Fight Club

Ruben of the Floating Red Couch<br />
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Last updated: 2010-04-17 06:33:42 by user01

BOTTOM LINE: This is cinematic perfection; strong themes, exciting characters, witty dialogue and some spectacular visuals combine to give a unique, rich experience which explores the male psyche and its role within society.

THE GOOD: 'Fight Club' without a doubt has to be one of the best films ever made. What's so surprising about what you will see is that you won't see it all in one sitting. There are so many layers at work that you'll need to see it a few times before you can truly appreciate everything you have watched. On a superficial level, this film is about two guys who start an underground "fight club" where everyday Joe's can beat the crap out of each other in order to feel alive. That might sound brutal and abhorent, but this film has so much to say, particularly about the male psyche and the way it has to deal with the modern 'PC' world it finds itself in. Brad Pitt as Tyler and Edward Norton as the unnamed Narrator are absolutely brilliant in their roles as the two men who start the club, and they have some very witty, biting and topical dialogue (take Pitt's explanation of how to make all kind of explosives using simple household items if one were so inclined!). On top of the cracking script and great performances, director David Fincher also unleashes a flurry of amazing images. The colours are dark and more on the cool side, but the shots are absolutely amazing, starting with the opening CG title sequence which begin on an extreme close-up of Norton's brain cells and pulls out to reveal his face. Brilliant stuff.

THE BAD: There's nothing wrong with this film, at least for me. I can imagine some people getting offended by the violence in this film (and the meaning behind it) but I think they'd be missing the point. This film makes a topical comment about violence; better than your average action film which makes it all a cartoon and glorifies it.

RATING: 10/10

Todd Murphy <br />
http://www.allaboutmovies.net

Last updated: 2010-02-07 03:08:00 by user01

In Tyler Durden we trust.

The film opens with Edward Norton having a gun pointed at him, actually stuck in his mouth...what we see here is the ending...now, let’s find out what happend here.

Here you have a film by very acclaimed director David Fincher. After entertaining us with great thrillers like Seven and The Game, Fincher delivers with something different, but when it comes to Fincher, you know he delivers, it’s never boring with this director. What goes in that mind is something special and now is the time to thank god for letting Fincher share his brilliance with the world!

Now, remember the gun in Norton’s mouth? Let’s get back to it.

The film then continues (and so will be the rest of it) with Norton narrating and explaining us what is it we see in order to understand the plot and the course of action. But it’s not all understood, it won’t be, and even Norton will get confused at times because Fincher won’t deliver you a film where everything is clear right from the start. You’ll have to pay attention and pay closely to the film’s plot in order to combine piece by piece of infrmation just to understand what you’re really watching it. But that’s all the fun with Fincher’s films.

Norton plays a lonely man, working at a big company (or a major one as he will refer to it in the course of the film), living a dull life and oh...he can’t sleep...so he searches for different ways to sleep and once he finds out a way, he meets Marla, she ruins it all for him...but that’s not all. His appartment gets blown away, something with a circuit gone wrong....wait, stay with me here...this is all important...because he will meet...Tyler Durden, and in Tyler we trust.

Pitt plays Durden. An anarchist who does whatever he wants, whenever he wants...the opposite of Norton’s character...so it’s no wonder they will become partners now...each completing the other...
The film is filmed properly with dark colors around, allowing the strange atmosphere bounce from the screen to your surroundings and with Norton’s narration at the background, all begins to take place and become understood...

No! Not that easy.

Norton and Pitt will fight in this film, hence the name Fight Club. They will form a clubs where fights will take place in, something sacred, something that will happen only at stincky basements and closed doors...what will happen now? What comes after this violence? A lot...Fincher’s brilliance comes from this. No, this is not a dull film, there is something to uncover and understand in this film...and I say that after you see it once, you’ll see in twice and maybe three times and more...because as Norton and Pitt complete each other in this film, you will find something missing in your life...and you’ll search for completion too, just don’t go and fight...unless it’s a fight club...