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On a whim, I watched RUSHMORE again this morning.
It's been one of my favorite movies and was the film that introduced me to Wes Anderson, as well as ushered in an interest in a bunch of 90's indie filmmakers, and for a long time that's why I liked it; for the nostalgia aspect.
It's been one of my favorite movies and was the film that introduced me to Wes Anderson, as well as ushered in an interest in a bunch of 90's indie filmmakers, and for a long time that's why I liked it; for the nostalgia aspect.
Long story short (one I'm saving for an upcoming album) I've realized that I don't really know myself very well. Or I didn't consider myself worthy of being known, I should say. I instead used pop culture, and my knack for it, as a way to express things but it became a crutch.
Now, as I do the actual work to get to know myself, I'm dipping my toe back into rewatching the movies I always claimed to be my "all time favorites" but this time to see what I was thought I was trying to tell people about myself. As I watched RUSHMORE (for the 30th or so time)
I found myself tearing up left and right. It was all right there. Apart from the deadpan humor, gorgeous cinematography, pitch perfect casting, and performances, it's a story about people coming to grips with reality after (or in the midst of) personal tragedy
and doing what they can to survive or hold on to the past.
The characters in this film learn (the hard way) that the things that make them "them" aren't inherently bad, but they can be destructive if not used in a healthy way.
The characters in this film learn (the hard way) that the things that make them "them" aren't inherently bad, but they can be destructive if not used in a healthy way.
Throwing out everything that makes you "you" just because you're grieving loss or questioning things isn't the answer, but sometimes you have to let the pendulum swing to the other side before you can see where the healthy middle is.
It's crazy how all the lessons were there in the last 23 years I've been watching this film, but I couldn't see them until I was in this place and this time.
Art that's complex and nuanced, and as you grow you start to notice different aspects that you missed before, is amazing.
