While watching, knowing Welles often didn't get final cut I brushed off lots of the flaws as studio re-edits, by the end it was pretty distracting.
It wasn't until after I finished I researched what was changed, it's insane how much they with this film, looking back, everything amazing about the film seemed to be Welles' original ideas and everything that wasn't amazing or at times was sorta bad seemed to be the work of the studio.
What very possibly could have been a masterpiece was ruined by the studio, instead being a flawed hallow shell of its former self, but it's still a great film as Welles's genius still shines through often, it's just sad that it could have been so much more.
It wasn't until after I finished I researched what was changed, it's insane how much they with this film, looking back, everything amazing about the film seemed to be Welles' original ideas and everything that wasn't amazing or at times was sorta bad seemed to be the work of the studio.
What very possibly could have been a masterpiece was ruined by the studio, instead being a flawed hallow shell of its former self, but it's still a great film as Welles's genius still shines through often, it's just sad that it could have been so much more.