Sometimes a good movie has a very peculiar shell. "Fight Club" is a typical example. In fact, I didn't have much interest in this movie at first. Apart from the "classic", my second impression of it was "rude" and "isn't it just a bunch of men fighting around". It wasn't until I clicked on its link to do nothing one day that I realized that I was so wrong. This "simple and crude" movie abruptly fought a profound and realistic philosophy. This movie 20 years ago was not favored. It is probably the same reason I sneered at it at first, plus its peculiar narrative style and fast-paced plot advancement. But now, with the proliferation of consumerism, the film’s warning statement has been noticed. 1. The "real" character Edward Norton is an ordinary white-collar worker. He is said to be ordinary because he doesn't even have a name in the whole movie, but he is just a narrator. This shows that , He couldn't be more real. What he does every day and night is the (he hates) work his boss gives him, and he goes home from get off work to watch TV and buy furniture. Buying furniture is for choice. Be yourself in these few minutes, choose what you can afford and meet your own tastes, thinking that this can represent yourself. But in fact, what is exchanged is only a sense of numbness and emptiness, leading to insomnia, material infatuation, etc., which almost all modern people can experience.
What is even more interesting is the "dual personality" of the narrator, which is Taylor Durton played by Brad Pitt. He doesn't have insomnia, speaks straightforwardly, is not flattery, is not obsessed with matter, has a strong heart, and a strong body...Taylor Durton is simply a perfect man in the standard sense. His existence is a bit like the "superman" proposed by Nietzsche's philosophy. "Superman", according to Nietzsche's point of view, can surpass himself, fully express himself, and dominate the weak; he is the creator and appraiser of truth and moral standards...etc. But the question is, in real life, will such people really exist? Nietzsche compared himself to the sun, but in the end, he went crazy. Therefore, Taylor Dayton is just a narrator, and it can even be said that each of us is a patch of the missing part of ourselves. Why does it cause such a phenomenon? This has to enter the philosophical theme of the movie. 2. Consumerism and Nazis In this film, there is a line I think is very important, that is, the narrator said that everything he has is just copy of a copy of a copy of a copy (copied n times Replica), and he admits that he is a consumer (consumer). Why is this happening? According to Taylor Dayton, the self-worth of modern people is almost always castrated. Capitalism itself has formed a set of value systems. People are encouraged to meet material needs and pay the price of long days and nights of labor, let alone find any spiritual support. Buying things (constant consumption) is just a cover. It makes people think that they can dominate their rights, but in exchange they only get emptiness and numbness, just like a narrator. To put it bluntly, buying things is just to make us feel better about having to work the next day. This is why Taylor can set up a fight club. There is no need to wonder how people would join such a violent club that almost rose to a terrorist organization in the end. Because here, people can find the most primitive pleasure, the most authentic selves, through violence, and this emotional explosion is something they can't get in their daily lives.
There is also a very thought-provoking feature in the film, which is its interstitial picture. Tyler broke the fourth wall, introduced himself as a film projectionist, and would insert bad images in children's films. The director inserted Taylor's images in the film many times, all in a very short time. Many people think this is a hint of the narrator’s schizophrenia. I agree with this statement, but think that if you connect it with consumerism, there will be more discoveries. The interstitial picture reminds me of a marketing method, advertising. Recalling reality, advertising is almost everywhere, but it flashes in our eyes, and we hardly notice it. But once it was discovered, curiosity was aroused, and the desire to consume was suspended. For another plot, I think there is also a metaphor related to it. Taylor also said that he was a waiter in a high-end restaurant, and he secretly spit, peeed, etc., and then watched customers eat very happily... This is a very ironic point. I think it is a metaphor for the paralysis of consumerism to people, so much so We cannot discover the harm in it. The economist Theodor Adorno compared such consumerism with Nazism. In his view, those companies let consumers continue to invest money, just like the Nazis, let the people sacrifice themselves. During the Nazi period, people were led and dominated by Hitler, while in modern society, people were led and dominated by consumption and material. In fact, looking at reality, many people may not admit this in fear, but we are indeed paralyzed by material wealth and the pleasure brought by consumption. So how to escape such control? In the film, the narrator did not discover a way to escape consumerism until his apartment was bombed. He was forced to come to Taylor's residence. After spending many days with him, Taylor used a strong base to corrode the narrator's hand, making him "close to the limit" and