Fight Club is a psychological crime drama based on Chuck Palahniuk's 1996 novel of the same name. Fox 2000 Pictures, Regency Enterprises, and Linson Films produced while 20th Century Fox distributed. The film was written by Jim Uhls with David Fincher directing.
The story is, a man who despite his success is still feeling unsatisfied with his life and tries to find solace in support groups, but soon that stops working. After some unfortunate events, he meets a charismatic soap salesman named Tyler Durden. Then after drunkly fighting one another the duo soon start an underground fight club. However, this club soon becomes something else entirely. Something dangerous.
My Thoughts
One praise I'll give is the performances from Edward Norton and Brad Pitt. Prior to seeing this I never saw these two share the screen together. I knew Pitt from the Ocean's films and Mr. and Mrs. Smith and Norton from American History X and Incredible Hulk. So I knew these guys were talented but I didn't know what to expect when put together. And what I saw was fantastic. These two work incredibly well off each other and then there characters being completely different they have a lot of entertaining moments, as well as nailing the more intense scenes.
Since I previously wrote about Brad Pitt, let me tell you about his role of Tyler Durden. Tyler does seem to be what every guy wants to be. Tough, cool, collective, and unbothered what others think of him. Hell, it seems like someone would want as a friend. But, as the film goes on we clearly see he's much darker than what we believed. Yet strangely, if any of his plans can avoid as much casualties possible then he'll still go through with his plans. It's these traits that him such an interesting character and one of the most iconic.
One thing I completely forgot about when rewatching this film was how darkly funny it is. I mean it, it can be morbidly hilarious. Like there's this one bit where a terminal ill woman just flat out says she's using her support group to get laid. Like I said, it's morbid but funny.
Then there's the story. I was gonna go into more detail, but I was afraid of spoiling a lot of stuff. So instead I'll only focus on two things. One being the build up. At first it starts off with just a simple well...fight club. But as the movie goes on Tyler turns it into something much more terrifying, and the man supposedly named Jack [Edward Norton's character] wants to stop it. What makes this better is how natural it all happened. We just didn't take a drastic turn, the movie subtly builds it up. Then there's the twist. DON'T WORRY I WON'T SPOIL IT DESPITE THIS BEING OVER A DECADE OLD! Anyhow, the twist is absolutely perfect. It all makes sense and isn't in no half-assed. It's so good in fact, I spent a day looking for any clues I missed.
My last praise will go to the man behind the camera, the director himself, David Fincher. I'll be completely honest, I never seen a Fincher film before seeing Fight Club. But once I caught a showing of the movie on TV (uncensored by the way), I was impressed with what Fincher did. His style from his positioning of the camera and use of colors captured my eye. Just look at some of these shots.
And those ones don't even cover the tip of the iceberg. This style of directing made me a David Fincher fan. After that viewing I watched his previous films such as Se7en and then later had the chance to review his later films such as Mank and The Killer. Now as I write this I'm hoping the next Fincher film will be coming sooner than I hope.
Guys, you gotta watch Fight Club. Whether you're a casual viewer, becoming a Fincher fan, or becoming a film buff, you gotta see Fight Club.
My final rating is, A MUST WATCH!
This was a fun one. Anyways, come back on Thursday, Mar 13th, when I return to the Road to Karate Kid: Legends with my review of The Next Karate Kid. Sadly that'll be less fun, but until then, enjoy the rest of your day. But don't forget to watch Fight Club.
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