subversivly feminist

Rating: Null/10 (24 March 2001)

Did anyone else pickup on the subversive feminism of the film? At first glance the film has this stereotypical action role: the guys are going around beating each other up and creating havoc. However Edward Norton's character feels unfulfilled until he starts fight club. The world in which he is living does not require typically male skills of aggression,the ability to take pain and general war-making. The world can quite easily carry on without men because what other attributes do men have, that the world requires that women cant provide? He realises his self worth as a man by creating a scenario in which his unique skills are valuable and have meaning. This film is about man's search for his role in the modern world.
Oh well, time to watch it again.