Rushmore

The movie Rushmore was made by Wes Anderson in 1998 and is about a 15-year-old boy named Max (Jason Schwartzman). Max is no ordinary teenager. He has many hobbies and talents, but he is not good academically, and he does not at all fit in at his school - he feels more comfortable around adults. Max goes to a private school called Rushmore, and likes nothing better until he sutmbles upon the classroom of a teacher, Miss Cross (Olivia Williams). Max falls in love with her and finds himself trying to win her. Soon he is competing with his frend Herman Blume for her which damages their friendship. In the end, Blume and Miss Cross get together, they are all friends once more, and Max finds his own place at a new school. 

 I like the overall story of this film. I do not think I’ve seen an

y movie with a plot quite like this one. It is very unique and interesting. The story pulls you in right away. Max’s character is very quirky and entertaining, so you want to get to know him better and find out about him. We also are drawn in to the other characters. We sympathize with Blume because he has no one and is broken. There are many emotions that are prevalent throughout the course of this movie. One of the major emotions is belonging. Max is different than all of the students in his school and he can’t find a place where he fits in. Blume also doesn’t fit in. He hates his life because his wife is having an affair and his children are rotten. Miss Cross’ husband died the year before this story took place, so we feel sympathy for her. Since all of these characters are broken, they feel a connection with each other, and we want to see what will happen because of it.

The set-up of this movie is quite good. It captures our attention right away when we see Max’s dream of being perfect. We also right away notice that Max is different from the rest of the kids his age, and that he tries to be adult in any way that he can. This intrigues us and we want to learn more about him and his character. We also see that Blume doesn’t fit in with his life or what he wants to be either. We immediately pay attention because we want to see them find where they want to be in life. There are many complications in this movie. At the beginning there are complications with Max not fitting in. Later, he is threatened with expulsion if he does not bring up his grades. Then he falls in love with Miss Cross and then Blume falls in love with Miss Cross. There are many complications and we keep watching the movie to see how they are all resolved. The resolution of Rushmore is very interesting. After a ‘battle’ between Max, Miss Cross, and Blume, Max finally tries to get his life back. Eventually everyone ends up happy and together and Max finds his new ‘Rushmore’.

 The acting in this movie is excellent. Jason Schwartzman is a very talented actor. He gets right into the role and plays the misunderstood teenager in a very suitable and humourous manner. Olivia Williams and Bill Murray also play their parts very well and contribute to the overall tone, and effectiveness of this movie. The lighting and camera work in this movie is amazing. The camera work is phenomenal. The sets are always perfect and very expertly done. There are a variety of sets, and this movie takes place in many different areas, and it creates a lot of interesting effects in the movie. The lighting in this movie is good too. There are a lot of different scenes that have a lot of different lighting, and they all look realistic and suitable to the film.

The dialogue in this movie is one of the main thing that makes in an excellent and enjoyable movie. Max is very blunt and awkward in some ways, but very tactful and linguistic in others, so it creates interesting dialogue between characters. The supporting actors also have effective dialogue which helps create more interesting scenes and situations in this movie. I think that the theme of this movie is belonging. The characters don’t belong to whatever they are involved in. Max is not an ordinary teenager, Blume is not loved by anyone – not even his own family, and Miss Cross’ husband passed away. All of these characters find each other, and then find belonging.