I watched four movies this weekend: The Lighthouse, Birdman, Scott Pilgrim vs. The World, and Rushmore. I decided to blog about Rushmore because honestly The Lighthouse and Birdman went way over my head I have no idea what to say about those two, and Scott Pilgrim was just aggressively not my thing and I don’t want to bash it because I know a lot of people like it. I just don’t like Edgar Wright, and I don’t think I like Wes Anderson either. I definitely get the appeal though, his shots are very well thought out and he has a very specific style. I’m just not a huge fan of it and I’m not interested in the subject of his movies. Rushmore was an exception though, because upon watching I discovered it is basically a parody of Villa kids. I watched this movie with my mom and she thought Max was hilarious. I have to admit, his line delivery was perfect. I couldn’t tell if he was a sociopath or just extremely arrogant, and that’s what makes it so funny. The movie itself was a little slow though. I loved the introduction and it focused on the main teacher plot for a while then the plot kinda fell off and got a little too muddy for me. It spent a lot of time on the school plays which I’m sure was trying to convey a message through those but I guess it just went over my head and I found myself getting bored in the third act. Overall, this is a Wes Anderson movie through and through. It’s pretty, but the plot was lacking and only thing that kept me watching was Max.
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May Featured Movie QuoteBarry B. Benson: Yellow-black, yellow-black, yellow-black, yellow-black... Oh, black and yellow. Yeah, let's shake it up a little.
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