Citizen Kane Pulp Fiction Analysis

Comparison Paper: Citizen Kane and Pulp Fiction Influences on film making in today’s industry occur often, with new skills and techniques being implemented by daring producers and directors and are typically recycled by the next movie premiere. However, being boldly different is how particular film makers succeed, inspire future artists, and even make their mark on the industry, such as Orson Welles and Quentin Tarantino. Both film makers have been notarized for their accomplishments with not only the use of typical film elements like mise-en-scene and all that encompass cinematography, but also how their films are depicted in terms of narration. The use of flashbacks, nonlinear storylines, and character revelations through dialogue are all …show more content…
In short, flashbacks are considered to be a vivid memory of a character from an earlier instance. Flashbacks are seen in many films of the past and today but this particular instance is extensive, dramatic, and largely accepted due to the entire film being based on the concept. For instance, as the reporter investigating Kane interviews each person, flashbacks from those individuals are the only way audiences are exposed to Kane’s life. In reality, this can be considered bias because the portrayal of a deceased character is stemming from the memory of others, not the character himself. An example of this in the film is when Kane’s ex-wife is explaining the end of their marriage, stating it was his fault and insinuating he was a controlling, overbearing husband. This depiction from a third party is tainting the audience’s perception of Kane and this is not consciously noted until the end of the film when his last words related back to his troubled childhood. The compilation of flashbacks regarding Kane’s life serves as an element of restriction for audiences due to point of view, however also gives some insight to how and why he was