona kukaKane okumangalisayo amakhamera amafilimu ayesinda kakhulu futhi enesisindo ukuba ahlale phansi. Umthwebuli wamabhayisikobho uGreg Toland wakuxazulula lokhu ngokumba umgodi ojulile ngokwanele ukuze ikhamera ne-tripod kutholakale umphumela oyifunayo. Futhi umqondo "wokugxila okujulile" noma ukufeza ukujula okukhulu kwenkundla ukwenza izinhlamvu eziseduze nezikude zibonakale zibukhali kunzima ukufeza. Lezi zigcawu zazisetshenziselwa ukuveza uKane njengalowo ozungezwe futhi eyedwa nengcebo yakhe kamuva kule filimu. Futhi zanikeza ithuba langempela lokubona uKane osemusha ongenacala phakathi nesigcawu esishubile ngaphakathi endlini, uKane ayengazi lutho ngaso kodwa izilaleli zabhekana nazo zombili lezi zenzakalo ngendlela eshaqisayo.  3. Izindaba Ezinhle U-Orson Welles wayedumile futhi engumgqugquzeli omuhle kakhulu. Kuze kube yilesi sikhathi, isenzo sikaWelles esidume kunazo zonke kwakuwukulingisa kwakhe emsakazweni i-"War of the Worlds" kaH. G. Wells. Ngokukhetha ukulandela ifomethi yesitayela se-newsreel nokungabi nesingeniso esithi lokhu kuwumsebenzi oqanjiwe izilaleli eziningi ekhaya zabanjwa yile drama futhi zacabanga ukuthi kwakuhlasela abantu bakwamanye amazwe. Ukuthandwa kwakhe ngenxa yalesi senzakalo kwaletha isithakazelo esikhulu kwifilimu yakhe yokuqala. Ukuze ifilimu yakhe yokuqala ihlangane nendaba ethokozisayo, ubuciko bobuciko, nokuhlobana kwamasiko ngempela kwayenza yaba indinganiso yalokho "Ifilimu Engcono Kakhulu"... okufanele ibe yikho.  Ngo-1921 i-Citizen Kane yathola ama-Academy Awards angu-9 kuhlanganise ne-Best Picture, Director, Editing, ne-Cinematography. U-Orson Welles wayengeke aphumelele ngendlela efanayo nakumafilimu akhe akamuva.