Max Fischer- Rushmore.

The Creation- 'Making Time' (montage song) 60's band, weren't famous but fits in perfectly with what we are seeing in the film.

Last lines of the long 'pulling the wool, stop acting the fool' when them lines are sung, we see Max smiling at the camera, they obviously have some relevance to Max as a character.


Is Max Fischer a stereotypical teenager?

From the impression i get from the montage of Max and his 'extra curricular activities' i would say that he is not a stereotypical teenager, when we first see him (which is in one of his dreams) he has his head burried in a newspaper, he then goes up to work out the hardest mathematical equation in the world, he manages it and loves the praise he gets.

- Either the founder/president of every club.
- Always wearing his blazer
- Lots of interests, languages (multilingual) so we think!
- Hard working
- Tries to fit in
- Doesn't try to socialise (seamingly)
- His social life is connected to his hobbies.
- Always wears his uniform, trying to stand out?
- Tries to act alot older than he is.

The Bee's-
- In a colony/stick together/leader?
- The quote 'Busy as a Bee' Max is always on his feet doing something.
- People don't tend to like bee's, they can be annoying, and have a sting.
- They have a purpose, and are very important.
- The quote 'The bee's knees', ablove everyone else, higher archy, stuck up?

Uniform-
- Always wears his tie, blazer and chinos; even when playing dodgebll and when fencing (maybe he wants to be seen as different so people notice him?)
- Others we see are wearing a blue oxford shirt, chinos- Ivy League
- Could be poor, may not be able to afford to buy other clothes, maybe that's why we always see him wearing his uniform?

- Element of perception.
- Level of pride.
- Opening to montage shows him wearing a beret.
- Editor, important role in society, above others.
- Chooses Russia over other countries as it is seen to be the greatest in the world and the centre of alot of the worlds eye.
- Stamp and coin collection; could he have OCD? picks them up with tweezers so they don't get harmed.
- Lacrosse manager; doesn't seem at all interested by the game, is too busy sorting out the equipment, the jocks don't notice him, like he is invisible.
- Could be poor, likes the speech 'aim at the rich guy' using calligraphy to note down what the man has said about the school he attends and to aim for the 'rich kids'
- Calligraphy club, only one in it.
- Wears a beret for Astronamy.
- Fencing; he's wearing his chinos, maybe he wants to stand out? make people look at him?
- Track and field; running by himself, on main roads, doesn't look a particularly nice area.
- HOW ON EARTH DID HE GET INTO THAT SCHOOL?!



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9XCqtcFMomU