I believe Fight Club is my favorite movie of all time. I should probably get the blu-ray some time. And I believe it's based on a book, so I should probably read it some time, too.
One more kid who'll dogmatically believe and take into account the faulty and frankly absurd philosophies of a fictional character named Tyler Durden; which is fantastic!
I just finished reading the novel and I watched the movie right after. The movie has subtle differences from the book, and some scenes that weren't in the book at all (like when the bar owner comes down and starts yelling at them). It seriously made me want to get in a fight, since I never have been in one. It also shines a light on the darker side of all men. My favorite part was when the spacemonkeys task was to pick fights for no reason on the street. There was a ton of dark humor in that scene as well as throughout the movie. I was also surprised that it was Chuck Palahniuk's first book, and it actually began as a 7 page short story, which is chapter 6 in the book.
One more kid who'll dogmatically believe and take into account the faulty and frankly absurd philosophies of a fictional character named Tyler Durden; which is fantastic!
mywalletsgone
I assume you're referring to me, and I never said I agreed with Tyler's ideology. I found him a very interesting character, but I very much disagree with his views. I mean, I found Hitler to be a fascinating character in Der Untergang (or Downfall in english), that doesn't mean I agree with Hitler
Fight Club is my favourite film of all time, and also one of my favourite books. I can watch that film over and over and get something new from it every time.
One more kid who'll dogmatically believe and take into account the faulty and frankly absurd philosophies of a fictional character named Tyler Durden; which is fantastic!
Harkat95
I assume you're referring to me, and I never said I agreed with Tyler's ideology. I found him a very interesting character, but I very much disagree with his views. I mean, I found Hitler to be a fascinating character in Der Untergang (or Downfall in english), that doesn't mean I agree with Hitler
I believe Fight Club is my favorite movie of all time. I should probably get the blu-ray some time. And I believe it's based on a book, so I should probably read it some time, too.
LovePotionNo9
Yeah you should. It is only 200 pages long. It probably takes close to the same amount of time to read the book as watch the movie.
lol, I remember that feeling after watching Fight Club. When I was like 14 or 15 I thought it was the deepest s*** ever and that the 'philosophy' presented in it was the absolute truth. Now that I've had some distance from it I realize that it's an alright film. It has some good moments, I like the score, and Edward Norton is pretty good. However, I no longer think that it's brilliant or amazing or that the twist is the best of all time. It's still somewhat enjoyable to watch, though.
[QUOTE="Harkat95"] I assume you're referring to me, and I never said I agreed with Tyler's ideology. I found him a very interesting character, but I very much disagree with his views. I mean, I found Hitler to be a fascinating character in Der Untergang (or Downfall in english), that doesn't mean I agree with Hitler-Big_Red-
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Alright sir!!
I get the feeling that deep down in your heart you want to be a troll. You just don't know how to do it.
I don't think I asked you! I'm staying out of moderation lists unlike some users haha :>
I don't know enough about film to place it anywhere or consider it better than something else so I won't pretend to do so, but it seems like the huge film buffs in this thread bash it for not being as good as other movies. Constant comparisons (of anything...film, books, etc.) kill off the meaning of the works. I think that if you sit down and look at the singular work that is Fight Club (the film), you'll appreciate it for what it is. Don't compare it to similar works or better movies and you'll probably like it. Draw some comparisons, sure, but don't downplay it because it didn't outdo your favorite film or your high expectations. That being said, I thought it was great for what it aimed to do. It fulfilled its purpose in my eyes and that's what makes it a worthwhile movie. I meant not to sound bitter; I just feel like all art forms are often unfairly compared to greater works. That is all. Thanks for reading!
To those that called it overrated, I don't think its overrated at all. I studied Fight Club in a film class, and I think the movie is close to a masterpiece. At least my teacher certainly thought it was. It is just so well constructed, paced, directed, edited (little hints at Norton's insanity throughout the film), etc, and it all leads to that final twist that is simply perfect.
It does get pretty silly at times, but I think Fight Club is the real deal. One of the best American films of the last 20 years.
It's pretty good. I watched it maybe 6-8 weeks ago for the first time. I wouldn't rank it in my top 10 movies of all time though, it's maybe top 20. The twist is pretty solid and very interesting, however I think the movie as a whole starts out strong and tapers off towards the end. The other thing is that it doesn't always get the full point across. I've seen several people in this thread talking about wanting to get into a fight after seeing the movie, which was not the goal. I see hardly anyone discussing Tyler's moral ideals so...you can see that the movie did not reach full potential in that area.
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