In Noirs: The City, the Woman, and other Spaces, the author describes how the architectural design affects movies in the 1960s. The author analyzes two movies, “Black Rose” and “Elevator Girl” as case studies. The movie “Black Rose” was able to show the difference of how people in different social classes live. For instance, in a scene where Black Rose stole from a fancy houses and gives the money to people sleeping in poor houses illustrates a contrast of Hong Kong people from two different social classes. On the other hand, the movie “Elevator girl” promotes a revolutionary new type of building. As buildings at that time were single-purpose buildings, the movie introduces new multi-purpose high rise buildings. The film communicated this idea to the audience, as such buildings were not accessible for everyone and not common yet.
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Your work has summarized the reading very well, but with almost no personal thoughts can be observed. Maybe you can reflect on the role of film in introducing new urban typologies and inventions and how this affect or reflect urban trends and fashion.