Rosa discussed the relationship between film and modern domestic architecture from the article.
It is a common thought that modern architecture is always related to negative characters. Maybe that’s because Americans never fully accept the modern house as their home, but rather as a workplace.
The apartment-dweller are usually young and naive, while the penthouse is generally for single wealthy people who only care about social status. However, when the rich fall in love and get married, it is a typical development that they reallocate to a traditional house.
However, traditional architecture is often associated with happiness in film. In many romantic comedies, this idea is reflected, such as The Enchanted House or Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House. These happy couples always live in traditional-style buildings.
In Ice Storm, traditional and modern architecture contrasts the two families. The ‘modern’ woman seduced the ‘traditional’ man who caused the central conflict.
For better or worse, modern architecture plays a vital role in the film.
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