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I've always been curious about Citizen Kane. I haven't seen it. Is it boring too?
I think citizen Kane received a lot of praises for technical achievements such as using double exposures and being the first to do a lot of um... cinematic... cinematography. More interesting to watch someone talking about it than to watch the actual movie itself ๐
yep. a movie i found more engaging from the black and white era was 12 angry men
As with everything, it all depends on what you find boring.
There's no action in Citizen Kane. There's a small mystery who's answer you may have seen in other media without knowing. Mostly it is a biography about a fictional character, complete with interviews with friends and enemies of said character (the titular Kane). You only actually get to see and know the character through flashbacks.
It should be noted that the character is actually based partly on a real person.
For what it is worth, I found it thrilling as a snot nosed teen who watched it in class for some reason or another. It suffers a little from its reputation as "the greatest film ever made", but, it remains a very good character drama. Interest in the history of film and filmmaking will also go a long way towards making the movie compelling.