Living in an apartment has a big issue. They aren't soundproof, so noise from one carries to the other. This is true in real life as well as in media. And in both, a common way to deal with this is to bang on the wall/floor/ceiling, depending on the direction of the noise, in the hopes that this will quiet the offending noise. And in both, this rarely works, and may even encourage the neighbors. One of the most commonly portrayed versions of this is an old person banging on the ceiling with a broom. Compare Big "Shut Up!", Not to be confused with the Darth Wiki page Wall Banger.