Are you aware that cinematography, also known as the science of motion picture photography, is one of my favorite forms of art?
I am. The state of cinematography these days seems somewhat bleak though.
I agree to some extent. I think some older movies are better for sure, like Citizen Kane. I watched it recently and I wasn't aware that it was Welle's first feature film. 
I worry that political correctness has so infected the movie industry that it has made it very difficult to produce anything but a narrow subset of content.
Political correctness
The term political correctness (adjectivally: politically correct; commonly abbreviated PC) is used to describe language, policies, or measures that are intended to avoid offense or disadvantage to members of particular groups in society. Since the late 1980s, the term has come to refer to a preference for inclusive language and avoiding language or behavior that can be seen as excluding, marginalizing, or insulting groups of people considered disadvantaged or discriminated against, especially groups defined by sex or race. In public discourse and the media,
Eugene O'Neill were written around the time of World War I and were among his earliest plays. Ford set the story for the motion picture, however, during the early days of World War II.
While not one of Ford's best-known works, "The Long Voyage Home" continues to be well received. Film critics and scholars have noted Gregg Toland's distinctive cinematography, which serves as a precursor of the film noir aesthetic and would hint at his work for Orson Welles' landmark film "Citizen Kane"