Scene 1

This scene’s purpose is to show that everybody gets hopeless no matter how much they try to cover it up due to the characters costumes and body language. Because of Max’s downed head and Hermans slouched shoulders, the mood in this scene is depressed; however, there is a lot of yellow in this scene, which signifies happiness and joy. In this scene, the yellow’s purpose is to show that the characters are trying to cover up their depression because they are both wearing the yellow. There are also flowers in the background, which means that all of the happiness is behind them. When Herman is getting off the elevator, he admits, “I'm kind of lonely these days” and proceeds to get off and walk away, which adds to the awkwardness and depression in this scene. The purpose of this depression is to show that the characters were feeling hopeless. This hopelessness has caused Herman to turn to alcohol and tobacco, and the hopelessness has caused Max to be almost mute, which is very strange considering he has been very talkative in the movie. I think that the purpose of this hopelessness is to show that life is filled with obstacles that affect everybody no matter how much they try to cover it up. This hopelessness is also seen in "Never Let Me Go" within the clones. I think we could relate this scene to never let me go if we added a sign that said "Heart Donation" on it. This would relate nicely to "Never Let Me Go" because they are in a hospital and have little hope, so it would make sense to put the reason clones have no hope, which is donations, into the elevator with them. This would add the hopelessness of the clones to the hopeless scene in Rushmore. This would, in turn, connect the stories using the theme of hopelessness.