The architecture in a given scene of a movie can illustrate the household or users’ power status, family status or characteristics more than any words or descriptions. The architecture of buildings has a great influence on people, in the other way people also have a great influence on the architecture of the building. In many movies or TV series, without the access of any further information. We can easily distinguish between the protagonist, the antagonist, and also their personalities . For instance, in the movie Joker, Joker’s home is located in a compacted urban area, inside it usually has a

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The second reading of lecture 6 is actually an introduction of a book, it has mentioned the word genre really often during the chapter, which is the type of art that maybe used in the movie. In my opinion, it is able to give viewer a first sight of the movie, and can give some idea of what the director wants to present. A genre or architecture can somehow represent the film, characters, etc. For example, as the chapter mentioned, people living in penthouse are often strange, therefore sometimes the personality can be shown through the architecture, which is a

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I’m largely impressed by an element of the apartment plots that the author discussed in the reading material, which refers to the temporality of the apartment. I do think that every single character’s action will lead the film to various outcomes. For example, there is a plot that audiences may be familiar with in several cop films set in Hong Kong. Usually, in the climax of the films, the mate of the protagonist will decide to move out, because she can no longer stand the protagonist’s precarious living conditions. This action always marks the turning point of the movie and

Continue readingReading Response: Pamela Robertson Wojcik

An apartment in the film certainly plays an important role. Not only can it be the setting but also the plot. To me, it is definitely interesting that the apartment plot can be merging with other movie genres. Besides, the apartment in the film surely provides a new experience to the audience, like what the writer mentioned the apartment can primarily be a touristic space for most viewers. From the most basic building of architecture, the apartment, not only the viewers can clearly see the exterior and interior of the apartment itself but also the surroundings. Especially when the particular

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