The inspiration of movies comes from life. For example, movies set in a fast-paced city have a fast pace. When showing a city in movies, we should not only show the good aspects of the city, but also show the dark side of the city, so as to show the city completely. However, nowadays, movies pay more attention to the plot, and only select landmark buildings for the place where the event happened, which has almost become the consensus of the film industry. Apart from the virtual world created by science fiction movies, it is difficult to find any movie that can fully show the good and bad of a city. Here we can mention humanistic documentaries. Documentaries are usually shot in the streets and lanes, showing people’s life in a city. For example, we can see not only skyscrapers but also wet clothes hanging on the streets of slums.
Jiaxin LI (3035795276)
It is true that only landmark buildings are shown in some types of movies, for instance, crime thrillers. Yet I do think not only documentary pays attention to the details of daily lives in a city. There are many films that are fictional, yet equally humanistic. As you said, the inspiration for films comes from life. For instance, Hong Kong embodies the characteristic of both fast and slow. I would encourage you to observe the slowness in Hong Kong. You may then see a place that is different from the generic descriptions of the city.