Fight Club

Fight Club

David Fincher's film "Fight Club" was released in 1999 without much hoopla. Many believed the film was merely a black humored comedy that promoted violence and prejudice against women. However, the film contains more then just these superficial concepts. Upon closer analysis of the film, the viewer can extract several ideological concepts that give the story and film a deeper meaning. Ideological concepts such as nihilism and the concept that people do not like the way they are and wish they were different.

The two concepts can be seen and are portrayed by the two main characters that are played by Brad Pitt and Edward Norton. Brad Pitt's character, Tyler Durdin, can be seen as a spiritual leader that begins to reveal how materialistic the world is. Tyler creates fight club to reveal to others that they do not have to be materialistic. Tyler begins to free their minds and slowly builds his cult throughout the states by using fight club. The purpose of the cult is to educate those involved in the way nihilism.

Edward Notron's character remains nameless throughout the movie until the end when it is revealed that he is truly Tyler Durdin. Reason for this is because Edward Norton's character can be seen slowly transforming himself from his old boring materialistic life to a life of freedom and no worries once he meets Tyler. Tyler begins to shape Edward Norton into the image he truly wishes to be. Edward Norton's character didn't have the courage to change the way they were so that is why Tyler was created. In the end, Edward Norton realizes that he is really Tyler Durdin. Further explanation by Tyler insists on why he didn't know that he was living a double life. Tyler was