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The Mank Netflix Movie follows Hollywood screenwriter Herman “Mank” Mankiewicz from the 1930s and 1940s as he races to finish the script for Orson Wells’s Citizen Kane. Although Mank premiered in November of 2020 it has a past-era aesthetic, with old-school black-and-white cinematography. Who doesn’t love some nostalgia?
Being based on, arguably, one of the greatest movies in American history it would have been easy to fall flat. Director David Fincher, based on a screenplay written by his late father Jack, did an outstanding job capturing old Hollywood through his biopic Mank.
Plot of the Biopic Mank Netflix Movie
Mank is a cinephile and deep-dive film historian’s dream. It is a retelling of how Herman
Mankiewicz came to write the revolutionary 1941 movie “Citizen Kane.” In the 1920s
and 1930s, Mankiewicz was a very successful, self-destructive, screenwriter in
Hollywood.
In 1940 Orson Welles is allowed total creative freedom for his next project,
and that’s where Mank comes in.
By the 1940s Mank was a washed-up screenwriter, so this was a big deal for him. While he’s recovering from a broken leg at a ranch house Mank dictates to his secretary, Rita Alexander, who writes his story down.
The Film goes back a forth from the present time to Mank’s life as a successful screenwriter in the 20s and 30s. Ultimately Citizen Kane is written, believing it is the best thing he has ever written Mank fights for credit for his writing.
Should you Watch it? Maybe
If you are a movie buff, absolutely! For some people, this movie may be a little hard to
follow with its non-linear plotline. However, Gary Oldman does an excellent job of
bringing Herman “Mank” Mankiewicz to life.
Along with Lily Collins, Amanda Seyfried, and so many other great actors, you really can’t go wrong with this movie.
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