——Lu Shaoyang, "The Slope of Movies"
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Orson Wells himself said...
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Orson Wells once said this film: 5 people who knew Kane very well — 5 people who either liked him, loved him, or hated him for rudeness — said 5 people Completely different stories, they said separately: Kane only loves his mother, only his newspaper, only his second wife, and only himself. Maybe, he loves all of this, maybe, he loves nothing, this can only be judged by the audience. Kane is both selfish and selfless. He is an idealist, a villain, a big big man and a very small person, a Faust-like figure, it all depends on who speaks it— So what the truth about Kane is, like the truth about anyone, can only be inferred based on the sum of what is said about him, instead of drawing a conclusion easily, the passive acceptance of attention becomes an active thinking process. .
——Lu Shaoyang, "The Slope of Movies"
——Lu Shaoyang, "The Slope of Movies"
Extended Reading
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Mr. Bernstein: A fellow will remember a lot of things you wouldn't think he'd remember. You take me. One day, back in 1896, I was crossing over to Jersey on the ferry, and as we pulled out, there was another ferry pulling in, and on it there was a girl waiting to get off. A white dress she had on. She was carrying a white parasol. I only saw her for one second. She didn't see me at all, but I'll bet a month hasn't gone by since that I haven't thought of that girl.
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Emily Monroe Norton Kane: He happens to be the president, Charles, not you.
Charles Foster Kane: That's a mistake that will be corrected one of these days.