Citizen Kane....To Like or Not to Like....That is the Question.

I really thought I would literelly DIE when our Media Studies teacher started in on the whole Citizen Kane thing.  The old guy with the beard, Orson Welles, that she obviously is obsessed about, was of no interest to me.  As negatively as I felt about disecting a movie made in 1941, made in black and white and in which the actors have some sort of old British-like accent, I became pleasantly surprised at how, I (slowly) started to actually like it.  I started out trying to be positive, for the students sake, asking questions and looking like I was enjoying the documentary intro.  Little did I know that the questions would become genuine and my interest, sincere. As I watched the movie, I was trying to imagine how the audience, back in 1941, would have been enthralled with seeing such special effects for the first time. I have to admit that my first experience with special effects would have been the 1970 something movie, Escape to Witch Mountain, when I became obsessed with Tony and Tia. I can see how the fans were crazy about Orson Welles and his portrayal of the billionaire tycoon that he ironically had so much in common with.  Thank you to Mrs Smith for sharing her passion. Although, I was pretty skeptical, I thoroughly enjoyed the documentary and movie and I am so glad I didn't let my negative attitude get the best of me.  I would have really missed out. (like some of the students that were texting the whole time).