Bordwell and Thompson

The chapter mainly goes over a narrative story used in filming and all types used. A narrative film is what we typically see in theaters such as a movie made by Disney. Though it could be more complicated in style such as Citizen Kane. After watching that film I understood why it is considered one of the best films created at his time. The way it is shot with certain moments of Kane's life being told from different characters point of view in order to solve the mystery of the words Kane spoke at the end of his life. Right before the end they couldn't figure out what 'Rose Bud' meant and just decided it was just a man's last words that don't have any meaning. But the reality is that it's attached to Kane's lost childhood while he was playing in the snow. I never would have thought to look at the sled to find the answer so it was a twist ending for me. Most of this chapter revolves around citizen Kane and talking about how plot and story designing works, using things like exposition and narration.

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