Drivers of Fascism

Rating: 9/10 (25 October 2008)

One of the most thought provoking movies I have seen. It aims to shed some light on the originators of fascist movements taking root all over the world. Everywhere someone - some twisted mind - is out there to take control of emotionally vulnerable people and then channelize it to their own end. To make the connection with fascism clear, in one of the memorable scenes Tyler asks its recruits whether they have black shirts/jackets/etc - recall the Blackshirts of Mussolini URL = http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackshirts . Take the Al-Qaeda, Lashkar or Hitler, Stalin all seem to have a basic lack of respect for human life and they all are like Tyler ... the only difference being Tyler (I mean Norton) tries to redeem himself in the end. Sure as hell we know rest of the Hitlers and his ilk never knew what they were doing ...
And why just fascists ... even religious preachers, communists or just about anybody who is fanatic enough to convert others to his point of view with a crusaders zeal (to the point of trying to eliminate people if they do not convert) all come under the scanner in this brilliant movie.
On a different note, for a long time I was under the impression that this movie is one of "Fast and furious" varieties ... am happy that ultimately I overcame my inhibition to see this masterpiece.