Sunday, August 17, 2008

personal review of the film "Fight Club"

Fight Club seems like a typical gang film at first sight, but it is more thought-provoking than it seems.

Although Tyler and Edward co-create the fight club, Tyler is actually the godfather of the club. He attended college, extremely debase consumerism which ever dominated Edward's life.

The advocated values of the club is that one should abandon materialistic world and pursue a kind of spiritual redemption by destruction. Destruction is the way they live. Destruction is what makes them exist. As Tyler said, "Let gone."

One scenario is very striking for me. That guy claimed to study biology conceded that he really want to be a veterinarian when his head is pointed by a short gun. Maybe death can save us to some extent because death can help us know what we really want to be. But before that, we should seriously think it over and over. As soon as the goal is clear, just do it before we die.

Now, I can't say any more about this movie. Maybe the next time I see it again, I can gain more understanding.

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