Sweet as the punch

Rating: Null/10 (19 January 2001)

It is always said, that the 90s were "Pulp Fiction" and "Trainspotting",but in my opinion "Fight Club" is the most important film of the last decade (nevertheless, the two others are brilliant movies,too!). "Fight Club" shows in a forceful way, how life becomes existence and existence becomes meaningless, because of the total lost of the own identity. We praise television and advertising, money is our god, but we become more and more faceless beings. In the case of the narrator (Edward Norton) it leads to a split personality, schizophrenia, and the result of that is Tyler Durden (Brad Pitt). A charismatic and dangerous anarchist. Together (although they are one and the same person!) they establish the fight club. And in this unity all these shattered existences get what them makes feel that they are real: Pain! It´s the best therapy that they can´t get anywhere else. After a while, Tyler plans the total overrun of society. And the narrator finds himself trapped in the net of his own conspiracy... What can I say more about this movie: David Fincher´s direction is excellent (although the film has got some length, but who really cares?!?), the score of the "Dust Brothers" is also great, camera handling and atmosphere are a fabulous mixture between video clip and film noir. Brad Pitt, who is still too underrated as an actor, is the stated star in this movie, but Edward Norton´s performance had deserved an oscar! (10/10)