A movie misunderstood

Rating: 10/10 (3 December 2004)

To the people who see "Fight Club" and dismiss it as just another violent movie need to watch it closer. Or better yet, go out and read the book it is based on by Chuck Palahniuk.
Warning-Spoilers included
To say that this movie is only about a group of men who seem to enjoy beating themselves up for no reason is completely off the mark. "Fight Club" is in fact an examination at the lives of people who wish to release all of their anger and stress and the way that they do it. Of course, this involves beating the crap out of each other in the basement of a bar.
But that is not the focal point of the movie. The true nature of the movie is revealed when Tyler, played very convincingly by Brad Pitt, pours lye on the narrators hand, who is played very well by Edward Norton. The resulting scene stays with the audience, and this is where Tyler Durden reveals what he truly wishes to do, and that is a new world order. Enter Project Mayhem.
This movie is amazing if watched with an open mind. Sure it is violent, but the true story does not involve only the violence, but what is spawn as a result of the men doing this to each other and their belief in one man-Durden. 9/10