It earned its place in history

Rating: 9/10 (4 May 2018)

This week I watched Fight Club (1999). It wasn't what I expected at all. The film really was artistic and definitely felt like a 90s film. I will admit that I did not see the plot twist coming. I do think the film was good, but I wouldn't say it was my cup of tea per se (but I think I knew that going into it). I really liked the way that the characters were set up and how the main character met Marla Singer. The film was definitely engaging. I can't say that I necessarily felt anything watching the film other than the occasional disgust when the characters would do something gross or the occasional weird feeling when the story went somewhere strange. The editing is probably one of the best things about the film and I feel that it may have triggered its own editing genre that seems to have what I call the pause and whiplash effect. The narrator will be speaking, the visuals pause as he explains, then the visual is unpaused and takes the viewer through a whiplash sequence of shots before returning to a normal pacing. The perspective of this film was told from the main character, who also served as the film's narrator. I'm not sure that there was a point to the film other than crazy people can lead an army. I think that it was more about telling an interesting story than serving much of a deeper meaning. The payoff for this film comes toward the end when we realize who is really in control and when the main character achieves his goals, even if they were oddly screwed up goals. All in all I'm glad to have finally seen this movie and can see why it has taken its place in film history's hall of fame.