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Movie Mondays: Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk

Posted on the 21 November 2011 by Shawndrarussell

I have been doing this blog since January, and sometimes I forget that I have not reviewed some of my favorites--the most compelling, most awesome movies that I have ever seen--that deserve much more praise than just being recognized by my little ol' blog. BUT, they still deserve my praise so here it goes for Fight Club:
Chuck Palahniuk. Death. Life. Consumerism. Greed. Class Warfare. Schiezophrenia. Love. Envy. Rebellion. The Man.
If you haven't seen this movie, get off this computer and go watch it now. Seriously. Come back after you have been completely sucked in, hate the government and your life, and throw away all your name brand stuff.
I know that doesn't exactly sound like the greatest movie of all time, but it is probably top 10 in my book, maybe higher if someone was torturing me and really forcing me to choose. And I really don't life violence in movie (or life in general).
This movie will make you think, make you question your place in the world, and what role you are playing in our American Dream rat race. All you need to know is this brilliant speech, delivered by Brad Pitt at his absolute hottest hands down (total disclosure: I know this might sound like the reason I love this movie, but I would have loved this movie even if Brad Pitt's character was played by Meatloaf--who is also in the movie. Seriously. Although it may not have been quite as downright delicious.):
"Advertising has us chasing cars and clothes, working jobs we hate so we can buy shit we don't need. We're the middle children of history, man. No purpose or place. We have no Great War. No Great Depression. Our Great War's a spiritual war... our Great Depression is our lives. 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."


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