Think about a place where you can see the magnificent panorama of New York City, like a bird looking down from the clouds. I bet the Empire State Building comes to mind. For 40 years after its completion, it was the tallest building in the world, with a length of 443.2 meters. Now it is the third tallest building in the USA ("U.S.A.'s tallest buildings - Top 20"). The reason for its initial creation a competition of "who could build the highest building first" ("The History of the Empire State Building"). However, in this day and age, it has morphed into one of the most popular places for touristic trips and also for the movies. Because of the Empire State Building's unique aspects, lots of movies are filmed there, such as: "Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief" and "An Affair to Remember". All of the directors used this building to create different effects on the audience. "Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief" is a film which is based on the famous book of Rick Riordan. Logan Lerman, Rosario Dawson, Pierce Brosnan, Uma Thurman and Catherine Keener enliven the wonderful characters of this book. The film is about a young boy called Percy who grew up without a father and has bizarre features. As the movie continues he learns that his father is actually a Greek god, Poseidon, and his difference, which seems as an illness in real life, comes from his father’s inhuman genes. Moreover, Zeus, who was also a Greek god, thinks that Percy stole his lightning bolt, despite the fact that Percy had just learned about them (Abramowitz). So what is the relationship between this fantastic movie and the Empire State Building, which we can encounter in our real lives? The Empire State Building was used as the famous Mount Olympus where all the Greek gods live. The last floor, which is the 600th floor according to the book, opens the gate of the gods' mythical, world (Pollard). Both the author and the director chose this building because it is a world famous building, due to its enormous length. Also in Greek myth, Mount Olympus is located on top of the clouds. That's why they share the similarity of being high. What's more, lots of people have been in this building, so choosing the Empire State Building as Mount Olympus makes the audience feel familiar with Mount Olympus and increases the attention of the audience. If we look to the recent past, like the 1950s, we can encounter a fascinating, dramatic and phenomenal movie: An Affair to Remember. The movie tells about Nickie Ferrante (Cary Grant) and Terry McKay (Deborah Kerr) who met and fell in love on a ship. However, they had a major obstacle in the way of their love; they both belonged to someone else. That's why they agreed to meet at the top of the Empire State Building after 6 months, to see if they would end their relationships and still want to be together. On the day of their rendezvous, while Terry was on her way to go the Empire State Building, a car hit her and she was gravely injured. At the same time, Nickie was waiting her at the observation deck at the top of the building. Finally when the midnight came, he conceded that he was rejected. This movie is considered one of the most romantic movies and the scene at the Empire State Building has an important effect on it (Frank). Spectacular views always creates romanticism on people and the director (Leo McCarey) achieved it by choosing this building. I am sure that when Terry said "Let's meet on the top of the Empire State Building", every audience thought how romantic they were. To put it in a nutshell, the Empire State building is a well-known building by all the people around the world which is provided by its length. Besides its length, the movies which are filmed in there enhanced its fame. The director of "Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief" used this building in order to raise the audience's interest and make a connection to the real life while "an Affair to Remember" used this building to create a romantic moment. Their purpose might be different but both of them made the best decision by choosing the Empire States Building. It has a great and significant part to gain audience for these movies.