telling him something I think is very important: "If you want to be free, you must first abandon everything." This sentence allowed the narrator to let go of all the burdens and completely follow Taylor. There is a similar plot in the film, which I am very impressed with. Taylor and the narrator grabbed a grocery store clerk and went to the rooftop. Taylor put a gun on his head and said: "Raymond, you are going to die... I'm going to ruin your face... What do you want to do? My question is, Raymond, what do you want to do!?" Raymond replied with a sad face: "Veterinarian." Taylor said, "That means you have to study more... If you don't become a vet in six weeks ,You are dead." When I first saw this paragraph, I was frightened, and then I was puzzled. Why does Taylor take so hard to force someone to follow his heart? The reason is actually what he said to the narrator. Perhaps this Leimen lost his job and his driver's license because of this, but he gained the freedom to choose his own life path. Isn't this a relief? However, I think this club needs to be viewed dialectically, especially Taylor. The reason is that on the one hand, he incited the people to oppose Nazi consumerism (capitalism) and incited people to regain their freedom, but he did something almost fascist. For example, Taylor’s original (illegal) main business was to make soap from body fat. After establishing a fight club, he formulated a series of anti-social terrorist attacks. At the same time, his club’s first rule was: “Don’t Outsiders mentioned the fight club." Even afterwards, the narrator's friend Bob was shot and killed while on the mission, and he was indifferent; and his men, according to the regulations, believed that he did not have a name. One thing to say, I don't think this film is promoting fascism, although this has indeed become a point of criticism for many film critics. Looking at it from another angle, this movie reminds us of this to guard against the appearance of fascism. At first I felt very hilarious and boring just watching this movie, but after I really reflected on my life, I realized the deep meaning of it. "Fight Club" can be regarded as a very classic movie. Warning: If you are reading this article, this warning is for you. Every word in this article you read is another second of your life wasted. Is there nothing else you can do? Is your life really so empty that you can't think of another way to pass the time? Or are you so susceptible to authority that you have to present all the respect and trust it requires? Have you read everything you are supposed to read? Have you thought about everything you were supposed to think about? Bought everything you were told you should want? Leave your room and meet the opposite sex. Stop excessive shopping and masturbation. Quit your job and start a fight. Prove that you are alive. If you do not advocate your humanity, you will be just a statistic, and you have been warned. --Taylor When I first saw this paragraph, I was frightened, and then I was puzzled. Why does Taylor take so hard to force someone to follow his heart? The reason is actually what he said to the narrator. Perhaps this Leimen lost his job and his driver's license because of this, but he gained the freedom to choose his own life path. Isn't this a relief? However, I think this club needs to be viewed dialectically, especially Taylor. The reason is that on the one hand, he incited the people to oppose Nazi consumerism (capitalism) and incited people to regain their freedom, but he did something almost fascist. For example, Taylor’s original (illegal) main business was to make soap from body fat. After establishing a fight club, he formulated a series of anti-social terrorist attacks. At the same time, his club’s first rule was: “Don’t Outsiders mentioned the fight club." Even afterwards, the narrator's friend Bob was shot and killed while on the mission, and he was indifferent; and his men, according to the regulations, believed that he did not have a name. One thing to say, I don't think this film is promoting fascism, although this has indeed become a point of criticism for many film critics. Looking at it from another angle, this movie reminds us of this to guard against the appearance of fascism. At first I felt very hilarious and boring just watching this movie, but after I really reflected on my life, I realized the deep meaning of it. "Fight Club" can be regarded as a very classic movie. Warning: If you are reading this article, this warning is for you. Every word in this article you read is another second of your life wasted. Is there nothing else you can do? Is your life really so empty that you can't think of another way to pass the time? Or are you so susceptible to authority that you have to present all the respect and trust it requires? Have you read everything you are supposed to read? Have you thought about everything you were supposed to think about? Bought everything you were told you should want? Leave your room and meet the opposite sex. Stop excessive shopping and masturbation. Quit your job and start a fight. Prove that you are alive. If you do not advocate your humanity, you will be just a statistic, and you have been warned. --Taylor When I first saw this paragraph, I was frightened, and then I was puzzled. Why does Taylor take so hard to force someone to follow his heart? The reason is actually what he said to the narrator. Perhaps