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"TAKE SOME RESPONSIBILITY!"
FIGHT CLUB is absolutely mind-blowing. It is thought-provoking. This film has its audiences on the edge of their seats and thinking about the film long after they have watched it. It tells the story of the anonymous and main character, portrayed in this film by Edward Norton, whose life is boring and monotonous. He is an insomniac...he's miserable...he is destined for a breakdown...until his life takes a sudden change when he meets the wildest man he's ever met...his best friend. When Norton's character's apartment explodes without explanation, he is forced to take up residence with Tyler Durden. Together, the two commit a series of acts of vandalism and sessions of bloody fist-fights, which come with certain rules, of course. As more and more people join, a group forms...an army...a club of vandals that worship their leaders and are convinced that they are being rescued from misery...or something they can't even identify...and find the acts of vandalism that they commit acts of setting those who "are still stuck" free. At least that is their excuse...or Durden's. As the movie goes on, their infamous fight club morphs into Project Mayhem, and as their acts grow more and more violent and outrageous, one can only wonder..."how far is too far?" As Edward Norton's character is shot into a world that he isn't prepared to face, he will find himself unraveling a mystery that will blow the minds of any of the film's audiences, people will find themselves mesmerized by the miraculous and amazing story that is not as obvious or flat as the marketing may make it seem. The film goes deeper than any unsespecting viewer can ever expect...with unbelievable twists and turns that explode onto the screen with stylistic vision of brilliant and artistic director, David Fincher, whose work includes the films,SEVEN and PANIC ROOM. That combined with the amazing acting talents of such actors as Edward Norton, Brad Pitt and Helena Bonham Carter, whose portrayals of the characters fit perfectly with the right wit and humor that makes this film what it is. This piece of art also contains a great amount of special effects. The film, of course, contains a great amount of violence for the intense fighting scenes and other important scenes, which is necessary, being that the film is after all called FIGHT CLUB.

An Overlooked Gem...
I was completely engrossed in this movie from start to finish. The dark style and tone, the black humor, the complex story and characters, and the final twist all make this movie one of my personal favorites.

Edward Norton plays an insomniac that feels like he is being sucked into the evil world of marketing (and Swedish furniture) and begins to go to support groups for cancers, parasites, and various others to escape from it. He begins to get sleep, and is soon addicted. Then, the mysterious Tyler Durden and Marla walk into his life and turn it upside down. An underground fight club is soon begun as a form of therapy, and the idea catches on.

Fight Club, like American Beauty, can't be described in a way to make the story sound engaging; these are both movies that must be fully EXPERIENCED to understand their depths and underlying ideas. I try to explain to people that Fight Club is NOT ABOUT VIOLENCE. Look closer and you'll find that it is, in essence, anti-violence. This film is simply BRILLIANT and all DVD owners should own this gem! Enjoy!

-Taylor

Fight Club (1999) d: Fincher, David
Directed by David Fincher, Fight Club is a very weird movie that people either loved or hated. It is a dark; very satiric, and incredibly funny movie. Our star played by Edward Norton [American History X (1998)], on one of his many business trips, meets Tyler Durden played Brad Pitt [Kalifornia (1993) / Seven (1995, also directed by David Fincher)], a sly soap-salesman and jack-of-all-trades. When Edward Norton's high rise apartment is mysteriously firebombed, he turns to Brad Pitt for help. After a few drinks, both learn that neither has ever been in a fight. Pitt asks Norton to punch him. The 'Fight Club' is born. Channeling primal male aggression into a shocking new form of therapy the concept catches on, with underground 'Fight Clubs' forming in every town. Becoming a weekly testosterone social event, the club soon begins to grow, then mutate into a terrorist organization known as 'Project Mayhem'. A nihilistic cult that subverts and disrupt society whenever possible, through pranks and anti-corporate aggression. Throughout the film director David Fincher uses stylized subliminal editing, exciting camerawork, and digital effects to make a his work come to life. The film ends with a surprise ending similar to The Six Sense (1999), when Norton realizes that he is having a "mid-life crisis", and has created an charismatic, alter ego split personality. The DVD is full so many extras that they needed a second disc fit them all on.

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