fight club

“Fight club”; directed by David Fincher (1999), is a movie that holds many themes. One main theme that is consistent throughout the entire film is that of masculinity (www-scf.usc.edu/~buckalew/fight.htm), linking into the theme of anti-feminism, however this theme is not presented to the viewer in a way which is insulting to females. This film demonstrates to the viewer how the modern men of today feel their power and purposes are fading and highlights the extreme men will go to in order for them to regain their important masculinity. It returns to the well-known caveman days where men like to perceive themselves as the hunter, or gatherer, the more dominant of the sexes. This idea is overpowering in this movie and one thing this film aims to do is make it’s point as clear as possible about the modern day men in society. This theme of masculinity is highlighted in the movie through two main areas; these are character and symbolism.
Fight Club is basically about men who are empl...