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Adam Sandler plays an architect in the film "Click" who is given a universal remote control that can control aspects of his life. At first he uses it to fast forward through unpleasant situations but eventually loses control and fast forwards through entire years of his life, missing important family moments. The document also discusses scenes showing Michael Newman presenting designs to clients and having to modify his architectural visions for commercial reasons, and it comments humorously on imagined futures of the architectural profession.

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Film + Architecture: Architect

Adam Sandler plays an architect in the film "Click" who is given a universal remote control that can control aspects of his life. At first he uses it to fast forward through unpleasant situations but eventually loses control and fast forwards through entire years of his life, missing important family moments. The document also discusses scenes showing Michael Newman presenting designs to clients and having to modify his architectural visions for commercial reasons, and it comments humorously on imagined futures of the architectural profession.

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Film + Architecture

Adam Sandler plays Michael Newman, an architect


who is doing everything he can to get promoted to
partner in his firm, even if that means neglecting his
family. His life is so crazy that he is beginning to run
out of energy and patience, but all this is about to
change when he meets Morty (Christopher Walken)
who gives to him a universal remote, a remote that
Michael discovers can control more than just the
household appliances, but his own life.

“Click”-the movie
At first Michael gets an extreme kick out of the remote,
using it to mute obnoxious noises,
fast forward through fights with his wife,
breeze through traffic and physically abuse his boss
without him even knowing it. But soon Michael begins to
get carried away and begins to fast forward through
entire days and months in hopes of obtaining his
promotion faster. But as it turns out a few months ends
up turning into over a year and he's completely missed a
year of his family’s life. Things begin to get worse as the
remote begins to fast forward through time on its own
and Michael is unable to stop it, left watching as his
entire life literally fast forwards in front of him.
The film starts out with Newman late for a meeting
with the Arab Prince Habeeboo (played by Rob "Dwerp"
Schnieder), who commissioned a new resturant from
Newman's firm, Ammer Architects, headed by John
Ammer (David Haselhoff). Newman has the opportunity
to present the design concept to the Prince.
The first question the prince asks, "Where is bar?". Then the prince demands that the bar be
bigger, taking over the Atrium/Garden/Pond area. "No atrium, longer bar. And put drain in
floor for wet T-shirt contest."
"You're kidding me!?!?" Michael responds.
"Well, he's right, water has to go somewhere Mike," Ammer says as he rips the model apart
and pokes a drain into the foamcore with his pencil.
"I love it! It's Awesome!" exclaims the prince.
For those of you students out there, slaving away in studio, don't forget this very important
lesson: Water does have to go somewhere.

Later, a chance to design a new hotel for a group of Japenese investors come up, Associate
Michael Newman jumps at the chance thinking it will make him a partner. Taking the design
home over fourth of July weekend, Michael works late into the night on this:
As Michael tires of working, he decides to use the remote to
fast forward through the weekend. Keep in mind, that in the
movie they show that Michael acts like a brain dead fool
when he's on "Autopilot", so its no suprise that on Monday
morning Mike shows up at the office with this plan.
However, Michael is actually suprised that his design is good.
guess he's also a bumbling idiot in real life. However, the
Japanese investors don't give a damn. Once again, Mike is forc
to sell out to maximize rooms and profit.

In the future, all architects will ride segways around the


office while carrying brightly colored drawing tube on their
back. Why can't this future be now?
In the future, architects still love Barcelona chairs and the
Eames chairs.

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