If movies were about Architecture

“Apocalypse Now”: an architect goes grossly over budget. Another architect is sent out to find him and value-engineer the project, in the jungle, during a war.

“It’s a wonderful life”: An architect mishandles his finances. Jumps off a bridge. Is saved by his guardian angel / building inspector and shown what the world would be like without his architecture.

“The Matrix”: intern Neo has been using Revit happily for years when a rogue band of designers help him realize that Revit is a sentient program and humans are being used as batteries. Neo uses his revit skills to defeat the machine.

“Manhattan”: Architect Woody Allen spends hours talking about himself and his designs until he finally realizes that what really matters is the beauty of the city around him.

“Harry Potter”: A young boy goes to architecture school to learn to harness his magical abilities in design. He wears all black, and circular glasses.

“Jaws”: Killer shark / developer terrorizes local beachfront community. A band of local architects charter a boat to confront the developer at sea. They need a larger boat.

“Star Wars”: A long time ago, In a galaxy far, far away, a young architect battles the forces of the dark side of the profession when he discovers the evil leader of the starchitect firm he works for is actually his father. The young architect Luke joins with a rag-tag group of interns to start a rebellion.

“The Godfather”: Renowned architect Corleone takes young intern Michael under his wing and into the family business. Michael becomes involved in the inevitable cycle of drafting, long hours, and violence.