Camille Gross: Fight Club 23 April
I know I did Fight Club for my final paper but this is a movie I think about daily. I promise there will be no spoilers for this post because anyone who spoils this movie is cruel and doesn’t want anyone else to enjoy this incredible journey of violence, societal critiques, and twist and turns. I always feel annoyed when people talk about this movie by saying it’s just a bunch of white men complaining about their job and not knowing what to do with their money. If anyone thinks this, they were not watching the movie with their eyes open (pun intended).
One of this biggest critiques about the film is the character of Marla. Marla is a critical person in The Narrator’s life. Without her, Tyler would never have been introduced to The Narrator. I see a lot of people comparing Tyler to God or some kind of godlike figure and I disagree. In my final paper, I wrote about how I see Tyler as Satan or a false idol. He seduces his followers by saying he understands the struggle of finding our purpose in life then takes away their identities and continues to chip away at everyone’s self-esteem, “You are not a beautiful or unique snowflake.” I also discussed how Marla can be seen as God and The Narrator is on a spiritual journey to find enlightenment.
I think Fight Club is a film we can all relate to since we are all at a point in our life where we are trying to form our own voice and identity. Tyler says, “You're not your job, you're not how much money you have in bank, you're not the car you drive, you're not the contents of your wallet, you're not your fucking khakis, you're all-singing all-dancing crap of the world.” When I first heard this, I had an epiphany. I’ve spent so much time worrying about my future and whether or not I would be “successful” but I based success on how society views success, money, kids, etc. When I heard Tyler’s quote, I realized we all base our success on different things and we should focus on what we want rather than what society thinks we want.
One of this biggest critiques about the film is the character of Marla. Marla is a critical person in The Narrator’s life. Without her, Tyler would never have been introduced to The Narrator. I see a lot of people comparing Tyler to God or some kind of godlike figure and I disagree. In my final paper, I wrote about how I see Tyler as Satan or a false idol. He seduces his followers by saying he understands the struggle of finding our purpose in life then takes away their identities and continues to chip away at everyone’s self-esteem, “You are not a beautiful or unique snowflake.” I also discussed how Marla can be seen as God and The Narrator is on a spiritual journey to find enlightenment.
I think Fight Club is a film we can all relate to since we are all at a point in our life where we are trying to form our own voice and identity. Tyler says, “You're not your job, you're not how much money you have in bank, you're not the car you drive, you're not the contents of your wallet, you're not your fucking khakis, you're all-singing all-dancing crap of the world.” When I first heard this, I had an epiphany. I’ve spent so much time worrying about my future and whether or not I would be “successful” but I based success on how society views success, money, kids, etc. When I heard Tyler’s quote, I realized we all base our success on different things and we should focus on what we want rather than what society thinks we want.
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