I take a film class at my school. Everyday for about a month and a half we would watch several chapters and take notes on it. I swear, every several minutes, she would stop the film and explain about how Orson Welles would present scenes he never intended to put in the film, to be rejected by the censorship commision so he could put in what he wanted to put in. Then about how they had certain props custom made to pull apart so the camera could roll right through props. I remember alway thinking "How on earth could anyone cram so much ground-breaking material into a movie, much less a twenty one year old film virgin!" And yet, it happened! The amount of symbolism and metaphor in the movie cannot be completely comprehended simply by watching the movie once or twice or even three time through at normal speed. To truly appreciate this movie, you have to have it presented by someone who knows all about the film. Otherwise you would miss the footage of Terradactyls in the party scene. Unfortunatley, most people would eventually get bored even half way through the movie examining every glowing bit of the movie. Therefore, most people are missing out on a great film and even overall learning experience.