Fight Club is a story about a man who is trapped in his own life who escapes through his creation of a fighting club for men

Rating: 10/10 (19 May 2011)

In the beginning, Norton's character displays himself as being a very meek and pitiful character but he creates Tyler to show who he wants to be. The story takes place in a large metropolitan city in the 1990's. Norton's character shows the plight of the increasing number of desk jobs that people were getting throughout the 90's. This setting motivates Norton's character to step outside the norms he is trapped in. Fight Club is told from the first person view; that person being Norton's character. He narrates his personal thoughts throughout the entire story. An image that stands out in the film is soap. Selling soap is how Tyler makes his money but it is also the beginning to a recipe for the dynamite used in their out-of-control fight club plans. In terms of camera angles, Norton's character is shown as a lesser individual when the camera looks down on him from a higher point of view and Tyler Durden is looked up to. These camera angles put Tyler on a pedestal above Norton's character. However, later in the movie the camera angles even out and both Tyler and the narrator are viewed as the same. The music in the movie is used to get the audience excited during certain scenes but there is no music to bring the audiences mood down. The movie is always on the up and up until the very end. Overall, this film is very exciting and will keep your adrenaline pumping for the entire two and a half hours.