short answer
1. Why was Citizen Kane such a controversial film when it was released in 1941?
2. Had you ever heard of H. Randolph Hearst before? If so, in what context? What is the modern perception of Hearst today? (Use search engines to find out.) How does this compare with the picture painted in Citizen Kane?
3.Why did Wells make Citizen Kane? Why was he determined to take on Hearst and the newspaper industry? What current parallels to Journalism & the News Media can you name in today’s media climate?
4. What was the true meaning of Rosebud? Why did Welles include this?
5. Watch the following that is based on a commercial that Orson Welles created at the end on his life in the 1980’s available here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fs5YwFONswQ
When you compare this with the Orson Wells that created the “War Of The Worlds” broadcast and Citizen Kane what do you think happened? Are you surprised?
6. Discuss the technological advances Well’s displayed in Citizen Kane. Include Camera Perspective and Movement, Focus, Lighting, Editing and other elements.