Fight Club - What it all Meant

A thematic analysis of Fight Club. If you have a question please ask below and I will get back to you as soon as possible. If you disagree with my interpretation please be polite and state your case with examples. This is a learning experience for everyone and I am happy to be proven incorrect if that be the case. Thank you!
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[@lemonke8853]

We all watched fight club at a *very strange time in our lives*

[@ryandonnelly8305]

I watched it because I’m obsessed with the ending song

[@hyperstriper9981]

@@ryandonnelly8305 what’s the song called

[@nyesuke]

@@hyperstriper9981 where is my mind

[@Maya-nj2fn]

I need an explanation to that sentence i don’t understand that like wdym

[@hubflower5433]

Just turned 21 yesterday and saw it for the first time today

[@witzerdog]

This was the line of the whole movie... " We've all been raised on television to believe that one day we'd all be millionaires, and movie gods, and rock stars. But we won't. And we're slowly learning that fact. And we're very, very pissed off."

[@annoyingkraken]

Royally pissed

[@auriculus3058]

"My eyes are open" is also one of the best lines. And the scene where Edward Nortons character finally tells Marla that he truly cares about her and likes her. He finally overcomes his fear and antipathy towards femininity and shows respect and affection to a female person.

[@ctwofirst6635]

Hell, we can barely even stay alive. Just look at the millions that were thrown out of their jobs recently by government edict.

[@vestty5802]

@MUFC shut up

[@guilhermefreitas5238]

“You need to know, not fear, but know, that someday you are gonna die”

[@MrMarttivainaa]

Man all I knew beforehand about fight club was that there was a club that involved fighting and it had rules 1 & 2, I did not expect this kind of impact. What a movie.

[@meatpie518]

Exact same for me 😂

[@editating_2614]

Had 8 rules

[@crabforsure]

fr😭 thought it was just some boxing movie the actual thing is so so much better than i expected

[@jimmyboy30]

@@crabforsure HAHAHAHA I THOUGHT THE SAME! 🤣

[@sjorsc8197]

Exactly this!!!

[@LianCasablacks]

I feel sad for those who think the movie's message is about creating chaos and anarchy, about violence and leaving material things aside. You see how fucked up things went when he went full Tyler and how fucked up things were when he was full corporative zombie, It's about finding balance, discovering what you really want, creating your life not letting others create it for you, that sometimes those things we aspire are not exactly what we expected or what we really wanted.

[@FightEcke]

actually, fight club is more like a satire about all those anarchistic and wannabe-philosophical western idiots of the 21st century

[@thesexiestbiscuit]

Eh, there could be a small colonel of truth to that, but it certainly wasn't portrayed like any satire really would. A typical satire wouldn't captivate the viewer in what it was ridiculing like this. It took jabs about the corporate zombies we are today, but jabs as well at those who follow some kind of ideology entirely against big corp and society as a whole. It explored the dangers of both by first criticizing how we're all shitty consumers furthering a shitty structure, then led the audience like sheep into a rebellious ideology which ultimately caused destruction. It was a depiction of one group rebelling and destroying the structure of a larger one without having actually realizing the aftermath and if it would actually be better or what would actually compensate the destruction they had caused.

[@alecksklar5135]

Freddy De La Torre finally someone who understands too...

[@robojokes2274]

No. It's about going fully crazy. And if you have the power to survive it, you are a free man forever.

[@dv9239]

@Adam Zahavi well then you need to work on yourself

[@burn0ut995]

Who else saw the split frames with Tyler before we were introduced to him.

[@fridge8130]

i did, i was confused by them till the end, thought they were glitches

[@fritzlauren7991]

yepp i was confused for a moment

[@justfilmentertainment9621]

I dId I though it was just me for a sec. it was scary lol

[@jaredrubin7843]

every1

[@savagebeafy]

Same

[@acharyavivek51]

no other movie affected me the way fight club did....

[@AmeyaBenare]

book does the same thing. i hope you have read it.

[@tolochatdz5194]

Still have a copy of the book ? Regards

[@casperado666]

...than you'll love "Mr. Robot". It's the mix of all the goodness of the 90ies and early 2000s

[@Ahmed.Hadjou]

fight club and into the wild

[@nomoreusernamesleft1]

Dude my name is Vishal Acharya and I wanted to saw the exact same thing. Ive not seen people with my last name for the most part so cool co incidence!

[@mightytaco123]

The world and the story building was so cool that I didn't even notice that he didn't even have a name. I was so caught up in the dialog and monologues and character interactions in each scene to even realize! This movie is one of my top 5 masterpieces

[@mightytaco123]

top 5 masterpieces of cinema* Sorry I'm on mobile

[@schmiedeltv5835]

its sebastian

[@AbhiSharma-2103]

Lol. I just realized the same damn thing.

[@adamkatt]

I am Jacks shock and awe

[@markbusch5907]

yeah actually, never wondered about the main character not having a name haha

[@brahsumatra]

Fight Club was ahead of it's time.

[@kartikjoshi7206]

It's still ahead of it's time.The movie will stay alive till infinity.Because society never changes and until it doesn't this movie will stay ahead of it's time.

[@brahsumatra]

Kartik Joshi Fight Club was essentially the message Occupy Wallstreet was trying to convey.

[@kartikjoshi7206]

Brah Sumatra Nah it was more than that.

[@brahsumatra]

Kartik Joshi It sure seems similar lol.

[@kartikjoshi7206]

Tyler Durden That is not entirely true.Fight Club motivates you in a different way.It does not say that you are beautiful but rather trash and that is the way you can feel that if you are not unique you should try to work on it.It is about changing your life by living free and giving up meaningless things.Generations have been working jobs they hate so that they can buy whatever they don't need.Read the book it is more open.The book does not particularly say that "you are the all singing all dancing crap of the world" but rather it says "You are what you are and what happens just happens."

[@edwardkenway9610]

I think the point of the "homework assignment" to start a fight with a stranger and lose was to give strangers the idea that they can fight for themselves and win.

