Celebrating Masculinity

Rating: 9/10 (2 December 2013)

Both a criticism and celebration of masculinity. The narrator (Edward Norton) looks to (Brad Pitt)Tyler Durden as an anarchic role model and takes on his nihilistic view of life.
The film is gritty and displays the male primal lust for violence. This acts as an outlet or breakaway for the narrator from the stagnant regime of office work. People who have seen this film before will understand it's mastery in foreshadowing.
My favourite scene is where the narrator beats up 'Angel face' a relatively handsome blonde character. The audio makes the scene brutal and the narrator is dubbed over declaring these nihilistic statements of "I want to breathe smoke"
There are lot's of messages in Fight Club, there is a sense of anti- capitalism. "We work to earn money to buy s**t we don't need." There is a desire for everyone to be equal "you are the all singing all dancing c**p of the world." There's progression from rebellion against societal expectancy that turns to terrorism. The film can be seen as a critique of totalitarianism, where people's humanities are blurred. The narrator has to remind others that when Bob dies "his name was Robert Paulson."