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Skyscrapers in film
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<p> <a href="/facts/Skyscraper/5nM0naVB">Skyscrapers</a> are frequently featured in <a href="/facts/Film/wM3b9Kk3">films</a> for their impressive appearance and potent <a href="/facts/Symbol/GS8mTn0h">symbolism</a>. They convey an impression of power – an old movie and TV <a href="/facts/Clich%25C3%25A9/G1HJa9k1">cliché</a> starts with the outside view of a skyscraper with a <a href="/facts/Voice-over/6DNxyS1W">voice-over</a> conversation, continuing inside the luxurious office of a <a href="/facts/Tycoon/yqUeQzqW">tycoon</a> or crime boss. </p><p>Skyscrapers' tight security and isolation from the rest of the city makes them ideal for dramatic crisis and trap situations including hostage-taking, heists and fire. Skyscrapers and other large landmarks also feature prominently in <a href="/facts/Disaster_film/mCauvRVx">disaster films</a>, where they are destroyed as a show of the power of nature or invaders. </p>