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Sunday, 19 October 2008
Secondary Film: Fight Club
Directed by David Fincher Fight club is another film with a heavy focus on america's materialistic state.
Plot Overview:
The Narrator suffers from lack of sleep, he is stuck in a job he does'nt want and surrounded by possesions he does not need. He attends night groups for the sick, terminally ill, alchoholics and such in the hope that atteneding these classes his own problems will seem lesser. This works and he gets sleep and comfort as he rakes thorugh his classes each week, this is stopped when he meets an unstable young women "Marla" he finds out that she and he both have a lot in common and they spend a lot of time together.While touring, he meets an enigmatic young man named Tyler and after a short conversation both become fast friends, and the narrator finds a new way to vent his issues as Tyler and him vent frustration through fighting, this soon becomes heard of and other men in need of this escape join the "Fight Club". The club escalates in it's intentions and without the agreement of the Narrator Tyler and the members start acting violently on combating the consumerism within society.
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