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Due to [[Small Reference Pools]], ''Citizen Kane'' is frequently used as a shorthand for "really great movie", especially by film critics. For example, a movie review might read "''Bad Movie'' is ''Citizen Kane'' compared to ''Awful Movie''." ''[[The Wicker Man]]'' (the original version), for example, has been called "The ''Citizen Kane'' of horror movies", while ''[[The Social Network]]'' has been called "The ''Citizen Kane'' of the 21st century."<ref>This comparison is actually rather justified, however, as both films center on the rise of an [[Anti-Hero]] media mogul.</ref>
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[[Trope Codifier]] and [[Family Guy|indirect]] [[Trope Namer]] for [[It Was His Sled]].▼
* [[Hitler Cam]]: Orson Welles was the trope namer. Refers to the practice of shooting a solitary figure from a slightly lower angle. This magnifies the figure's height and presence in the mind of the viewer. Greatly popularized by the film.▼
▲* [[Trope Codifier]] and [[Family Guy|indirect]] [[Trope Namer]] for [[It Was His Sled]].
* [[Pop Cultural Osmosis Failure]]: ''Almost'' the [[Trope Namer]] (the original title was going to be [[It Was His Sled|Was What His Sled]], and [[What Was Whose Sled]] redirects to [[Pop Cultural Osmosis Failure]]). When many films are said to be "the Citizen Kane of horror/comedy/action" or someone says "Bad Movie is Citizen Kane compared to Worse Movie", folks get the idea that ''Citizen Kane'' is a great movie. Many people stop there.▼
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* [[The Great Depression]]: Major element of the setting.
* [[Heroic BSOD]]: Kane shortly after trashing Susan's room. He discovers the snow globe and staggers out of the room with a glazed look and a zombie-like shuffle.
* [[Hollywood Tone Deaf]]: Averted with Susan Alexander. To get the effect of a realistically overmatched singer, Welles got a professional '''alto''' opera singer and had her sing a soprano part.▼
▲* [[Hitler Cam]]: Orson Welles was the trope namer. Refers to the practice of shooting a solitary figure from a slightly lower angle. This magnifies the figure's height and presence in the mind of the viewer. Greatly popularized by the film.
▲* [[Hollywood Tone Deaf]]: Averted with Susan Alexander. To get the effect of a realistically overmatched singer, Welles got a professional '''alto''' opera singer and had her sing a soprano part
* [[I Coulda Been a Contender]]: [[Inverted Trope]] by Kane, when he is forced to give up the control of his empire. Hardly a nobody. Very disillusioned, he reflects that it was his ''advantages'' that stole him his chance at true greatness:
{{quote|'''Charles Foster Kane:''' You know, Mr. Bernstein, if I hadn't been very rich, I might have been a really great man.
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* [[Plot Hole]]: Every other character knows what Kane's dying words were, despite the fact that he was completely alone when he spoke them.
** The butler Raymond says he heard the word, implying that the scene was shot from his [[POV Cam|point of view]].
▲* [[Pop Cultural Osmosis Failure]]: ''Almost'' the [[Trope Namer]] (the original title was going to be [[It Was His Sled|Was What His Sled]], and [[What Was Whose Sled]] redirects to [[Pop Cultural Osmosis Failure]]). When many films are said to be "the Citizen Kane of horror/comedy/action" or someone says "Bad Movie is Citizen Kane compared to Worse Movie", folks get the idea that ''Citizen Kane'' is a great movie. Many people stop there.
* [[Posthumous Character]]: Charles Foster Kane.
* [[Pretty in Mink]]: his two wives naturally wore a few furs.
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