[@def6420]

Remembering the shop guy yup

[@newmaykr7086]

i think Tyler wanted them to experience the same thing he experienced with Lou.

[@user-jl8wj8fz5q]

@@def6420 he never got check on again

[@sampathkumarsurisetti7140]

Ohh this is good. I didn't think like that. Thanks brother

[@Talktothehand-le]

No, it was about the members of fight club, and how the ego had been getting bigger so they’re task was losing or rather surrendering.

[@Morbutt]

Tyler Durden's line "I am free in all the ways you are not" was the most thought-provoking line to me.

[@negativeborders2673]

Funniest part is they are both the same person so when he says that the narrator isn't free like him he himself is saying that he isn't free at all

[@gokuson6837]

@@negativeborders2673 bro missed the entire point of the movie

[@spikemurphy5054]

⁠@@gokuson6837I don’t think the commentor missed the point of the movie. They just said the line was thought provoking, so maybe after they thought about Tyler’s line, the commentor realised that Tyler Durden wasn’t actually free himself.

[@sundalongpatpat]

​@@spikemurphy5054No. Tyler IS free in all the way the narrator is not. He doesn't exist in a space where the narrator does. He's not subject to the realities of the society. He doesn't need to have a moral compass. He lives in an idea. While the narrator gets to see the bad consequences, he gets to think about the law, the collaterals, Tyler just sees his vision.

[@destinykitojo4179]

@@sundalongpatpat​​⁠ the beautiful thing about that is in the end we actually saw tyler not being as “free” as he thought he was since the narrator has actually got the whole control over tyler,(for example killing him) the narrator’s psychological turmoil and contradictions took Tyler’s complete freedom and left him to live out that freedom for a certain amount of time but at the end he was just as stuck in the narrator’s head

[@gaudiofan]

2:36 no his breakfast will taste better than any they have ever had because he thought he was going to die the night before. having survived a very near-death experience the little things in life become so much sweeter.

[@Tigerman1138]

I had this happen to me, twice. I survived two car accidents---both of which should have killed me---and got off very lightly. To say I found God would be cliched and saying I take every moment as a gift would also be cliched, but what I did learn is this: Life is frail, what you do with the time you have is what gives it any meaning.

[@charlie1234500]

@@Tigerman1138 That is also a cliche

[@saber9876]

It’s about perspective

[@charlie1234500]

@peroh I'm teasing them because they see their life as a movie. Cliche is a word used to describe a repeated trope in storytelling. It's odd to devalue life experiences to a word that normally describes fiction.

[@siem9329]

Yes to this

[@BlackWind90]

"We are not special. We are not crap or trash either. We just ARE. We just are and what happens just happens" From the book.

[@henrymachaca1837]

+BlackWind90 sounds like Coelho

[@lucasvwick]

+Henry Machaca Paulo Coelho?

[@casperado666]

+Lucas do you know any other Coelho?

[@ceilingfanenthusiast6041]

BlackWind90 We are the all singing, all dancing crap of the world

[@kerodfresenbetgebremedhin1881]

BlackWind90 there is a book?

[@juliusaugustino8409]

My analysis of Fight Club is about the narrator's journey to enlightment and what it actually is. In the beginning he is surrounded by materia and has lost connection with all humans, his parents, his possible friends and so on. He doesn't feel close to anyone so he goes to the support group meetings and there he feels closeness with other people, but it's fake and when Marla comes along she reflects his lies that he actually doesn't have anyone so once again he can't cry. After that the narrator creates a best friend for himself, Tyler Durden a better version of himself, someone he can look up to, someone who has "revolutionary" ideas. And then they create Fight Club where bunch of men who have always felt isolated from others can now feel that they have friends. Later in the film the narrator is hurt when he realizes that Tyler has always cared more about Project Mayhem and his ideas than about their friendship so once again he understands that he has been lying to himself, he realizes his own fakeness. The enlightment is not in Tyler, the enlightment is in Marla. He has to kill Tyler who is fake, who represents his own desperate try to have a friend and concentrate on the person who is real, the person who loves him, Marla. So that's why the ending is perfect, the narrator and Marla holding hands. He has found love that is real, he has found closeness. Now he finally has someone he cares about in his life. To me the film is about his journey to find love or friends to his life and that's the enlightment, finding Marla. Fight Club has many themes and I hate when people say that: "yeah it has that one obvious theme about antimaterialism." Fight Club has many themes, I think also one of them is that people usually tend to follow someone. People easily follow someone mindlessly even if they are a total hypocrite like Tyler Durden. But because he is a good speaker and has these "ideas", everyone just follow him anywhere. I think Tyler represents fascism, I think Tyler is kind of a weird dictator and it's so well done because there are so many people who watched the film and where like: "Tyler is so right about everything" and then those people want to follow this character's ideas in real life. But yeah I love the film and I think I have pretty good reasons for loving it. I also liked your analysis. I think Fight Club is underrated in the sense that nobody never says that it's a really analyzable film which it actually is. I've analyzed Fight Club as much as I've analyzed 2001: a space odyssey, Vertigo and Blade Runner. I also think that Fight Club can be contrasted with Orwell's great novel Animal Farm, but enough about Fight Club for now:)

[@Kamalkochappan]

very well said Sir !!...

[@jefersonvilaede]

+severi saaristo you got everything right in my view, everything but one thing: calling tyler a hypocrite and fascist, dictator. If you think that, then you havent really understood him.

[@juliusaugustino8409]

+Run13 Buddhabrot Well I think Tyler is the fake hero character in Fight Club. He says to everyone to be their own man, that they can do anything, but still at the same time there is a huge double standard. They broke free from the system just to be in another one ran by Tyler. They just do mindlessly everything that Tyler tells them to do. I love Tyler as a character, but I do think he's kind of a jerk. Of course I am totally open to new ideas if you want to present some:)

[@jefersonvilaede]

severi saaristo They're not in another system, they're a family almost. They know tyler/narrator is mentally crazy in the head (bob meeting narrator on street and talking about rumours, remember?), so they're not following some mad man completely. In fact, they know hes got problems BUT they know he makes sense. And their family evolves. It starts with just a circle of people punching each other. Then they have a basement, where they start to talk more and know each other more. When the rules come out, they're not just accepting anything that comes out, they accept because it makes sense! Its just order, and the person who started it (fight club) is smart enough to create order out of chaos. Next it evolves to homework assignments. Why? Because it teaches them something in life, in their normal outside life. So they carry fight club out with them. Next comes project mayhem which is a wake up to society. With the ultimate ending of blowing up the buildings (with zero casualties, meaning no one in them) and erasing the debt of everyone.

