Why I love  Fight Club

Rating: 10/10 (23 October 2015)

FIGHT CLUB: Hit Me
In its incredible simplicity, it's truly wonderful. Cinematically, Norton's first punch is a masterstroke of the unexpected. Another film-maker might have amped up the moment to epic levels – had the fist thrown into the camera, perhaps, or added percussive sound effects or concussive light flashes – but not David Fincher. Filmed from a prosaic position parallel to the bar's back wall, Norton's punch is a flat, undramatic blow, and its unadorned impact allows Pitt, never the subtlest of performers, to bring out all the pain.
No, what makes Fight Club so great is the way it transforms these themes into thrilling, pure cinema, and I don't think there's any better example than that first confrontation between Brad Pitt and Edward Norton in the car park behind the bar.