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Well well well look who’s not too stupid for Citizen Kane. I’ll be adding that to my C.V. Just ignore the whole selling the young boy thing 🤪

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CITIZEN KANE (1941) 🛷 First Time Watching 🎬 Movie Reaction

Join me for my first time watching Citizen Kane. I hope you enjoy the video, my reaction, commentary and review! Citizen Kane, directed by Orson Welles, is a groundbreaking 1941 film that follows the life and legacy of Charles Foster Kane, a wealthy newspaper magnate whose rise to prominence leads to loneliness and regret. The narrative unfolds through a series of flashbacks as a reporter investigates Kane's dying words, “Rosebud,” revealing the complexities of his character and the impact of his ambition on his personal relationships. Renowned for its innovative storytelling, deep themes of power and loss, and stunning cinematography, Citizen Kane is often regarded as one of the greatest films in cinematic history, exploring the American Dream and the elusive nature of happiness. Watch full, un-edited reactions or get one week early access on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/DawnMarieAnderson Links: https://linktr.ee/dawnmariex ✉️ PO BOX Details ✉️ PO Box 18708 PETERHEAD SCOTLAND AB42 9BD --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A big shoutout and thanks to the following patrons: Gary Mackley-Smith Elliot Nesterman Dan Cornyn Mr B Paul M Jake McNulty George Roybal Roger Freeman Bill W Darrell Palmer Bartleby David resinmonkey . Ceryk D Scott Howard Em McG Philip Jackson Mike McLaughlin Jimmy Walker Ted Little Jul_Belton Eric Dubs Josh facechasebass tvserieslove Liam Greg Kipp Matthew Dunham Jordan Love Joe Lazarus Simon Dean J Donald Mellen Bill Bryant Alan Jones alonso torres Ragnar Miersch Jeff Barnes John Walters Grinznmore Rob Jones Allen Stull Dave Thomas Robert Inman David Bennett Ron Robert Boarman Robert Jewell Toaster Roddy David Hutchinson Ken Dale there_is_no_gary_only_zuul Thomas Taylor Guy Winter Wayne Kryka Jer Sal Michael N M Max Cherry Jack Azimuth THK John W Foster Jeffrey LaClair Ketones 411now Tito Leon thetestoftime Byron James Al Robert Sackrider DavrosXV Nicky Grygier Manny Lisa Carey timeless_realm Thomas Fary Thomas Snyder Tom RX2904 Erik Brown James B. Len Anaquod Michaela Dexter Björn Karlsson Mark Crawford ShadowVessel π Chris Therrien Chris Therrien Calico Jack MICHAEL STERKOWITZ Tim Foppiano john ruddick Jorge Bonafé Harry S Korny Brian Medendorp Joshua White Jim randell Ronald i PREDICT Rob Stanley rude alf mcglesga Chicago Artist Jon Chaotic Quakka John Lawton Adamantis jeff hamilton Jay Perry John Liebling FischerMax98 Robert McGregor Dale Robertson Denis Gary McNerney chris aschinger Ian Sheridan Lamar Savage John Liebling Nathan Wolff Prophet2272 Sylvia Roddy Hutchinson Páll Eysteinsson The Dog Father Richard Tappan Kafeen Rush Knight Squirrel Andreas Mayr Kevin Grande Christopher Piotrowski Rainmaker203 tkitez MrDannySteele Rogue_ML Carl Evans Mike G pbo Agent K Yando Darrell Thorpe Duke Pootentooter Mr. Avatar Sean Cope Craig Russell Shawn Hood Max Beatty Matt Gwinn Michael Markowitz Carlos Perez Jay Danny Noon Michael Avalos Marvin Just Marvin Fernando Razo Red Crookedscotty Michael Michael Keefer Hyddyn M Tom Evans James Whiteley Sir Humphrey, GCMG Just another Red Shirt Brian O'Grady lastsplash KG Yorkshire Shaft Ken Ream Robert Hyler Joseph Mallard Brian W Tom Bernie Zwicky Brandon Spears Bob McFadden Jeff Forbes Jeffrey Franklin Silberzahn Michael DeBerry Michael Keefer Tom Hartley Anna Komnena Philip Cook Tracy Saeger Artur Nienartowicz Mike Conlin Russ Hack Chuck M Don Wagner Jesse Mullin Donovan Stone Patrick McAfee ELOI D M Billy B Craig 'Bad Habit' Babbitt Robert H Max Cady John A Naturekitty5309 Jane Doe Kobaian Vagabond Geek U.K. halfAbee Lemurian Jones Aeren zfs18 Owenrock1221 David Crabtree Julian Fierro Andrew DeCorse nexus Barry Finney Elias Bougida sean carey CinWin Chris Datsmeharse --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Video Contents 0:00 Intro 1:16 Reaction 30:49 Review/Outro --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- #citizenkane #dawnmarie #moviereaction *Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use. NO COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT INTENDED. All rights belong to their respective owners. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CITIZEN KANE (1941) 🛷 First Time Watching 🎬 Movie Reaction

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Louis Marzullo

Wow, this wasn't on the schedule! It's like finding a Rembrandt in the attic! (or more realistically "Train in Vain" on London Calling) 😄 Now who made that nasty crack?? I can still call in a favor or two! 🐴🍊😆

Robert Jewell

Wonderful reaction. I actually think it the best movie ever. But it's not a one time watch because it actually has nest eggs everywhere. I give it an 11.

