plot to get recognition. But back in the 40s, no one had ever seen some of them before, and so it was new and original.
             On the other hand, the film features rapid montage sequences permitting sudden ellipses of time and space for the first time. This was a special technique that Orson Well used time progressing. Opening and concluding with the famous "NO TRESPASSING" sign outside of his palace, Xanadu, the film depicts newspaper giant
             Charles Foster Kane's economic and spiritual rise and his eventual ruin. The film opens with a long shot of Xanadu - the private estate of one of the world's richest men. In the middle of the estate is a castle. We see, inside the castle, a dying man examining a winter scene within a crystal ball. As he drops it, it smashes, and one word is heard - "Rosebud". What follows are pieces of newsreel like footage detailing how Kane collected his fortune, and turning around full circle at the end. Rosebud becomes the elusive focal point for a newsreel reporter's investigation into the life and times of Citizen Kane, an exploration that provides the plot framework for the movie. The
             viewer first watches as Kane speaks his dying word -- "Rosebud" – and then follows newsreel journalist Thompson who interviews Kane's closest associates, hoping to find the meaning of "Rosebud", and perhaps Kane's life. The structure of "Citizen Kane" is circular, adding more depth every time it passes over the life.
             The movie opens with newsreel obituary footage that briefs us on the life and times of Charles Foster Kane. They provide a map of Kane's course, and it will keep us oriented as the film skips around in time, piecing together the memories of
             those who knew him. Curious about Kane's dying word, "Rosebud," the newsreel editor assigns Thompson, a reporter, to find out what it meant. He triggers every flashback, yet his face is never seen. He questions Kane's alcoholic mistress, his aili...