Fight Club stars Brad Pitt, Edward Norton, Helena Bonham-Carter, and Jared Leto in a thrilling picture about male aggression and the conformance of society.
Norton plays "The Narrator" who is fed up with his cubicle, IKEA, khaki, hum drum life. He's an insomniac and can't sleep, so he goes to support groups for individuals that are dying. He runs into Marla Singer (Bonham-Carter) who is tarnishing his familiarity with these people who are so close to death - Norton wishes to feel honesty from the people in the support group to be in a position to cry and to sleep. Unavoidably, the 2 split the support groups in order for Norton to feel the truthfulness.
Norton's life is thrown for a loop when he meets Tyler Durden (Pitt), a soap manufacturer and Norton's antithesis, outside of a bar. Ironically, Norton's designer loft burns down that very same night and he moves in with Durden where they start their own fight club when their spontaneous rough housing becomes a ritual. This attracts more followers who need to join because they, like Norton, are also frustrated with their lives.
The Fight Club turns into symbolic of anarchy with Durden as the leader. They intend to take over the town and Norton begins to lose control.
SPOILER ALERT!
Norton comes to find that Durden is his alternative personality - he will not beat Durden as he already knows what Norton is thinking before it happens (since he's a part of his psyche). Before anarchy erupts, Norton must discover a way to conquer Durden (and the followers) and keep loads of people from being hurt.
Critique of Fight Club
This flick is not just delightful for men to watch, but also for girls. It is a great film psychologically with great actors and great casting. It is certainly a cult hit and questions compliance and how far we are ready to go to beat it (only to find that we are conforming in the end). It was made in 1999 (a great time considering the dawning of the millenium).
Fight Club is a great picture if you are hunting for a upbeat action flick but with substance.
"You are not the clothes you wear. ".
Norton plays "The Narrator" who is fed up with his cubicle, IKEA, khaki, hum drum life. He's an insomniac and can't sleep, so he goes to support groups for individuals that are dying. He runs into Marla Singer (Bonham-Carter) who is tarnishing his familiarity with these people who are so close to death - Norton wishes to feel honesty from the people in the support group to be in a position to cry and to sleep. Unavoidably, the 2 split the support groups in order for Norton to feel the truthfulness.
Norton's life is thrown for a loop when he meets Tyler Durden (Pitt), a soap manufacturer and Norton's antithesis, outside of a bar. Ironically, Norton's designer loft burns down that very same night and he moves in with Durden where they start their own fight club when their spontaneous rough housing becomes a ritual. This attracts more followers who need to join because they, like Norton, are also frustrated with their lives.
The Fight Club turns into symbolic of anarchy with Durden as the leader. They intend to take over the town and Norton begins to lose control.
SPOILER ALERT!
Norton comes to find that Durden is his alternative personality - he will not beat Durden as he already knows what Norton is thinking before it happens (since he's a part of his psyche). Before anarchy erupts, Norton must discover a way to conquer Durden (and the followers) and keep loads of people from being hurt.
Critique of Fight Club
This flick is not just delightful for men to watch, but also for girls. It is a great film psychologically with great actors and great casting. It is certainly a cult hit and questions compliance and how far we are ready to go to beat it (only to find that we are conforming in the end). It was made in 1999 (a great time considering the dawning of the millenium).
Fight Club is a great picture if you are hunting for a upbeat action flick but with substance.
"You are not the clothes you wear. ".
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