[@DR4WZ]

severi saaristo They all follow Tyler mindlessly because they are all his personalities. Marla is also.

[@IvanTsurikov]

Not quite. I think you missed a major point in the film. "No don't deal with it the way those dead people do. This is your life - it's right here." "What you're feeling is premature enlightenment". The chemical burn is the greatest moment of his life because it is happening right NOW. Understanding that all you have is the present moment is a step toward enlightenment. "We've all been raised on television to believe that one day we'll all be millionaires and movie gods and rock start... But we won't." He is telling them to accept that they are who they are rather who they imagine themselves to be or who they think they'll become. They are waiters, garbage men , security guards. He forces them to stop living through their illusions and dreams and wake up to what is really going on in their lives. He destroys their egos. Strips away everything they thought was important and gives them a new life.

[@goozzx6162]

+Ivan Tsurikov You just made it clear to me. The way you are telling it, your perspective. It is amazing. You also told it in a way, that was easier to understand than many others. You just saved me. Ty ;)

[@TYEproductionz]

needs to be top comment

[@bigjerm210ify]

Ivan Tsurikov spot on.

[@lev7389]

Please translated to tamil

[@natemont8418]

Wow

[@potatoexpress]

No shirts no shoes... Bob went against the rules

[@dv9239]

He was a rebel and his name is Robert Paulson

[@lohankarachay476]

His name is Robert Paulson

[@RagingDelirium]

They had a shirtless chest piece to wear, but it was so hard for him to do it so they just left the shirt on

[@tyronespencer2124]

HEY! leave Bob alone, LOSER!

[@c.j.carson6927]

His name is Robert Paulson

[@borntoit1]

I think everyone should watch fight club at least three times. First for the enjoyment, second to spot all the hints to the twist and third for the philosophy and message of the film.

[@mus8654]

Ive watched it for the first time and im completely perplexed at what the movie is trying to portray. Its perhaps the most indirect movie ive seen with its messages. Im surely gonna have to watch it again to find its philosophy more deeply.

[@elenaalex4588]

fight club is a must see movie

[@jakkul26]

Fight Club is a must read book.

[@tolochatdz5194]

Still got the book? Regards

[@casperado666]

Read some other books by Palahniuk. That guy is insane :o

[@BigDaddyZakk420]

casperado666 Haunted, ugh. That one still makes me cringe thinking about it.

[@casperado666]

Porco-Dio FIlm Duuuuude, I'm reading that one right now! Haha, how did you know? :D I've just started and I love the pervy humor. I've read his "Rant" novel a while ago. Wow that one had such disgusting parts, haha. I'll never forget how I felt while reading it.

[@TheCoffeeNut711]

5:10 I love that. The fight club members believe they are enlightened and seeing the real world but then manage to be indoctrinated into something else. To follow without question. Hell, that is even one of the rules!

[@Nothing2CHere4U]

+The Coffee Nut except it's the END of the movie that arrives at your exact point. Jack becomes "enlightened" when he "kills(metaphorically)" TD, and then holds Marla's hand(let's love in) to greet the end of the world (symbolic of death). Or is falling in love also another form of Indoctrination? We all strive to belong, be accepted, and be loved. But without love of self, it's all kind of pointless, always looking for external validation.

[@michaelcainhurst2660]

+DProgram "Or is falling in love also another form of Indoctrination? We all strive to belong, be accepted, and be loved. But without love of self, it's all kind of pointless, always looking for external validation." I feel like I have to respond to this. The thing you have to remember is that human beings are social animals. Therefore, we evolved to need others. It isn't just that we are lacking "love of self", or that we have been indoctrinated to love, we just evolved that way. So as bad as it sounds, before the average person can really come to love himself, he must find a social circle in which he feels he belongs. We need each other, we need to belong, and we need to feel important and included. I think external validation is necessary.

[@stoiccrane4259]

Romantic love is just a chemical cocktail swirling about in the brain. It's fleeting. Women only use this word to gain and secure access to a male's resources beyond that there's no basis.

[@youssefrochdi1994]

There is an idea well known in the Critical Theory world that goes like this: you can't escape ideology. Once you renounce your old ideology, you'll fall into another one. An individual, here referred to as subject, can't live outside of ideology.

[@youssefrochdi1994]

+DProgram Osho is an amazing philosopher. His ability to word his thoughts is inspiring. I couldn't have said it better.

[@MrNerdyBrit]

The film (from my understanding at least) is about masculinity in the 20th century. Tyler is Jack's ideal projection of masculinity who he tries to use as a farther figure, as he has troubles with his own parents. "our parents are our models for god". Jack has a void in his life, he feels like he has no purpose and no identity. So he fills that void with support groups and material things the line "a fridge full of condiments but no food" reflects this. He forms the fight club so that people can feel something, even if it is pain, but that pain is liberating.

[@jermainej1746]

Scourge did u do media in school or something?

[@jaydeschoolcraft4799]

I really hope you don't think the characters name is Jack

[@solariusspinister1020]

Jack is commonly used since he isn't named until the sequel And it's his name in the script

[@stokepusher5481]

'rage against the machine', dominance in masculinity only really supports a primal lone male in primitive, unruly times, i.e. hunger games, lord of the flies type scenarios. kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZmnUdJ-LeJd3j68&list=LLxYkcwe5pKW1vA89a1ZbXqA&index=7 On a less lone wolf, hot headed, strung out and depleted note... www.nbcnews.com/better/health/why-you-should-work-out-crowd-ncna798936

[@tod4612]

That’s only one of the many topics Fight club focuses on

[@TYSON99999]

Edward Norton was the perfect embodiment of David/ Bruce Banner, wish they would've made more movies with him.

