Annotated Film Catalogue

Annotated Catalogue

Films

Item 1: Fight Club (1999 Dir. David Fincher)

This is my primary focus film and is a prime example of materialism and consumerism in American film. It challenges a represents the impulse to buy and own material goods that inevitably will get you know where and allows you to get owned by your objects.

Item 2: Dawn of the Dead (1978 Dir. George A. Romero)

This is my secondary film and is a good example of how Consumerist undertones can emerge in a film even if not intentional. It’s set on the brink of malls becoming massive in America and the zombies have the instinct to go to them, this can be seen as a direct link to people within society and there connection with malls and material goods.

Internet:

Item 3: IMDB “Fight Club” Information Page http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0137523/

Provides general information on director, writers, actors and a brief overlay of plot and additional information related to the film/director.

Item 4: IMDB “Dawn of the Dead” Information Page

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077402/

Provides general information on director, writers, actors and a brief overlay of plot and additional information related to the film/director.

Item 5: “Materialism in Fight club” by Maria Adelmann

http://www.geocities.com/aipoissac/fight_club_materialism2.htm

An internet piece discussing Fight Club’s materialistic references and underlining tone. With fight club quotes referring to materialism and a thorough explanation of scenes and dialogue related to that subject.

Item 6: The Esotericism of Fight Club” by Paraplethon

http://www.spearoflonginus.ark11.net/theestoricsmoffightclub.html

Journals:

Item 7: “Zombies, Malls, and the Consumerism Debate: George Romero’s Dawn of the Dead” by Stephen Harper

The Journal of American Culture, Volume 1, Issue 2

A text from the University of Glasgow which raises debate and evidence of “Dawn of the Dead” being a satirical film about consumerism.

Interviews/Videos:

Item 8: Brad Pitt and Edward Norton: The Fight Club

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=7VaA6_CDRyY

An interview where Brad and Edward discuss the ideologies of the film and their characters.

IMDB Forum:

Item 9: IMDB Discussion Board

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0137523/board

A response taken from my IMDB question that challenges my hypothesis.

Rejected items:

Matthew Halls: Teaching Film and Media studies/Fight Club and male fundamentalism:

This text focused too much on the representation of men and did not touch on my subject. So couldn’t be used as evidence.

Wiki-Pedia’s Information for “Dawn of the Dead”:

This internet source is unreliable and did not provided and deep research or useful text.