Awesome / Rushmore

• The opening scene where Max solves an impossible math problem without a sweat.
• The montage of all of Max's extracurricular activities is glorious, as is the Surprisingly Realistic Outcome follow-up of him being lectured for how they interfere with his studies.
• Max somehow rigs a normal-looking tree to fall down when it is touched the right way.
• Margaret uses a model plane to make a big entrance while Max is flying a kite.
• Any play by the Max Fischer Players. Especially Heaven And Hell. Max uses fake explosions, pulleys, model helicopters in the background, and recordings or real-life speeches about the war to realistically simulate a battlefield.

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