[@theblocksays]

+TYSON VOCALSBASS I know, I REALLY don't care for Mark Ruffalo, brings nothing to the table as Banner and should just stay Hulk.

[@chandanaveeraneni3989]

TYSON 1999 this is an underrated comment. I have always liked Edward Norton's performance in the Hulk movies. The Marvel version is fine for cookie cutter superhero movies but Norton really takes the cake. I saw some youtube video Ruffalo is better than Norton for the role of Hulk and I feel personally insulted by that statement.

[@jupiterthekitty]

I’m 25 and I watched Fight Club for the first time last night! Speechless! Didn’t know it came out in 1999!

[@ThatGuy-uh6tm]

same it was so fucking good

[@sumit3195]

Fight club the best movie ever who agrees?

[@FantasticalAsh]

Hate me if you want but I don't like fight club It is still the best movie of all time though

[@ghostfacechilla1027]

one of the best, Edward Norton is brilliant. As is Brad Pitt

[@enroncorporation1895]

+Sumit Is anyone reading the Fight Club 2 comic? In my opinion FC2 loses it's fangs. It becomes this liberal feminist ball of garbage.

[@WhatitallMeant]

+Enron Corporation That's a shame, I've been meaning to read it, or at least what's out right now.

[@enroncorporation1895]

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[@Shakes-Off-Fear]

"We are not our jobs, we are not how much money we have in the bank but we are not the all singing, all dancing crap of the world either. We are individuals. We are what we make ourselves, what we allow ourselves to partake in, who we align ourselves with, who we protect. We decide what we are and, if we have the willpower, we don't have to bend for anyone. Not even ourselves." That is perfect. It's what so many people miss out when they see this movie. They think that it's trying to promote Tyler's philosophy of anarchy and chaos but his views were just the opposite extreme to the narrator's apathetic lifestyle beforehand. As the film goes on, and project mayhem builds, Tyler becomes more and more hypocritical in his own cause. There has to be a middle ground. Don't allow things to happen to you, choose what happens to you.

[@another_ahmed]

+Shane Fell Hey I really like that quote and comment. Unfortunately, I cant find the second half of that quote. This part: "We are individuals. We are what we make ourselves, what we allow ourselves to partake in, who we align ourselves with, who we protect. We decide what we are and, if we have the willpower, we don't have to bend for anyone. Not even ourselves". Can you link me evidence that it is from the movie, I would love to reference it myself.

[@Shakes-Off-Fear]

It's not in the movie itself, it's in the video above.

[@WhatitallMeant]

+AJRoxasX I used the first part of the original bit, then changed the last part to fit how I felt the narrator had changed by the end. It's in my own words, but I tried to keep it in line with the film

[@another_ahmed]

Oh fair enough. That sounded so familiar I was like is it from the movie. No wonder, I heard it in the video. Thanks guys, I wholeheartedly agree, well articulated and captures a lot of the movies meaning.

[@cupofcoffee2914]

Dont take shit from no one including blacks be yourself Be a human being

[@izharshaikh5067]

This movie changed my fuckin life !

[@jadipeperzak4034]

My Fucking life got changed by other movies like fredy got fingered

[@jadipeperzak4034]

well , you can live by other things like , i am not going to buy this couch because it defines me and shows who i am as a person , but you can prove who you are for real...

[@BerserkerDre]

Watch Mr. Robot ASAP

[@cloudstretcher]

Watch it to the end; it will change it again.

[@mr.cifuentes1779]

501R4K Is it really that good? I watched the first season

[@hankhicks8046]

I remember seeing a tv interview Where it was suggested that one of the major themes in Fight Club was from a WW1 vet who became philospher. His central theme being " how he never felt so alive other than when he was in battle" and this was why it was popular with disenchanted / disfranchised youth. A real life experience vs the everyday banality of life

[@sar010]

Fight Club it's a novel written by Chuck Palahniuk

[@SinNombre101]

In Tyler We Trust

[@charlien6123]

Tyler is satan

[@user-qd9uj2st8l]

LMAO

[@sheldoncooper8199]

NO OTHER Movie made me Question my Life my meaning in Life more then Fight Club.

[@user-qd9uj2st8l]

Watch black swan it's kinda similar to this movie

[@muhammedakbar3634]

The main thing about this movie is the way a person can understand the story. Each person integrate this movie differently such as Marla being real as well as an imagination of the narrator like Tyler. So I think this movie is a masterpiece.

[@revy1370]

The film is really at it's core about self destruction. It's about how losing everything you have makes you find out who you really are. The main character loses his consumerist scared side, and he thinks he knows who he is but then he has to lose his Tyler side to find his true self at the end.

[@bryant4707]

Honestly this just confused me more

[@ghost79ish]

+James Cook you should watch the movie 3 times in succession...analyze til it makes sense.

[@Nothing2CHere4U]

+Ian Barrett I watched it over an entire Winter. You are absolutely correct, it keeps revealing it's layers, unless you already have a philosophy degree.

[@brandonferguson8021]

+DProgram i don't know how many times I've watched this but during the time when i was 13 and didn't know what the hell to do. I saw something in this movie that was important, so i watched it a lot.

[@vodkacannon]

What are we all approaching bro?

[@SuccessMMA]

Find a Fight Club and you will get it.

