The Movie That Will Change Us All.

Rating: Null/10 (27 August 2003)

I wasn't one of the privileged few who got to watch this movie in the theaters. But when I started watching the movie I understood that this is not a movie for personal entertainment, or taking your girlfriend to, this is a movie for self improvement (or destruction) and is relative to many ordinary peoples' lives. I always say that this movie is my Bible, and I always mean it. To me, religion is partly an everyday relation to your life, like this movie. Fight Club is in truth, not about fighting, it is about salvation.
Tyler Durden is a anarchist who's got it all figured out. His idea of the perfect system is one in complete chaos, the exact opposite of todays organized, boxed up corporate world. The main character of this film, however, is just your ordinary "Jack". He lives in an apartment, works in a cubicle, and suffers from insomnia. But somehow, amidst all of his hard earned valuable possesions, he is lost. Lost in the fact that the world is a dream to him, and he is slowly waking up. When he awakes, he meets Tyler, and a chain of events causes "Jack" to shack up with him. Living in the dump that is Tyler's home, the two create a form of therapy that they call Fight Club. It is not so much a club as a way of spreading Tyler's philosophy and views to the world.
When Fight Club gets out of hand, "Jack" is stuck fighting against the destruction of the system he has known for so long, and the disturbing fact that there is method to Tyler's madness.
In conclusion, this movie is one for the audience who can relate to the fact that everyday life in this "modern" age is depleting the human spirit and vitality. It is a movie for someone seeking something above and beyond the safety of our system, and striving to change it. Unlike the trailers, this movie is limited to about four graphic fight scenes, which hold significant plot points, but not so much action at all. For the thrill seeking critic who demands action and destruction over an intricate plot, THIS MOVIE ISN'T FOR YOU. 10*/10*