this Leimen lost his job and his driver's license because of this, but he gained the freedom to choose his own life path. Isn't this a relief? However, I think this club needs to be viewed dialectically, especially Taylor. The reason is that on the one hand, he incited the people to oppose Nazi consumerism (capitalism) and incited people to regain their freedom, but he did something almost fascist. For example, Taylor’s original (illegal) main business was to make soap from body fat. After establishing a fight club, he formulated a series of anti-social terrorist attacks. At the same time, his club’s first rule was: “Don’t Outsiders mentioned the fight club." Even afterwards, the narrator's friend Bob was shot and killed while on the mission, and he was indifferent; and his men, according to the regulations, believed that he did not have a name. One thing to say, I don't think this film is promoting fascism, although this has indeed become a point of criticism for many film critics. Looking at it from another angle, this movie reminds us of this to guard against the appearance of fascism. At first I felt very hilarious and boring just watching this movie, but after I really reflected on my life, I realized the deep meaning of it. "Fight Club" can be regarded as a very classic movie. Warning: If you are reading this article, this warning is for you. Every word in this article you read is another second of your life wasted. Is there nothing else you can do? Is your life really so empty that you can't think of another way to pass the time? Or are you so susceptible to authority that you have to present all the respect and trust it requires? Have you read everything you are supposed to read? Have you thought about everything you were supposed to think about? Bought everything you were told you should want? Leave your room and meet the opposite sex. Stop excessive shopping and masturbation. Quit your job and start a fight. Prove that you are alive. If you do not advocate your humanity, you will be just a statistic, and you have been warned. --Taylor However, I think this club needs to be viewed dialectically, especially Taylor. The reason is that on the one hand, he incited the people to oppose Nazi consumerism (capitalism) and incited people to regain their freedom, but he did something almost fascist. For example, Taylor’s original (illegal) main business was to make soap from body fat. After establishing a fight club, he formulated a series of anti-social terrorist attacks. At the same time, his club’s first rule was: “Don’t Outsiders mentioned the fight club." Even afterwards, the narrator's friend Bob was shot and killed while on the mission, and he was indifferent; and his men, according to the regulations, believed that he did not have a name. One thing to say, I don't think this film is promoting fascism, although this has indeed become a point of criticism for many film critics. Looking at it from another angle, this movie reminds us of this to guard against the appearance of fascism. At first I felt very hilarious and boring just watching this movie, but after I really reflected on my life, I realized the deep meaning of it. "Fight Club" can be regarded as a very classic movie. Warning: If you are reading this article, this warning is for you. Every word in this article you read is another second of your life wasted. Is there nothing else you can do? Is your life really so empty that you can't think of another way to pass the time? Or are you so susceptible to authority that you have to present all the respect and trust it requires? Have you read everything you are supposed to read? Have you thought about everything you were supposed to think about? Bought everything you were told you should want? Leave your room and meet the opposite sex. Stop excessive shopping and masturbation. Quit your job and start a fight. Prove that you are alive. If you do not advocate your humanity, you will be just a statistic, and you have been warned. --Taylor However, I think this club needs to be viewed dialectically, especially Taylor. The reason is that on the one hand, he incited the people to oppose Nazi consumerism (capitalism) and incited people to regain their freedom, but he did something almost fascist. For example, Taylor’s original (illegal) main business was to make soap from body fat. After establishing a fight club, he formulated a series of anti-social terrorist attacks. At the same time, his club’s first rule was: “Don’t Outsiders mentioned the fight club." Even afterwards, the narrator's friend Bob was shot and killed while on the mission, and he was indifferent; and his men, according to the regulations, believed that he did not have a name. One thing to say, I don't think this film is promoting fascism, although this has indeed become a point of criticism for many film critics. Looking at it from another angle, this movie reminds us of this to guard against the appearance of fascism. At first I felt very hilarious and boring just watching this movie, but after I really reflected on my life, I realized the deep meaning of it. "Fight Club" can be regarded as a very classic movie. Warning: If you are reading this article, this warning is for you. Every word in this article you read is another second of your life wasted. Is there nothing else you can do? Is your life really so empty that you can't think of another way to pass the time? Or are you