[@jackdylansound]

What is anything? The meaning of meaning itself is merely held within our own definition. By that token, I have analyzed Fight Club to be one man's journey to self-discovery. The ending is cryptically authentic- as the world ends, Tyler embraces his true love. No, not Marla, himself. This may seem farfetched, but as he watches the city crumble, hands interlocked with Marla, what else could he think about? As humans, we are instilled with darwinism's ideals...survival of the fittest. In order for Tyler to survive, Tyler had to kill Tyler in the only rightful way of trend- as the movie proceeds, we learn that Tyler Durden IS the narrator, so in retrospect, the acts of self-violence and abuse are a vice for Tyler to FEEL. A life without emotions is certainly meaningless. Let's put race, religion, all that frivolous shit aside for a second. Would you want to wake up tomorrow to the agonizing defeat of manic depression, insomnia, and desperate to feel? As bleak as it sounds, I understand there are people that feel this way. This movie is not meant to be "figured out" because just like life, it is what you make of it. So, I reiterate, what is anything? The meaning of meaning is what we decide it to be, because life itself is a phenomenon that I have yet understand...why out of thousands of galaxies, it just so happens that our PLANET earth is the perfect distance from a star in that we can sustain life. I digress...do not waste time to try to decipher the seemingly endless plot twists and enigmas of this movie, rather, spend time deciphering the seemingly endless plot twists that YOU endure daily, and if you think you don't, think again. On a side note, this is quite possibly one of the most important films ever made. Inquire the meaning of meaning; embrace your existence for all its worth, hold on to what matters, and never lose sight of death.

[@Bock3039]

"why out of thousands of galaxies, it just so happens that our PLANET earth is the perfect distance from a star in that we can sustain life" They have discovered planets that probably could support life (that doesn't mean they do). But, when we search for life or environments that could sustain life, we look for environments similar to our own; environments that could support carbon based lifeforms, even though for all we know life might also arise in different forms. Apart from that we have very little information about planets in other galaxies so there might as well be life there. I don't know what you base your statement on that out of thousands of galaxies, only one contains life. We're not even 100% sure that there's no life on any of the other planets in our own solar system. Btw, if there is conscious and sapient life, like there is on Earth, it can obviously only be on a planet that can support that life. "Why out of all planets is it Earth?", well because that just happens to be the one we live on. If we would have lived on another planet, we would have asked ourselves the same question. I don't think the question "why this planet?" is a meaningful question (at least as a philosophical question; it's a good question as a natural scientist). "Why ONLY this one?" is more meaningful in my opinion but, as I've said before, we have very little data to support the claim that this is the only planet that can sustain life. And sorry. I know this has nothing to do with Fight Club.

[@unknownaj44]

you’re idyllic

[@_jizy]

Wise my friend, wise

[@yni3240]

@@Bock3039 bro who asked

[@el_gabron]

@@yni3240 i did

[@RHINOSAUR]

Fight Club is one of my top 10 fave films of all time. The entire piece - although presenting what appear to be valid points about society and culture - is really a series of great contradictions. It's the yin-yang that makes up reality. Fight Club is the "Rebel Without A Cause" of our time.

[@TheMrrobustus]

The first rule of fight club is you do not talk about fight club. The Second rule of fight club is you do not talk about fight club. So you are breaking the rules.

[@mrsilikeeggs]

But those rules weren't really meant to be followed anyway.

[@ARVvidz]

And you broke it anyway now...

[@slothfromthegoonies8201]

Those rules were to stop things getting out of hand. He obviously knew that some people were going to break it.

[@Nekkroto]

This is reverse psychology.He knows that the people in the fight club are mentally weak,because masculinity is dead in 21 century.He knew that by constructing these rules his "army" is growing bigger,and they are all men not satisfied with their lives that could be easily manipulated.

[@AlexConley]

The analysis in all of your videos is so great. I feel they really hit to the point of...well, what all the movie meant. Not just this video, but all of yours. I really appreciate what you do!

[@xeraph02]

Yeah,... well,... that's just, like, your opinion, man.

[@mr.cifuentes1779]

xeraph02 I cant be worried about that shit man, life goes on!

[@eroticblack]

I'm the duuude maaan!

[@DarbyWilliams77]

He peed on your fucking rug Dude.

[@brianajackson8374]

Darby Williams that rug really tied the room together

[@MrTehAlex]

Should I make a sixth reference to The Big Lebowski or make fun of all you?

[@Shanethefilmmaker]

I know the flashes are easter eggs regarding Tyler Durden, but they can also take on another meaning. Because of The Narrator's insomnia he's taking micronaps.

[@sonata7204]

I remember I was going to watch this movie just as a way to turn off my brain and watch people beat the shit out of each other. Man was I happily surprised

[@yungstud171]

Favorite movie of all time. You either love it or hate it.

[@cloudstretcher]

How about both?

[@yungstud171]

Henry M People who don't understand it, I've known this to be the case for some.

[@juanche978]

@@yungstud171 That's bullshit. You can dislike something for political opinions, for slow pace... I understand a lot of movies and I don't like them because my political opinions are pretty different.

[@Emcee_Coin]

Needs more The Pixies

[@delia7279]

Schmedly27 this is the best comment

[@TheKoppenhaffer]

You mean PIXIES. There is no THE.

[@pitbull635]

TheKoppenhaffer ikr fake fan alert 🚨 🚨

[@EgglestonJames]

I work 3rd shift at a convenience in the middle of the Tweaker and Junkie part of town. The name tag I wear has "Tyler D." on it. A few get it but the younger customers are clueless so I give them sermons of Tyler's philosophy to enlighten them about life at 3 o'clock in the morning. I have to video some of these events because some of the people actually do have some sort of epiphany moment hearing it. I bet the only thing in your fridge are condiments I'll say, 4 out of 5 say yes. The things that you own, end up owning you. Then I add, that's why you're out here at 3 in the morning on a Tuesday looking for some junk. The look on some of their faces gives me the goosebumps. I actually have had a couple of them come back months later to thank me for the talks as it had helped them through the difficult times they were going through, and that leaves me in awe. Also, I'm an avid amateur astronomer and I give impromptu astronomy lessons in the parking lot if some kind of astronomical event is happening i.e. Aroura, Lunar eclipse, meteor shower so the neighborhood thinks I'm some sort of professor or mad scientist which I guess make the Fight Club quotes seem more credible to them. Risking your freedom hustling poison that destroys peoples life's so you can buy shit you don't need to impress assholes you don't like. Hey, check out Saturn's rings. Good Times. Like your stuff. I'm a fan.

