Jasmine Osby was sure “Citizen Kane” would not compare after watching “The Incredible Hulk.”

It was old. It was in black and white. And she was skeptical.  

“Special effects weren’t really developed back then,” the cherub from St. Louis said of the 1941 film. “But it was good for an old movie.”

Many cherubs were surprised the movie’s themes were relevant to their lives.

Marcus Schwarz, of New Rochelle, N.Y., said he got the movie’s message about sensationalizing the news.

“I remember this one part of the movie where one of Kane’s reporters came back without a good story on the Spanish-American War,” Schwarz said. “Kane told him something about creating the war himself.”

Schwarz said the scene illustrated the power journalists wield and the dangers of abusing power. Kane’s use of wealth made an impression on Marielle Collins.

“He started his paper as a common man,” Collins, of Morgantown, W.Va., said. “He didn’t have a background in journalism. So when he started writing he was able to tell the stories that were important instead of catering to big businesses.”

Lexi Sasanow, of New York City, said the movie shows how competitive newspaper writing was at the time.

“I like ‘Citizen Kane’ because it is very much a product of its time and it has to be appreciated in that way,” Sasanow said. “There are still relevant issues in it. I think it teaches us that you can never let your guard down.”

Osby understood the loss of innocence that Kane endured when he was forced to leave his sled, Rosebud.

“As you get older, the innocence starts to slip away,” she said. “You take life more seriously. Now I am looking at the bigger picture.”