Up to you...

Rating: 10/10 (27 February 2006)

After reading numerous comments I feel it's safe to say that this film has gained somewhat conflicting responses from its viewers. I honestly loved this film, the story is incredible, and the execution from novel to motion picture is brilliant.
The majority of the "Hated it" comments (that I read) were somewhat contradictory. It seemed that the people who disliked it did so because they saw a standpoint on western society that they did not like, they saw something that they disagreed with and were discomforted by it. However, I feel that this is what Fight Club is all about. This film shows the discrepancies between those who question purpose and those who don't. This movie affected me because it made me see something in myself and the people around me, something that I did not necessarily like. Not many films have the ability to that that to a person, and I feel that's what makes Fight Club so excellent.
I can see how this film could be considered depressing or twisted by some viewers but I feel it's anything but.
Chuck Palahniuk uses Fight Club as a vehicle to express his own thoughts and to depict the spiritual struggle of the modern man. Ironically this film provides relief for those feeling mediocre, or slaves to the "IKEA nesting instinct" through the catastrophic outcome of the fight club mentality. This film provokes thought by showing that the seditious behaviour of middle-aged men searching for meaning solves nothing but their own psychological battles.
Casting, screenplay, cinematography and story, all excellent in my own opinion.
10 Out of 10.