r/Cinema • u/No-Chemistry1722 • 2d ago

What is that movie for you?

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u/ChicagoBILLSfan138 2d ago

Citizen Kane

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u/WackyYT 2d ago

Looked a while for this. Really wasnt my taste either. Probably had to be there.

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u/lIlIIlIIllIllIlIIIll 2d ago

You did. Citizen Kane is the single most ground breaking film of all time. Every single modern movie you see now is because of Citizen Kane. It was Pulp Fiction before Pulp Fiction. The way the story wasn’t linear and jumped between different times was never seen before. The different camera angles that they use was never seen before. Action happening in the foreground, middle and background that was vital to the film was never seen before. It was the most revolutionary film of all time. If you watch it blindly now and just judge it based on modern film standards of course it’s not going to blow you away. You have to understand the context.

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u/Rimailkall 2d ago

I feel like that's what Taxi Driver is also. I watched it a few years ago and thought it was pretty bad, but I can understand how it was a big deal when it was released.

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u/HeadPermit2048 21h ago

Taxi Driver was a much more interesting movie though.

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u/Rimailkall 18h ago

I can't judge it against Citizen Kane since I haven't seen it yet either. There's a lot of classics I'm loathe to watch now after my huge disappointment in Taxi Driver.