Architectural Aesthetics in Movies

For a good movie, the background is very important. Many masters' movies will be set in beautiful buildings, and together with the characters and stories, they will tell touching stories. The editor below has compiled some of the good buildings in the master movies, some have been built, and some are fictitious, for tasting.

1、Hayao Miyazaki "Spirited Away"

▲Chongqing Hongya Cave

Those who have seen "Spirited Away" know that the prototype of the oil house is simply Hongyadong in reality. If the oil house is a product of the virtual world, then Hongyadong is a three-dimensional real world. At night, it stands on the mountain city like the golden light and stars holding the moon, as if people are in the spirit of "Spirited Away" world......

2、Zhang Yimou "Raise the Red Lantern"

▲Shanxi Qiao Family Courtyard

The Qiao Family Courtyard is famous for the filming of the movie "Hanging the Red Lantern". It was once praised by experts and scholars as "a pearl of northern residential architecture". The Qiao Family Courtyard was built during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty. Although it spans two centuries, it still retains its natural architectural style.

3、Bong Junhao "Parasites"

▲Fictional Park's Mansion

Everyone thinks that the mansion in the movie "Parasite" is a real house, but in fact the mansion is not designed by an architect, but the art director of the film, Li Hejun and his art team, in the empty outdoor shooting base The setting is completed. Because the plot requires a very hierarchical space, Li Hejun referred to the works of famous domestic and foreign architects, prioritized the shooting angle, and gradually designed it according to the director's ideas.

4、Dennis Villeneuve, Blade Runner 2049

"Blade Runner 2049" is a sequel to the classic sci-fi movie, but it has attracted the attention of more architects. The picture shows the corridor space with a sense of drama in the film, and the environment structure has a strong sense of order. There are many classic architectural style settings in the film, and the shadow of Tadao Ando appears the most.

5、Andrew Nicole, "At the End of the Day"

In the movie "At the End of the Day", we can see the transformation of architectural space into movie space. The architect Frank Lloyd Wright’s Marin County Civic Center was selected as the most important "architect actor". After the "grease and powder" transformation, it played the role of an aerospace center with a very different style and philosophy.

6、Tasim Sheen, "Falling In"

▲Moon Well (Chand Baori)

The movie "Falling In" makes people only worship the architectural design! The exterior scenes in the film are all physical buildings, and many of them are iconic buildings in the world. For example, Jodhpur, the blue city, has achieved a fantastic visual feast.

7、Jacques Tati, "My Uncle"

▲The modern architecture of the Arbel House

In the movie "My Uncle", the artistic technique chosen by director Tati strengthened his use of the two dichotomy of reality in the movie, especially in the setting of the scene. The houses built for modern families in the film are reminiscent of modernist architects Rietveld and Le Corbusier. They all use concepts such as linear, simple shape and window strips.

8、Taiga Viditi, "Jojo's Fantastic World"

"Jojo's Whimsical World" is an anti-war comedy. There are various body organs everywhere in the film, such as the windows on the roof like eyes in the stills in the picture, and everyone raises their hands to say hello.

9、Wes Anderson, "The Grand Budapest Hotel"

It is said that those who study photography must not miss the classic film "Budapest Hotel", but if you are interested in architecture, you will definitely be amazed after watching it! This film perfectly integrates the art nouveau and art deco architectural styles that were most loved by Hollywood in the last century into the classic shooting schedule, and the architecture has become the best teller of the story. Filming locations: Görlitz, Germany, Babelsberg Studios, Zwickau, Germany, Dresden, Germany.

10、Jonathan Nolan, "Western World Season 3"

▲Los Angeles in 2058 in Westworld 3

The shooting of "Western World Season 3" can also be said to be an architectural award. The film crew spans the United States, Spain and Singapore.

11、Christopher Nolan, "Inception"

12、"Homesickness" by Tarkovsky

▲Monastery of San Galgano, Italy

Andrei Tarkovsky’s poetic lens is recognized as unique and infinite in film history, and the buildings under his lens are like a mysterious oil painting. The use of long lens will unknowingly make the audience unconscious. The soul is also pulled in.