After watching Fight Club for about the hundredth time, I can still safely say it's one of my all time favorite movies.
Fight Club is more than defensible. It is an excellent film that raises some interesting questions about the nature of man and his relationship to the world he has made. It does not abandon thoughtfulness in its pursuit of the adrenaline jolt. It's a brutal, yet honest. It speaks clearly against consumerism, monologued by Edward Norton a few minutes into the movie, and later by Brad Pitt's character, Tyler Durden. Pan over Project Mayhem, dozens of men working to achieve enlightenment, and Tyler Durden is their preacher, he states: "You're not your job. You're not how much money you have in the bank. You're not the car you drive. You're not the contents of your wallet. You're not your fucking khakis. We are the all-singing, all-dancing crap of the world." This is a perfect example of the main theme of the movie, anti-consumerism.
After seeing several of Fincher's other films, I can safely say that this movie is exactly in his style. Neo-noir stylized cinematography, poetic dialog, non-digetic voice overs, etc. All of his other films have employ the same style, which isn't surprising at all.
Brad Pitt also plays the same arrogant, cocky hipster that he plays in his other Fincher movies, The contrast between his character in Se7en and his character in Fight Club are almost nonexistent. They have the same mannerisms, same way of speaking, and same attitude. This isn't a bad thing, as I feel that that character has not been overused yet.
There are many cuts from storyline to emphasize different points, such as when The Narrator(Edward Norton) narrates to the audience, while the action that he is speaking about goes on in the background. This happens quite frequently and gives us a physical representation of his words.
The theme in his movies are very similar as well, encompassing character(s) that are estranged from the world, and centralizing the movie around said character(s) internal struggles, battling for their sanity.
My points are elaborated more thoroughly in this review:
