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the movie is hilarious to me
I mean, Edward Norton's character is symbolic of many men his age - working the office job they have no emotional attachment to, the consumerism, etc.
"working jobs we hate so we can buy shit we don't need"
that whole speech is in direct contrast with the one given at the testicular cancer group - now *that* place was sad and ugly
a bunch of "men" past their primes, left by their families and emasculated to the point where they literally did not have their balls anymore
it touched on other things too, like family and spirituality
"we're a generation of men raised by women - I'm wondering if another woman is the answer we really need" "Our fathers were our models for God. If our fathers failed, what does that tell us about God?"
spirituality wasn't an answer for them either and the father/God dynamic is an interesting one...if their fathers eventually left them, when will God?
besides, they admitted the fighting was pointless in a sense
"nothing was ever solved, but nothing mattered either"
it was an artistic way for the characters to reclaim their masculinity; resorting to methods embraced by their ancestors (who embodied such manhood)
"After fight club, everything else in your life gets the volume turned down. You can deal with anything."
I think a lot of people who called it ugly were in truth scared because they thought it might convince the audience to actually behave in this way
not in the least
I mean the whole thing was predicated on a narcolyptic's dual personalities
nobody with in their right mind would try and emulate the movie, but it did speak to everyone in that same situation and like movies do, let imagination run free for two hours
and in that respect it was a classic work of entertainment and satire
*btw, about the dual personality thing:
firstly, you have to accept the fact Edward Norton's character is insane
the narcolepsy is what makes it work in real-time
him fighting himself in front of his boss, the car conversation where the passengers are wondering why the fuck is he talking to himself, Marla - all those little touches helped
but people still get too hung up on the details
it's his imaginary persona for crying out loud! it can do whatever the fuck you want it to do, that's why it's imaginary! --------
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