The montage sequence in Rushmore tells us a lot about Max. Firstly, we can see he participates in a lot of activities and is involved in a lot of clubs, with being a president and/or founder of a few. Throughout the montage, he is wearing his school uniform in almost every scene. This could suggest that he is proud of his school uniform, or, he can’t afford any other good quality attire, which could relate the statement about him being proud about his uniform. There are bees in a few of the scenes. Bees are always busy and are seen to be very important by helping plants to pollenate. The saying “the bees knees” could be used to describe Max. Bees are used throughout the montage sequence which could relate to something later on in the film. The first scene in the montage is showing that Max is editor-in-chief of the school newspaper and the publisher – suggesting that Max likes being the ‘top dog’ in the group. Also, on the football scene, Max is more interested in getting the shoes clean than watching the match. This shows that he is very dedicated to the job in hand and doesn’t get distracted easily. In a lot of the scenes – karate scene and go karting scene - he is seen with younger, littler kids than people his own age, which could suggest he doesn’t have many friends his own age. He also has a ‘companion’ following him round and helping him get on with his jobs. Overall, I wouldn’t say Max is a stereotypical teenager as he is interested in completely different things then the average teenage boy.
