rosebud

two nights ago, i watched "citizen kane" for the first time. i am not sure i would call it the best movie ever made (ala AFI), but it was certainly a groundbreaking film. the more i think about it and discuss it (with malwitz), the more i come to appreciate it. it an interesting character study about a boy who one day inherits an enormous fortune. as his parents are not allowed to see a dime of the money, they send him off for the best schooling until he is old enough to command his fortune. kane's is the tragic life of having everying money can manipulate, but longing for something he can never buy. in the opening minutes of the film, charles foster kane dies, muttering one last word - "rosebud." the film then delves deep into the life of this newspaper tycoon in an oddly effective non-chronological storytelling. i love films that do this, as it builds a sense of mystery - you know the end, but are trying to figure out just how the film will get there.

the film goes alongside "solaris" as a film i hope to one day own.

jill stonehouse recently left a cd by matt redman in my roommates car. before it is returned, i have been listening to it a good amount. redman's voice reminds me of the lead singer of delirious, and i thought it was the same person at first. my favorite line so far, from the song "befriended:"

my greatest gift will be the least You're due

Entry posted by byscuits on September 30, 2003 03:59 PM

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