A perfect movie

Rating: Null/10 (2 June 2004)

After you've lost everything you are free to do anything.' Listening to Brad Pitt delivering this remarkable line in a world in which the people are nothing more than consummers, you really see that Fight Club is different from other movies. The idea of luxury and a happy , calm life being a bad thing really shows that the film criticizes our society and the media. But why would anyone give up wealth security and television'? What is the reason for going back in the development of humanity? And why is this life more fulfilling than everything else? Fight Club has all the answers to these questions. It is a dark, exciting, disturbing, frightening but also wonderful near life experience. It deals with a lot of problems in our society, the important one being the fact that the people forgot what it is like to be human. Fight Club shows what living means. It shows how people can change their lifes but it also knows that there are consequences that can be either good or bad. It is as much a thriller as it is a black comedy. Real life means surviving in a world that has forgotten what the words real' and human' mean. Real life means fighting and standing up for yourself even though you are alone. David Fincher slowly builds the foundation of this film introducing Edward Norton's character who is a victim of the new, unnatural world and who is saved by Tyler Durden (Brad Pitt), a man who wants to go back to the old world, a man who wants to hit rock bottom. The performances by Norton and Pitt are amazing. They both deserve an academy award. Pitt gives his the best performance in his career creating a powerful, charismatic, wild, crazy but also human character. Norton's portrayal of the narrator cannot be described in words since it is one of the best performances ever seen on film. The director David Fincher proved once again that he is a perfect storyteller creating tension and emotions in a dark atmosphere. His direction slowly leads the audience to the point where they have to make a choice. Are they consummers or real human beings? 10\10