Rushmore and Out of Sight

Re-watched these movies this week. Great stuff. Out of Sight is going to be our template for our 546. Visually awesome, with all the flashbacks having distinct looks and feels. One little tid-bit from the commentary is that Soderbergh shot a bunch of scenes on set that were supposed to be Miami. In order to get away from the set feel, he blasted light through the windows and shot four stops underexposed, blowing out the windows and making it feel hot and sunny outside.

Rushmore is great. For some reason, this movie makes me feel unqualified to make films. I'm not sure why this is...whereas Out of Sight or Pulp Fiction really inspires me to want to make films, Rushmore discourages me by how good it is. I'm not saying Rushmore is better than PF - it isn't, but there is something out it, maybe closer to home or something. Or maybe it's the message or the integrity of the character, or how young it feels. I'm not sure. My favorite part of the movie is when Luke Wilson is with the teacher at Max's play. Max is super confrontational with the guy. When they are out at dinner, Bill Murray has ordered him a drink and he tries to give Luke a hard time:

"Nice nurse uniform."
"These are O.R. scrubs."
"Oh-ARE they?"

Bill Murray giggles. It keeps playing in my head.