[@tylerdurden2921]

James Eggleston my name's Tyler and I work at a store in the same area. crazy..I do the same Shit when people ask my name

[@EgglestonJames]

We should start a group, there has to be more of us out there.

[@tylerdurden2921]

James Eggleston good idea..not really the social media type so u should start it I'll just follow lol..even crazier that I found u

[@pierrebitcan]

Reading this 6 years later... You should write this as a movie script. Convenience Store therapist. Could be a brilliant dark comedy. Junkies, Slurpees and astronomy.

[@Jotter-sg3dq]

This channel just became my new fave channel. I have been binge watching your videos and I am still in awe.

[@WhatitallMeant]

Well thank you! Hopefully a new one will hit later this week

[@ilovesmosh2012]

Fuck off.

[@xaidwithanx3017]

Me and my dad caught on to a lot of the things that were hidden in this movie. The way the narrator’s name wasn’t mentioned. The way he imagined what occurred. Very great movie, very mind-twisting

[@ViolentJactations]

Your videos are short, sweet, to the point, easy to watch, no gimmicks, just nice ol' information. I miss these kinds of videos. I hope you make more!

[@WhatitallMeant]

Shyam Panchal Thank you! I will be making more. A 3 week vacation followed by getting new jobs and moving as soon as you get back is one step above hell to your schedule though.

[@MungareMike]

I'm a simple man. I see good content, I press subscribe.

[@michaeledwards6683]

Your name sounds familiar for some reason...

[@user-sf4qd6et5p]

I respect you

[@ozzyisthirsty8105]

Just started watching your channel and so far keep up the good work your insights on the meanings of various films that I've enjoyed changes my perspectives on these various movies and causes fun discussions with other friends and etc. I hope you gain more subscribers!

[@billyleeds8512]

I'm too slow to understand this

[@alfredodominguez2799]

#endthefed #taxationistheft

[@paperchasindude6578]

Same

[@rhaws2683]

*same*

[@fritzlauren7991]

same

[@allanhenriques2694]

*same*

[@cowtaplayz8277]

Fight club has to be one of the best ideas ever. It changes people, gives us a dark side. No, it uncovers your dark side. It is a masterpiece.

[@tylerdurden5488]

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[@tylerdurden5488]

@peroh she is fine

[@tonysoprano6310]

@@tylerdurden5488 wtf how are you even here?

[@tylerdurden5488]

@@tonysoprano6310 I am everywhere in any time Family All World.

[@sleepy18tearsago83]

we all have a shadow self we just need to be in control of our actions

[@M2Mil7er]

I like your vocal delivery. It's refreshing to hear in a sea of you tubers who are hyper-energetic, with constant jump cuts, tailored to a low attention span audience. Keep it up :)

[@WhatitallMeant]

+mysterywhiteboy72 Thank you, I get people being rude about my voice all the time. These types of comments do a lot to make me feel comfortable with my natural voice.

[@M2Mil7er]

You're welcome, and ty for the content. Subbed :)

[@admech590]

interesting to note, in the sequel comic of the book, everyone in project mayhem knows that Tyler is just an alternate personality of Sebastian (the narrator), they just dont care because theyve deified him to a point that they find it trivial. its like the only reason they keep Sebastian around is because of tyler, that could be why theyre so keen to withold info from the narrator in this film.

[@abdullahbony6243]

it's one of the most genius movies ever and definitely ahead of it's time... problem is many people won't understand it and thus not enjoy it

[@neomma1]

6 years and i still come back to this gem of a video

[@etelpopham1514]

Fight club changed my life. I saw the movie and was obsessed then got the book. chuck palahniuk is an incredible writer and I highly suggest his other books especially Choke if you love fight club.

[@tylerdurden5488]

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[@christopherashton8692]

Just found your channel and watched all the videos, please keep making them!!!

[@bhuwanshah3215]

I see this as the desire to have recognition. "Everyone wants to be known as much ad they want to be remembered" -Bhuwan Shah

[@PAMPAGRAYMUSIC]

I've seen this movie multiple times and never saw it from your point of view and I liked it. It was very well concluded at the end. I'm curious to see your other analysis of other cult classics. Keep up the good work.

[@maleahboss]

I've watched this movie more than 52 times . I thought i caught every little detail. I love this!!

[@Neodreth]

To me the whole Tyler idea of being free, not following certain stereotypes, the clothing fashion, what media serves you etc was lost when all this became too organized. They were all wearing black, they all had the short haircut look and they all acted in a military way, following orders and living in some sort of a bootcamp. In the end the Tyler image he had created became what he was initially fighting against to so when he finally realized it he couldn't except it. An inner battle with his self got started which was the pick of the movie with both characters fighting each other on which side will prevail.

[@BiGBOYTv]

"Tyler Durden stands for nothing at worst and angst at best..." amazing analysis work brother

[@ivailoto5]

The ending song is Medulla Oblongata at the end of the track, it's from the official soundtrack.

[@KDShaolinMenace]

This is the best description of Fight Club ever! I love this movie so much that you made so much better with the ending of this video.

[@johnhunter4266]

There's a lot more to Fight Club. This was published last week: thefincheranalyst.com/articles/lgats-and-fight-club-dissecting-a-delusion/

[@Rayzstoner]

I think this film shows how much society follows and listens like dogs and how we need to seperate ourselves from mindless buying and corporations and make our stand on where we want to be.

[@johnvincent2788]

I watched this in the cinema in tbe 90s. watched it again tonight for the first time since. I just realised Tyler was based from marla

[@MirelaOfficial]

My favourite video from your channel so far!

[@alisultan6459]

To get deep into understanding this movie, it needs to be viewed atleast thrice. What a masterpiece. I have imagined my self being another person, a person i want to be. The person i thought I would be when i was young. You see life fucks every one up.

