Fight Club

[dusken]

The story of Fight Club is about an inner struggle of the two sides of a man. On the one hand, there is the nameless main character we will call Jack. Jack is meek and weak. On the the other hand, there is Tyler who is driven and agressive and lacks compassion. They are both intelligent. At the end of the movie, Jack shoots himself. The unexpected consequence after that action is that the two personalities, Jack and Tyler, combined to form one, consistent personality involving both the will to power and the will to love (if you want to bring Nicht Freund into it). I guess this will happen with me now. It is unfortunate there will be no fireworks.

[Anonymouse]

Flames will love this thread.

[dusken]

Originally posted by Anonymouse Flames will love this thread.

Why is that?

[Crimson Glow]

*OK, THIS IS YOUR DAMN SPOILER WARNING IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN THE MOVIE YET.....WHICH IF YOU HAVEN'T.....YOU PROBABLY SHOULDN'T EVEN BOTHER BREATHING*

I didn't see Tyler Durdin as "compassionless", or aggressive in the nature of stepping on people to achieve something (you know....kinda' like Cali Armos? I KEED, I KEED!!). Rather, he was the free individual alter ego that "Jack" wanted to be. It manifested itself through a delusional character (Tyler) in his mind. Tyler pretty much spells it out when Jack discovers the truth. "All the ways you wish you could be, that's me....I'm free in all the ways that you are not".

Tyler had the balls to fukk up the nice and tidy ways of the world, forcing people into vulnerability and causing people to have to think for themselves. Jack had to sort of....ease his way into what he wanted to be. "It is only when we have lost everything, that we are free to do anything". When you still own things or are in a position (employment, financial, or otherwise) where there's a lot still at stake by society's standards, it's difficult to throw that all away because you want "a different way". Hitting rock bottom (which they referred to several times in the movie) gives you the excuse to try for that massive change since you have "nothing to loose".

[dusken]

Just to let you know, the intent of the thread was not to discuss the film.

Project Mayhem and the Hand-Burning/Speach scene are beautiful examples of the will to power. That is Nietzsche. And, I guess, so is the end when the symbol of the will to power collapses, but that is more historically Nietzsche. You mentioned all of the literal aspects of the film, which are all well and good, but the philosophy of it was not put into words.

[patlajan]

The first rule of fight club is YOU NEVER TALK ABOUT FIGHT CLUB and neither should all of you. yawn

[Anonymouse]

Dusken doesn't think so.

[dusken]

That is right, cheek flappers, I do not think so.

[anileve]

Originally posted by patlajan The first rule of fight club is YOU NEVER TALK ABOUT FIGHT CLUB and neither should all of you. yawn

That was sooo good! Badrjan you are delivering some very tasteful jokes lately. Clap Clap.

[Anonymouse]

We can have our own Forum Fightclub, oh wait, that was the Flamer forum.