The first rule of Fight Club is you do not talk about Fight Club.

Rating: 9/10 (7 October 2019)

Fight Club follows the story of the Narrator (Edward Norton) whose name is never mentioned, he is an employee of a car company who suffers from insomnia. The narrator attends a support group of testicular cancer victims and, after convincing them that he too is suffering from the disease, finds an emotional release that cures his insomnia. He becomes addicted to therapy groups and to the farce of posing as a victim, but the presence of another impostor - Marla Singer (Helena Bonham Carter) - bothers him, so he negotiates with her to avoid meeting at the same meetings.
After a flight home on a business trip, he finds his apartment destroyed by an explosion. She calls Tyler Durden (Brad Pitt), a soap salesman she had met on a plane, and they meet in a bar. A conversation about consumerism prompts Tyler to invite the narrator to stay at home. Tyler accepts on the condition that he is beaten. They both engage in a punching fight outside the bar, for the narrator to later move into Tyler's emaciated home. They continue to have more fights outside the bar, which attracts a couple of curious people. The fights pass into the basement of the bar, where a fighting club is formed governed by a set of rules.
Fight Club is a black comedy and psychological film that manages to open your eyes to a reality that many ignore after paying attention to the material instead of living their lives. The satire about consumerism goes hand in hand with a dark comedy, touches of drama and suspense about who Tyler Durden is and to what end he does what he has to do. This almost unique piece shows us the wild and anarchist life of a group of "knights" who don't want to die without scars. It is not an example to follow, nor is it to initiate chaos or to be masters of disorder... Just don't forget The First Rule.