Task 2: favorite scene

My favorite scene in Citizen Kane is the one where Kane is being sent away by his mother and father. He is playing in the snow whilst Mr Thatcher is discussing the terms of taking little Charles away.

Charles doesn’t seem keen to leave and we can see this when he pushes Mr Thatcher over. Although he doesn’t want to leave we can see it is for his benefit because after he pushes Mr Thatcher over his father says “he needs a good beating” this shows the audience that Charles is actually being saved even though he doesn’t see it that way. This is why i like this scene because it shows that he came from a rough upbringing and he deserves to go and live somewhere nice with Mr Thatcher.

In this scene there is a shot of Charles playing in the snow and his mother watching from the window, the camera then moves backwards into the room as Mrs Kane walks away from the window towards the dining table to sign her son off to Mr Thatcher. This shot is very significant because it shows Mrs Banks’ love for her son even though she is sending him away, She knows its for his own good. When recording this shot the camera was on a track and the table in the scene splits in half to allow the camera to move through it, although we don’t see this or probably notice, it was a genius because it allowed for a wider view of the room without cutting to another shot.