Essential for all Nietzsche students and readers!

Rating: 10/10 (16 April 2004)

Fincher's "Fight Club" is an essential work of art for all Nietzsche students and readers. As it really takes the story to its completion, something that the novel is unfortunately afraid to do, the movie is the most amazing and compelling illustration of Nietzsche's most famous concept: the will transforming itself into power - 'Wille zur Macht'. As Tyler Durden immerses himself in the search of his individuality, he progressively rids himself of anything that is not him and goes back to the essential: will and his desires. Until he finally experiences the nietzschean achievement of transforming his will and desires into pure power. The movie doesn't stop there though and in a superb ending offers to the viewer the most important question once you've reached the transformation and purification of your will and instincts, which can only be done by overcoming the fear of death: will you use your power for destruction (nihilism) or to build a future (love)? Or both?
A masterpiece and a "must" for all philosophy students!