The Greedy Snake Pit
These workplaces run on avarice. Size is a motif: In The Hudsucker Proxy, industrial egos are bigger than the comically oversize furniture. Filling a similarly enormous boardroom table with all Black executives made for one of Putney Swope’s most unforgettable images. More recently, thanks to trick cinematography, the nearly boundless office of the CEO in Mr. Robot reflected the global reach of his corporation. Often glass and hard edges are everywhere—symbolizing Gordon Gekko’s ruthless insider trading in Wall Street and the ice that runs through the veins of The Big Short’s market contrarians.