Cameron Lee
As others have said, I wouldn't rank Citizen Kane as anywhere near the top of my list. Many people say it is the embodiment of the American Dream but from someone who is already in that position, I don't think it's the same. People who have little look up to people who have everything and envy them. People already in the position of wealth and power may not think anything special of it. That is why Kane was not living a life he enjoyed. Because he did not finish his childhood he didn't know what to do with his wealth. This may also be why he said "Rosebud" as his last words, it -was- something he lost, a life he could have lived. The word Rosebud also helped trigger a whole investigation, more than I had anticipated from what the reporter was suppose to find. However each of the individuals had such a bias to their stories that it was was hard to tell who was really telling the real story. Of all of them though, I would think that the Butler had the most truth behind his tale. There was no ill will coming from him and there was no reason he should keep secrets, especially because he was being payed. All in all, this movie did not hold my interest very well nor did it impress me like I had expected.