Im a big fan of Wes Anderson movies and this was the first one I ever saw. Some of the things I absolutely love about this sequence are the following:
While Bill Murray is enjoying his breakfast all is quiet except for the increasing buzz of more and more bees, then when he realizes whats happening and the camera zooms in on the tube of bees and thats when the music starts.
Next, the elevator opens, as if we were waiting in the kitchen for Max, and he struts out with his bees like he is in a Tarentino movie. (the gum on the wall is genuis-Max is a teenager after all)
Then you have Bill Murray sneaking over to the high school. I like how when he runs over the bike you cant see it. The shot stays with Bill as the car jerks and bumps over the bike.
When Max cuts the breaks. It is shot as if you are standing above him on a platform and you cant see his entire bike, car or even himself. In fact, if you weren't paying attention you might not realize what he did until the camera pans to Bill pumping the break to no avail.
The scene cuts to a new one and the music cuts out and you hear Bill giving a report to a police officer.
Finally, the camera has Max's hands in cuffs and the music comes back on.
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Sara, really good analysis of this clip in terms of how it visually creates a story of revenge with little use of dialogue. I like your descriptions of the different shots/editing/music that portray's Murray's reactions/actions to run over the bike; he's good at the deadpan look.
Anderson is a very visual director--he often employs a lot of sight gag scenes, as is the case in his new movie about three males who go on a journey to India.
I saw Rushmore in high school, didn't get it. I saw Rushmore again as an adult, thought it was hilarious. Each frame just makes the humor more potent, and I think you really hit on that.
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