[@alekseicarpenter3359]

I'd like to see you do Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

[@alejandraCfloress]

This is so good! I would recommend the movie -We need to talk about Kevin

[@PaulReviews]

Great analysis man. I've only seen this movie once and I found it hard to fully understand your video helped, now I wanna see it again lol

[@anotherpapasheev7546]

Really good analysis. The parallel between corporations and the fight club is also seen in Tyler's appearance. He's got nice clothes, is attractive and, even though he's not supposed to care about appearances, as they're all the same, Tyler literally gets bigger throughput the film. Brad Pitt gained more mass as the production went on

[@travxlx464]

Very Good Analysis. A similar vein the movie demonstrates is the anatomy of a stress related episodic break from reality, an identity crisis due to the job possessed by the character, which Edward Norton narrated for. Even as a cast line up, he is credited as only being the narrator. His character does not have a name in the movie for the same reason the character of Tyler Dyrden is invented by his subconscious. His psyche literally splits into two personalities due to the guilt he carries from the inhumanity he has to repeatedly commit for a living. All the while, making a good living at a job which he has a particular talent for. His entire picture of society is from the perspective of what he is doing to society. He cannot face the backstabbing he gives to people he's never met any longer so he becomes cynical of his lot in life and everyone else's. His job is to investigate grizzly car accidents for insurance companies and to use cold strategies based on his statistical analysis in order to find legal strategies which pay out the very minimum to the brutally injured or families of victims who've died. That is the nexus of his psychotic episode and the entire plot. From there the plot creates a scenario which displays not only just how easy it can be to indoctrinate entire groups of people to the point of cultism, but, also, how it is can be a refined process with predictable results. The first thing he does is indoctrinate himself..... which is, also, how Tyler Dyrden comes about.... The character of the narrator needs Tyler Dyrden because he (narrator) can't bare the guilt of not only how he'd been anonymously, legally swindling people for the lucrative profits for the cold and soulless company he'd working for, but, also, because he had already resigned to execute things he'd been secretly (and maybe even subconsciously) planning. The hitch in the plot is that he is not only the only person with his identity crisis but everyone around him, that he meets in public, has the very same one also.... The commonality is explained as being guys who'd grown up in a civilized society with certain promises of prosperity while constantly being tugged at by primal instincts, however, their self esteem had died from a thousand sleights by not being able to act upon them. That's what brings about the philosophical rationalizations such as "being the children of a decaying empire" and "men who were raised by women".... Tyler Dyrden is the personality which guides them (even Narrator) through to the conclusion that society and civilization have been in a state of incremental decay to the point that the elements society is comprised of, which were at earlier times were not only deemed harmless fun but necessary and beneficial to a successful life, have saturated everything around them to the point that civilization is terminally polluted by them. Tyler Dyrden further explains how it is that those are also the very things suppressing their innate natural urges .... The movie is a classic description of how and why cults always see themselves as clarions who must wake their society up before it's too late by nihilistic sabotage. Those exposed to this process become addicted to being able to act on their long suppressed primal urges which is why Fight Club spreads and becomes so popular, even though, the first two rules state that no members can talk of it outside its meetings. The thrill is all about the rush of being part of a taboo enterprise that has become an open secret. Literally, the character, Narrator, in the throws of an extreme psychotic episode has his consciousness hijacked by a subconscious representation of his primal instincts and urges which then proceeds to start a cult which wreaks enormous havoc on society by causing billions of dollars in property damage. In the end, he begins to come to his senses and has to come to the brink of suicide in order to regain control over his subconscious primal side by putting a gun in his mouth. The depiction in which Narrator pulls the trigger but lives while Tyler Dyrden dies is yet the final hallucination that is symbolic that he has made a choice to be a human being and not an uncivilized predatory animal. Narrator's indoctrination was so complete that he nearly permanently dehumanizes himself.

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[@TheZalor]

Very interesting read. Thanks for sharing this

[@dxhardyboydx]

Wow your comment or must I say your analysis is better than the video itself I know you wrote that 2 years ago but whatever its such a brillant piece thx for it have a great one !

[@aunmaqsood3129]

@@dxhardyboydx that's crazy analysis I could never come up with in English class lol. Big up!

[@Gollywog]

Fight club taught me not to be consumed by consumerism. So I rarely spent any money in my 20s. Now in my 30s, I bought my first house - with cash. No debt. Haven't worked a 9-5 job in 7 years.

[@bestbarberduringcorona7032]

How are you doing now?

[@Gollywog]

@@bestbarberduringcorona7032 2 homes (with loan) and block of land paid off.

[@ZoldyckKillua]

@@Gollywog you are still a slave and product of consumerism

[@Gollywog]

@@ZoldyckKillua based on what?

[@adrianlopez3373]

Wow this interpretation was great! It really changes how I feel towards Tyler Durden and his ideologies. I use to think highly of him and his beliefs and way of living but now I see it's no more than self destruction propelled by a spiteful apathy towards a life they choose to not appreciate or see the value in. They're like John Benders from the Breakfast Club but with more of a focus on "solving" their suffering which of course will never be solved because they will always find something that opposes them. It's good to destroy yourself when the cusp of transformation hits you, but destruction for the sake of emotional comfort and justification? No bueno. Thank you for this, this really helped me in a real way. :)

[@WhatitallMeant]

+Adrian Lopez Good to hear it

[@alhlapov1734]

Too good, ty for making the videos. Instant Like, my cup of coffee goes up in the air salute to you, sir!

[@ancestrosdelsol9494]

This movie has a similar message and essence as the film "The Double". A man who sees the ideal, what he should be, and goes out and becomes it.

[@tylerdurden5488]

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[@jamesboaz4787]

this is and probably will be one of my favorite movies of all time. that said, when I've asked people what they thought the movie was about almost 100% of them replied "a fight club" or something along those lines. I have never heard it explained so perfectly. still, one of my favs. I'm very curious to know how you liked it or didn't. thanks for the review.

[@maxmustermann-hx3fx]

I really like the part when he beats himself in the Office where he says "It felt like the first time that Tyler beat me"

[@mbc7845]

Dude, your channel is great.

[@zubairali5400]

Could you please do 'Birdman: Or the Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance', my favourite film in the world but I have so many theories about the ending and I can't figure out what it is... Thanks...