Chicago Artist Jon

Don’t recall if she mentioned this but the story is supposedly a dig at the very wealthy manipulative ego maniac media mogul William Randolph Hearst.

Louis Marzullo

Bangin' reaction, Dawn! 👏🏻 So, keep doing the one to ten grading system for movies that aren't a B.M.E.!! Also, moral of the story: never take life advice from Joey Tribbiani 😄 It will be alot of fun when you start noticing the influence Kane has had on other movies down through the years: "Hey, they did that first in Citizen Kane!!" Welles was a genius but he also had a stellar team working with him (lighting, editing, screenwriting, music, cinematography- names worth looking up)... Sooo many classic B&W's still to do. You can do drama, comedy, horror, sci-fi, crime, etc., B&W polls, then have HEAPS of quality films left over to watch besides the poll winners. Another B&W banger tomorrow! Woo-hoo! 📽️🎬🎞️

Louis Marzullo

So Kane's mum had a deed to a literal gold-mine. She hires Thatcher as Kane's guardian to give him a good education, invest money for him & get Charlie away from his probably alcoholic & abusive father (not so easy for a woman to escape a bad marriage in those days). So she didn't "sell" her son, just wanted what she thought was the best life for him. But as you understood, money alone can't buy happiness.

Ragnar Miersch

Keanu Reeves, an Economics lesson, cold noses, whistling lessons...this reaction has everything we all love from own dearest Dawn Marie. Do yourself a favor and spend thirty minutes with Dawn as she disseminates one of the most lauded movies in American Film history. Orsan, meet Dawn.

Bartleby

I’m glad you explained that. Yeah that’s why the last bit of that childhood flashback ends with the father threatening to thrash his son. And the mom then expresses that’s why she’s sending him away, where he can’t get at him. Brilliant subversion of the audiences perception of what was going on. The mom seems icy cold the whole time. But what she does, is the most painful thing a mother can do. All out of the love for her son.

Louis Marzullo

My favorite part of reaction was you saying the movie flew by, felt like it was 20 minutes long. That really did my heart good!

Louis Marzullo

She needed to summon up that icy demeanor to let her son go. Supreme act of selflessness.

Ragnar Miersch

You know how it is, Louis. Some days are better than others. Nice to see you're keepin' everybody honest when I'm, let's just say, indisposed. By the way, I sent Dawn a package almost two months ago and we haven't had an unboxing in a while so let's start a campaign.

Louis Marzullo

History may not repeat but it sure do rhyme. "Fraud at Polls!!" Hmm, sounds very familiar... 🤔

Eric Janssen

Back before the Pandemic, and the Reactor craze, tell a Millennial-Z that he should “watch more old movies”—just that, no specific titles—and you would literally hear “But I don’t WANNA watch Citizen Kane!” (Or, sometimes, Casablanca.) Dawn’s “Look who’s not too stupid to watch” comment is funny, but that’s the reason: A generation thinks that if their elders want them to watch an old B&W classic, they’ll have to do a 20-page film school essay on the lighting and cinematography. And not, simply, that both Kane and Casablanca had to play theaters and hook audiences a few decades earlier.

Louis Marzullo

Or, if not write an essay, that they'll at least have to (Horror of Horrors!) PAY ATTENTION!! 😄

Mannygogou

ooh, I want to see someone react to this. My friend explains it to me... this and that... but i say, what if I don't care about this or that?... lol I want fencing with rapiers in a black & white movie and a clever disarm lol. But since Dawn watched it, I'll watch it - though not the first time for me.

Eric Janssen

The scene where editor Kane tells his foreign reporter “You give me the articles, I’ll give you the war”, is, supposedly a real Hearst quote- When he tried to personally tabloid the country into entering the Spanish-American War, with a chance of grabbing Cuba and parts of Latin and South America in the process.

Chicago Artist Jon

Fast forward to the godfather 2 when the Cuban revolution starts and they have to abandon the casino they’re all partying in.

Louis Marzullo

Wiki sez Kane a composite of several men with way too much power, Hearst & Joe Pulitzer among them. Kind of like Jame Gumb (Buffalo Bill) being a hybrid of several serial killers, the kind of monsters who DON'T wear suits (except for Ted Bundy).

Bill W

I wouldn't put too much stock in anything you hear on Friends. 🙄 Btw... who told you you're not smart enough to figure out this movie?

Bill W

@29:10 Dawn's gonna say "butts". @29:14 Nailed it! 😀