Citizen Kane!

Something that I really noticed while watching this movie was that of the low-key lighting used so much throughout the film. The importance of the low-key lighting could be to stress importance on certain characters such as Kane himself. At certain points in the movie, the lighting makes it seem as though he's a mysterious person or a character that has such huge power or influence yet remains in the shadow pulling the strings on the puppet dolls at his will. With the low-key lighting throughout the movie, it gives some scenes a certain significance as to what is going on. For example, when Kane, Leland, and Bernstien sign the declaration of principles, the shadows in the back where Kane sits gives us the feeling as though he's invisibly controlling their actions. Such scenes tell us the importance of how low-key lighting can affect the movies and the different meanings that can be interpretted by the viewers.