ok i know this is an old movie and its good. But i watched it for the first time to night and it was just fucking over my head. I get how Brad Pitt (tyler) was only in his head or whatever. But, what the fuck does it all mean? I'm pretty sure there is some symbolic message that means something, but I'm not sure what is it exactly if any one knows please share.
Im not sure, I saw the movie long ago. It's based on a book though, I assume reading it may clear some things up. :O There is a message in it though and my cousin explained to me what he got from it but, I can't remember o.o Sorry. :S
something about moderation too I'd say, eavh personality was so far to one side of the spectrum, neither was healthy.... I need to read that book just for shits and giggles....
fight club is a clever critique of post modern consumer obssessed society. The main guy finds refuge from his problems by attending support groups, faking his need for actual support. In reality he is seeking something, but it's not clear what it is, but at the same time he finds comfort. tyler is a projection of what it is he wants to find and materialises his deepest desires through him. The idea is that the way individuals are socially contructed is extrictly limiting within its structures that there's so little freedom to create something that won't go beyond them, think about it, we have rules for everything, our lives are meaninless without them...so we try to find a meaning to life and by seeking these meanings we are able to find a purpose and so we can continue living. breaking the limits is the ultimate anti social statement, but in this case, it gave life another meaning and therefore a purpose that's completely outside of society's limitations.
EXCELLENT description. The movie is great, the book is AMAZING. Chuck Palahniuk is a literary god. I finish his books in record times. He needs to write more because I read them all inside of a couple months!! I could watch Fight Club endlessly. And it's by all means NOT overrated. One of the few movies I've seen translated into film so well. And might I add that Chuck Palahniuk was exceedingly pleased with the way the film turned out.
The book doesn't provide any insight into the film because the film is practically lifeted STRAIGHT from the book, and what's more they did a damn good job of it.
i think it's some kind of a nihilism description. We cannot define ourselves, coz our lives are not made for changing the world (Jack's work in an insurance company...) but to serve its interrests, senselessly, against our dreams, convictions, or even skills. So the last rebel thing to do is destruction. "I wanted to destruct smtg beautyful" says ed norton after slapping jared Leto's face. It has no sense. but what has? I agree it's the best adaptation of a book ever made. the book is great.
the book explains it all much more I think the movie is alot more fun and cool but the book is really deep I think the book explains it all really, I think it's a different way of looking at life brought to you from a rebellious, agnst filled, and vengeful psycho really it kinda twists the buddhist way of thinking, as all other religions have been twisted
Am I the only person who thought this movie had some major flaws... like the continuity of Tyler's character throughout the movie. I also thought the ending was absolutely terrible and ruined the entire thing for me; then again I didn't view the movie as a set up for a pretty, happy ending.
there were no continuity issues, we saw the movie as the narrarator did, we have no clue what was really going on
I disagree. Isn't the entire idea of a movie/book to convey a message of some sort? We do know what is going on in this story, and I still think that the continuity of Tyler's character is lacking.
