Fight club book5/11/2023 ![]() The underlying themes of rebellion sparked something inside of a generation that wasn't willing to kowtow to the pernicious powers that be. David Fincher's masterpiece touches on themes like transitioning from a consumer culture ("Planet Starbucks," "Microsoft Galaxy") to an anti-consumerism culture where your stuff doesn't own you anymore. In 2014, Fight Club speaks to us more so than in 1999, and that famous catchphrase continues to echo through the annals of pop culture and our political sphere.įight Club's very much a movie about men who "are not a beautiful or unique snowflake" ( millennials must cringe watching the movie) and who enjoy destroying something beautiful just because they feel like it. Breaking the rule, we're still talking about Fight Club, 15 years after its release this month - both the movie and the radical ideology grafted to the fictional club. ![]() ![]() "The first rule of Fight Club is you do not talk about Fight Club," barks Tyler Durden (Brad Pitt) to his minions - men raised by women. ![]()
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