so susceptible to authority that you have to present all the respect and trust it requires? Have you read everything you are supposed to read? Have you thought about everything you were supposed to think about? Bought everything you were told you should want? Leave your room and meet the opposite sex. Stop excessive shopping and masturbation. Quit your job and start a fight. Prove that you are alive. If you do not advocate your humanity, you will be just a statistic, and you have been warned. --Taylor For example, Taylor’s original (illegal) main business was to make soap from body fat. After establishing a fight club, he formulated a series of anti-social terrorist attacks. At the same time, his club’s first rule was: “Don’t Outsiders mentioned the fight club." Even afterwards, the narrator's friend Bob was shot and killed while on the mission, and he was indifferent; and his men, according to the regulations, believed that he did not have a name. One thing to say, I don't think this film is promoting fascism, although this has indeed become a point of criticism for many film critics. Looking at it from another angle, this movie reminds us of this to guard against the appearance of fascism. At first I felt very hilarious and boring just watching this movie, but after I really reflected on my life, I realized the deep meaning of it. "Fight Club" can be regarded as a very classic movie. Warning: If you are reading this article, this warning is for you. Every word in this article you read is another second of your life wasted. Is there nothing else you can do? Is your life really so empty that you can't think of another way to pass the time? Or are you so susceptible to authority that you have to present all the respect and trust it requires? Have you read everything you are supposed to read? Have you thought about everything you were supposed to think about? Bought everything you were told you should want? Leave your room and meet the opposite sex. Stop excessive shopping and masturbation. Quit your job and start a fight. Prove that you are alive. If you do not advocate your humanity, you will be just a statistic, and you have been warned. --Taylor For example, Taylor’s original (illegal) main business was to make soap from body fat. After establishing a fight club, he formulated a series of anti-social terrorist attacks. At the same time, his club’s first rule was: “Don’t Outsiders mentioned the fight club." Even afterwards, the narrator's friend Bob was shot and killed while on the mission, and he was indifferent; and his men, according to the regulations, believed that he did not have a name. One thing to say, I don't think this film is promoting fascism, although this has indeed become a point of criticism for many film critics. Looking at it from another angle, this movie reminds us of this to guard against the appearance of fascism. At first I felt very hilarious and boring just watching this movie, but after I really reflected on my life, I realized the deep meaning of it. "Fight Club" can be regarded as a very classic movie. Warning: If you are reading this article, this warning is for you. Every word in this article you read is another second of your life wasted. Is there nothing else you can do? Is your life really so empty that you can't think of another way to pass the time? Or are you so susceptible to authority that you have to present all the respect and trust it requires? Have you read everything you are supposed to read? Have you thought about everything you were supposed to think about? Bought everything you were told you should want? Leave your room and meet the opposite sex. Stop excessive shopping and masturbation. Quit your job and start a fight. Prove that you are alive. If you do not advocate your humanity, you will be just a statistic, and you have been warned. --Taylor If you are reading this article, this warning is for you. Every word in this article you read is another second of your life wasted. Is there nothing else you can do? Is your life really so empty that you can't think of another way to pass the time? Or are you so susceptible to authority that you have to present all the respect and trust it requires? Have you read everything you are supposed to read? Have you thought about everything you were supposed to think about? Bought everything you were told you should want? Leave your room and meet the opposite sex. Stop excessive shopping and masturbation. Quit your job and start a fight. Prove that you are alive. If you do not advocate your humanity, you will be just a statistic, and you have been warned. --Taylor If you are reading this article, this warning is for you. Every word in this article you read is another second of your life wasted. Is there nothing else you can do? Is your life really so empty that you can't think of another way to pass the time? Or are you so susceptible to authority that you have to present all the respect and trust it requires? Have you read everything you are supposed to read? Have you thought about everything you were supposed to think about? Bought everything you were told you should want? Leave your room and meet the opposite sex. Stop excessive shopping and masturbation. Quit your job and start a fight. Prove that you are alive. If you do not advocate your humanity, you will be just a statistic, and you have been warned. --Taylor
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