Now, if you've ever watched a Wes Anderson film you will no three things. One, he is close friends with the Wilson brothers, who both act in and help write a most of his movies. Two, he has a nack for creating the most strange and awkward characters and Three, that you will love and care for those characters regardless of their imperfections or weirdness. His films are truly works of art and are ones everyone should see, a statement backed by the fact that 5 of his films are part of The Criterion Collection. After seeing Rushmore, I know that I will quickly seek out to see the remainder of his works, as they will all be undoubtedly amazing,
But on to Rushmore, a film about Max Fischer, the king of Rushmore prep school and his adventure. First, Rushmore undoubtedly scores major points for being the film that put Jason Schwartzman on the map, and discovered him all in one outstanding performance. Schwartzman plays Max Fischer, a 15 year old boy who is attending Rushmore on scholarship. Max is involved in every extra-curricular activity imaginable, and was the founder of many of them. His whole reason for living is Rushmore, and yet do to his failing grades, he is placed on academic probation.
From hotel room servant to beekeeping, Max does it all. |
Rushmore is filled with a lot of light-hearted and not so immature humour, and this complements the entire movie so perfectly, that everything feels natural. I think that it is very hard to describe just how you feel when watching Rushmore, and I'm sure everyone has a different experience. While Rushmore is generally well liked, there are those who aren't such fans, although for the most part they all want to be. I think that is the mark of a good movie, sure you may not particularly like that kind of movie, nor identify with it in any way, but if you can still acknowledge how great it is and want to like it, then the filmmaker truly achieved a great film.
I have never heard of a phone pass, but I never went to a school with hall passes either. |
Also the play within a movie was awesome.
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