The world's greatest movie?

Rating: 6/10 (28 January 2010)

Fight Club is a phenomenon of popular culture, maybe a cult classic, a miracle for some, but is it really that great or a mind blowing cinematic journey? or a real piece of cinema? No, it isn't. Maybe, Fight Club is little thought provoking including some "cool" aphorism or lines, but it is Fincher's most mainstream work and designed to be understood by everyone because it is a "product" of popular culture. I know that why is Fight Club appreciated and loved in that grand scale by population, because it is so called a "cool" movie. Brad Pitt plays a tough alpha male, Helena Bonham Carter plays a reckless femme fatale, there is rebellion, disobedience, "fight clubs", cool lines, etc. with a fast and dynamic editing. Fight Club is considered as a criticism of consumer society, capitalism and modern community, but there are movies which do that criticism better: A Clockwork Orange, Sidney Lumet's Network, Charlie Chaplin movies, even Watchmen! By the way, there is a twist about a character in the movie, but if you think about it, it just doesn't make any sense and that makes the movie illogical. The ending which is considered one of the best endings ever is lame and controversial in many ways. Fight Club underlines and explains its will and subjects in a loud way. This is not a subtle film, so it is little didactic and there is not any unforgettable scene to watch over and over again like some other great movies. I prefer even the director's Zodiac over this, a masterfully told, great piece of cinema.