Rushmore is not actually a movie about school. It's not really about the three-way relationship. It's about a child who thinks that if he just does enough, plays enough, builds enough, joins enoughm he can get away from the fact that no one really understands him. The film is brave enough to declare, "Yeah, that doesn't work."
Bill Murray is the perfect broken mirror for Max as Herman Blume. A rich man who has everything and feels nothing watches a crazy kid fling himself at life without knowing it and with complete faith. Their bond is strange and awkward, but in a way, it's the most honest thing in the film.
Wes Anderson wasn't quite Wes Anderson yet, with the symmetry, pastels, and diorama-perfect frames, but you can see it all starting here. The humor that isn't funny. The way they said it. How melancholy is hidden in a joke. And what about that music? The Kinks, Cat Stevens, and The Who all have songs that hit you like a gut punch.
It's a mess. Some scenes are boring. The character Olivia Williams plays seems more like an idea than a real person. But in the end, when Max eventually makes the aquarium and Herman simply stands there watching him? It was absolutely brilliant
A strange, touching, and awkward little work of art about failing, making friends, and realizing that you can't plan everything out in life. Not my favorite from Wes Anderson's catalogue but its a good watch.
Rushmore is not actually a movie about school. It's not really about the three-way relationship. It's about a child who thinks that if he just does enough, plays enough, builds enough, joins enoughm he can get away from the fact that no one really understands him. The film is brave enough to declare, "Yeah, that doesn't work."
Bill Murray is the perfect broken mirror for Max as Herman Blume. A rich man who has everything and feels nothing watches a crazy kid fling himself at life without knowing it and with complete faith. Their bond is strange and awkward, but in a way, it's the most honest thing in the film.
Wes Anderson wasn't quite Wes Anderson yet, with the symmetry, pastels, and diorama-perfect frames, but you can see it all starting here. The humor that isn't funny. The way they said it. How melancholy is hidden in a joke. And what about that music? The Kinks, Cat Stevens, and The Who all have songs that hit you like a gut punch.
It's a mess. Some scenes are boring. The character Olivia Williams plays seems more like an idea than a real person. But in the end, when Max eventually makes the aquarium and Herman simply stands there watching him? It was absolutely brilliant
A strange, touching, and awkward little work of art about failing, making friends, and realizing that you can't plan everything out in life. Not my favorite from Wes Anderson's catalogue but its a good watch.