[@WhatitallMeant]

Zubair Ali I'm actually working on that right now

[@manslaughter8159]

Leon:The professional?

[@WhatitallMeant]

omegawulf yaki I'm about to have more free time, so soon? Maybe?

[@manslaughter8159]

Thanks 😀

[@XicaMarrua]

This is an amazing and very objective analysis, Im gladly surprised of it.

[@theomyling]

music at the end: The Dust Brothers - Medula Oblongata

[@porcupethcrumpets]

i was a 16 year old girl when i first watched fight club i don't know what got into me but i: 1. immediately read the book and saved all quotes i liked 2. felt something like my previous gamer rages but this time it was someone else in me that was getting angry and i was just watching her (i separated my feelings from myself. this would immensely benefit me later on) 3. dug my nails into my right palm as hard as i could to see how much it hurt 4. asked my crush out through a message and got rejected lol 5. slept like a log for the first time in many months knowing i had done something different that day, that it wasn't the same grind. lessons learnt: 1. you and your feelings are not one and you're not a slave to them 2. keep trying, learning, doing new things to avoid getting into the rut of 'lack of newness' and 'everyday is exactly the same' 3. it doesn't hurt to be courageous as long as you don't hurt others or yourself edit: PS:- why you should read the book: a quote from the last page of the book i saved: Why did I cause so much pain? Didn’t I realise that each of us is a sacred, unique snowflake of special unique specialness? Can’t I see how we’re all manifestations of love? I look at God behind his desk, taking notes on a pad, but God’s got this all wrong. We are not special. We are not crap or trash, either. We just are. We just are, and what happens just happens. I let go. Lost in oblivion. Dark and silent and complete. Losing hope is freedom

[@imcarter]

this is the funniest comment I've ever seen on youtube

[@ViVi-zi3qe]

wtf are u on ab

[@addie8080]

Broo ☠️☠️😂

[@drew9928]

Destroy consumerism...

[@richardsandwell2285]

It needs taking down for good.

[@pitbull635]

it will always be around as long as inflation goes up also supply and demand is a thing sooo

[@fellowgoyimwhite7630]

That's it,Brother

[@user-pd9xj1bt4e]

!

[@eliaschevette]

I love this movie and book. This is such a great study of the movie. "Faceless Philosophers" has change the way I look at this book. It seems so obvious now but for years I couldn't understand the point you make.

[@qui3tstorm793]

Most complete and logical interpretation of the movie I've ever seen.

[@AlyssaKerslake]

This was amazing! I love your videos and this is one of my favorite movies of all time :) So happy you made this. Could you possibly do an analysis of Mr.Nobody or American Psycho? Keep up the great work!

[@WhatitallMeant]

Alyssa Kerslake Thank you! I haven't seen Mr. Nobody, but American Psycho is already on my list to do, so maybe soon.

[@AlyssaKerslake]

You should give it a watch if you ever have the time :) cool!

[@jordanraney7062]

Fight Club just gets more relevant as the years go by

[@Superduperscribble]

I really liked the overview and the analysis.

[@jamieall8216]

I watched this film as a young boy, 12 I think if not younger. I was blown away. Every time I watch it; it reminds me how much of a profound affect it had on me in how I view the world and how much still, at 24 years old that affect has carried on throughout my life, for better or worse I don't know.. Lol. Second best film ever for me only behind shawshank redemption.

[@thesofakillers]

is this cr1tical?

[@danuttudorache1745]

+thesofakillers no, this is partick

[@metalsquirrelgamer]

+thesofakillers my thoughts exactly lol.

[@dakingindanorfxaxaxa8127]

+Danut Tudorache LMAO😂😂

[@blorfenburger]

there was a severe lack of nipples and weiners so nah

[@vario6492]

"To this date it still does" *article from 2010* kek

[@gortexovercoat]

I watched this movie damn near every night during high school....such a good movie with such a great rewatch value.

[@partymanau]

Keep seeing stuff I missed previously. One of the best crafted movies aver made.

[@getbbudded23]

The quotes from this movie are timeless

[@vinsanity982]

The message I get is that in the modern society we have built, men do not have purpose on their own. And these men that lack purpose will want to tear society down so that they can reconnect with it. The narrator was on this path but ends up finding his purpose in Marla.

[@Yesqwo]

I wanna see your take on meaning of Enemy. I think that would be interesting, also Shutter Island would be cool.

[@WhatitallMeant]

+Yesqwo I've been meaning to watch Enemy. It and Whiplash are the only 'acclaimed' films from last year that I didn't see.

[@Yesqwo]

+What it all Meant it was unique experience for me, i dont guarantee you will love it but its worth watching

[@ivanova2505]

+What it all Meant Whiplash was my favourite movie of 2014

[@michaelc3977]

Appreciated the correction in the last few lines of this analysis. Thank YOU!

[@tylerdurden5488]

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[@samcookygirl]

I love your videos!! More please!!

[@spider-nibba7866]

I feel like 2019 joker was half inspired by this

[@lukeblundell4129]

Dude this movie has so many interpretations and messages. There’s not one definitive answer. It can apply to a lot of different scenarios, depending on where you are in life.

[@jt041987]

He didn’t so much lash out as he just lost it. Once she started ruining the meetings she starting not sleeping again that coupled with all the other stresses and the emptiness led to Tyler’s creation.

[@dancegod1691]

Great video essay man. You talk about the cult he started as if it was a bad thing, but I don't know if that's exactly the case. Sure the men are mindless drones who aren't asking questions, and sure they're getting hurt, but they're finally happy. The cult uses its power in a good-natured way in my opinion. Throughout history, men have started wars to fight for that same sensation, and unfortunately the driving force of those wars is always a single flawed man who seeks total power. At least this revolution is a relatively peaceful one. The leader (Tyler) doesn't really exist, so he can't seek power. Tyler is just an idea represented by an alter-ego: Being what you want to be. When a movement is lead by a simple infectious idea, it runs the risk of becoming unstoppable. Whether that's a good thing or a bad thing depends on the movement.