2. Architect No profession so perfectly encapsulates the classic rom-com’s disdain for reality than architect—an occupation that currently boasts the highest unemployment rate for its graduates, in a field that isn’t very big in the first place (with just over 100,000 identifying architects, according to the Department Of Labor). Architecture has been particularly devastated by the current recession because its success is tied to the housing market: Even experienced architects face high unemployment. But you’d never know that from watching glossy romantic comedies set in spacious loft offices with drafting tables and sketchpads. Lonely male architects star in The Lake House (Keanu Reeves), The Last Kiss (Zach Braff), Three To Tango (Matthew Perry), Sleepless In Seattle (Tom Hanks), My Super Ex-Girlfriend (Luke Wilson), Love Actually (Liam Neeson), Just Like Heaven (Mark Ruffalo), and It’s Complicated (Steve Martin)—apparently, architecture is a good cipher for “sensitive, but not girly.” Few of those men ever worry about the job market—though Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s character in (500) Days Of Summer goes so far as to quit his crappy job to pursue his passion, with at least a nod toward the difficulty of landing a career in the field. One Fine Day features the rare female architect, played by harried single mother Michelle Pfeiffer. But, as one of the overarching themes of the movie is that Pfeiffer’s character is too independent and controlling, perhaps her job is supposed to cast her in a more masculine light.
Posted on: Mon, 10 Feb 2014 12:41:34 +0000
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