Amazing and unique, but often misunderstood

Rating: 10/10 (6 May 2020)

Fight Club is one of the best movies ever made, and deserves all the praise. Since its release it has become a cult classic, despite flopping at the box office.
The setting switches back and forth from neat IKEA-filled apartment, white office walls and button-up shirts to dark and gritty streets, blood-stained floors and destruction. Every scene is flawless, and the narration throughout the movie allows us to see the story from the main character's perspective.
While the story is obviously adapted from a book, David Fincher made it his own, and improved what was already a good story. It's controversial, shocking and serves as a social commentary. You can come back to this movie many times, and find something new almost every time, thanks to numerous easter eggs hidden in it. The casting was superb, and I can't imagine anyone else playing the main characters. I never cared much about Norton, but since Fight Club he has become one of my favorites as I started appreciating his talent.
Now that I talked about Norton, I have to say something about Pitt's character - Tyler Durden. The most common misunderstanding of what Fight Club is about is perceiving Tyler as a hero of the story. Obviously, Jack (I will use this name for convenience) idolizes Tyler. He's everything that Jack wishes he would be. For us, the audience, seeing Tyler as a hero isn't that hard either. He's handsome, stylish and we can't get enough of him.
There's nothing wrong with letting it all go while enjoying the movie, losing ourselves in this nihilistic world. The important thing though, is remembering that Tyler is the villain, and we should not "let ourselves become Tyler Durden".