Paducah Home Theater Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 http://www.jackdurden.com/ Language warning, but movie buffs may be interested. Sounds like BS at first but absorb the whole thing. The last pic should be telling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dewthedru Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 http://www.jackdurden.com/ Language warning, but movie buffs may be interested. Sounds like BS at first but absorb the whole thing. The last pic should be telling. good grief. that's a lot to think about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaddeus Smith Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 i feel dumb. i've watched that movie no less than 50 times and never came anywhere near those conclusions (which are very articulate and congruent). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paducah Home Theater Posted January 7, 2015 Author Share Posted January 7, 2015 (edited) I thought he was full of it at first but I don't know how else you'd explain Bob's shirt in the car. Bob got popped in the head and is buried in the back yard remember? Then why is Bob's shirt and fat melted onto the seat of the wrecked car? Not to mention Chuck Palahniuk posted this. Edited January 7, 2015 by MetropolisLakeOutfitters Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators dtel Posted January 8, 2015 Moderators Share Posted January 8, 2015 Never seen the movie after looking at all of that not sure I should. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang guy Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 dtel, it is an extremely violent mystery. If you like watching people pummel one-another, you would love it. I've seen it a couple times myself, but I grew up watching boxing. Remember Ali/Frazier? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators dtel Posted January 8, 2015 Moderators Share Posted January 8, 2015 Oh yea I remember them, the way you describe it don't know if I would like the movie or not ? I even remember listening to fights on the radio with my dad when I was little, listening with dad was the best part not the fight, I didn't really know what was going on but wouldn't have missed it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paducah Home Theater Posted January 8, 2015 Author Share Posted January 8, 2015 (edited) dtel, it is an extremely violent mystery. If you like watching people pummel one-another, you would love it. I've seen it a couple times myself, but I grew up watching boxing. Remember Ali/Frazier? Watching Fight Club for the fighting is like watching The Matrix for the gunplay. I mean, yeah they shoot stuff sometimes, but there's lots of other stuff going on. Both movies are a psychological mind-screw that will have you deeply thinking about it afterwards if you're paying attention. The insomnia aspect of Fight Club is really interesting. Factoid I read yesterday: apparently some of the fight scenes were real, and Brad Pitt's stomach was so hard that Edward Norton cracked his thumb when punching him. Of course that probably means Edward Norton didn't know how to throw a punch properly. Edited January 8, 2015 by MetropolisLakeOutfitters Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twk123 Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 Wow, Fight Club is one of my favorite movies and this blew my mind. It makes sense that the House is in his head and all the papers stacked that they read are his thoughts and fears. I heard also that The Shining is similar in that it has a bunch of references about the Federal Reserve etc but I am not as familiar with that movie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ski Bum Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 One of the best movies of the 90's. Dtel, go watch it! Excellent story of a deeply disturbed psychological flip out presented in a very cleverly crafted film. And a great use of a Pixies song. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators dtel Posted January 8, 2015 Moderators Share Posted January 8, 2015 Sounds like I should, thanks everyone, don't really watch many movies at all but will try it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ski Bum Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 (edited) I still would like to think Marla is real, and that it's some sort of ultra-bizarro love story at heart. Jack is troubled, by the vacuous ethics of consumerism, masculinity in the modern world, etc., and the movie is Jack's schizo coping/growth/realization that he loves Marla. Crazy attracts crazy, right? Too hollywood cheesy of an interpretation? I guess so, given the linked article is by Chuck Palahniuk. Edited January 8, 2015 by Ski Bum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paducah Home Theater Posted January 8, 2015 Author Share Posted January 8, 2015 I guess so, given the linked article is by Chuck Palahniuk. Chuck posted it, I don't think he wrote this article. What that means is up to interpretation I guess, whether or not he endorses it. He's the author of the Fight Club book for those who don't know. The movie kind of took on a different direction, the director added and changed a bunch of stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fjd Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 I still would like to think Marla is real, and that it's some sort of ultra-bizarro love story at heart. Jack is troubled, by the vacuous ethics of consumerism, masculinity in the modern world, etc., and the movie is Jack's schizo coping/growth/realization that he loves Marla. Crazy attracts crazy, right? Too hollywood cheesy of an interpretation? I guess so, given the linked article is by Chuck Palahniuk. There are a few transcripts from various interviews with Chuck Palahniuk online answering questions. While the movie follows fairly close to the book for most of the screen time, it does deviate at the end rather significantly. I'll leave out the 'spoilers' for anyone that may read this and want to read the book. Whether David Fincher expanded the book concept of Jack/Tyler to, according to the link above, include Marla during the translation of the book-to-screen and new ending, we may never know for sure; however, from the interview below, Palahniuk seemed to like the "cliché" Hollywood romance ending of the two standing there at the end. I'm fairly certain that the three being the same person was not Pelahniuk's intent. During the interviews, Palahniuk said he wanted to see the romance emphasized more the whole time due to his intention for the book being, “The story is about a man reaching the point where he can commit to a woman,” although I’m not sure I would have gotten there by reading the book or watching the movie. http://edition.cnn.com/chat/transcripts/palahniuk.html Question from Websteria: How did you feel about the ending of the film versus the book? Did you approve of the ending of the film? Chuck Palahniuk: I approved of it because I wanted to see the romance emphasized more. I realized that would help sell the movie to more people. And the whole story is about a man reaching the point where he can commit to a woman, so the ending is appropriate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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