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Revolutionary Masterpiece
by Xyrus (movies profile)
Jan 26, 2008
33
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51 people found this review helpful
Fight Club is a movie that mostly guys will enjoy, since there is excessive violence, swearing, and "graphic depictions of violent, anti-social behavior".
The story is about a guy named Jack (Edward Norton) with a dead-end job, an abusive boss, and a monotone, boring lifestyle. He works for a major car company that refuses to issue recalls even if the safety risks are through the roof. He is so bored that he "flips through catalogs wondering 'what kind of dining set defines [him] as a person'". He buys useless novel furniture out of IKEA catalogs. That is, until one day, when he meets a guy named Tyler Durden (Brad Pitt). Tyler is an anarchist at heart, determined at spinning people's heads with his rebellious and independent ideals. Tyler and Jack develop a close relationship in a weird sort of way. The only excitement in their lives is their weekly cult on Wednesday evenings, Fight Club. Guys with no lives, like Jack, beat the crap out of each other until they are satisfied. Although this may seem stupid, it is actually quite interesting to see how the story unfolds. The ending, although I won't spoil it, is brilliant {Fight Club is based on a novel with the same title by Chuck Palahnuik - good book}.
The acting, although never serious, is brilliant, especially in the case of Norton. Ed Norton is one of those actors that takes the most challenging, stupid roles, and singlehandedly gets the movie recognition by normal people, if not critics. Brad Pitt just kinda cruises through this movie with his casual manner. However, his wittiness and charm is more accurately depicted in Ocean's Eleven (great movie, check it out). Norton easily goes through the change from boring and dull expressions to intense acting fueled by some kind of unusual skill that is rare in actors.
The direction is fairly decent, considering that it's by David Fincher, the director of Seven (I've heard that it's good and horrible at the same time). Then again, he directed The Game, which was...pretty bad. But here, everything seems to click together, even with the unusual plot and characters.
Visuals are great, good effects and there was good work on Bob with the...uh...breasts.
Overall, Fight Club is a great movie, but it did not and does not deserve any Oscars. It did not get much critic recognition, which is why it remains to be somewhat of a cult movie. Please note that Fight Club is RATED R FOR A REASON. There is a lot of profanity, sex scenes, sex noises, excessive goriness and violence, and yes, "graphic depictions of violent anti-social behavior". It's still a great movie, though. |
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