Fight Club [Blu-ray]

UPDATED REVIEW 16/01/2013 One of the best movies ever made: An exercise in "visual philosophy", using all technical resources to illustrate and narrate a mental imaginary and machinations based plotline. Fight Club is a fable of the id, ego, and super ego interacting, to revive the main character ("Jack) from his stupor. This lethargy and detachment from his bodily needs and id instincts, prevents him to sleep and mate. His sexual drive and need for love have been channeled into consumerism. He buys things he doesn't need compulsively, to escape his misery without success. The solutions he (or his psyche segments) comes up with are evolutionary, but basically of the same substance he longs and aches for to awaken him from this lethargy. He starts off visiting shockingly bleeding heart -support groups. Used to the corporate politically correct, neutral and aseptic dialogues, this candidness rattles him up towards vitality, recognizing his own humanity, enlightening the steps to come in the path. Nirvana is his desired path, the path at the very core of all human being that looks for religion, drugs or any perception of god or what is beyond words and things, and ultimately that ghost inside us. His Id/super ego is Tyler Durden. He shows him how to escape from fear. That fear that drove him to drown himself into things, in work and vapid banality. Then there comes the Fight Club. "Fight club wasn't about winning or losing. It wasn't about words." Says Jack. It is not about violence in the sense of hurting someone else out of anger, I would add. Jack is detached from the animal we are, that eats, defecates, has sex and breathes. Jack is detached from the caveman we have been for thousands of years, that "evolved" men despise, but is rooted in our DNA. Jack is an extreme case of the dangers of excessive consumerism, individuality and materialism of our culture. Jack fears loosing (a fight, his job, anything that threatens his ego or causes him pain) and longs for human contact and intimacy. Searching for a relationship is a big stretch. Baby steps, the support group first. Then fighting furnishes him with all this. I would like to address the movie's critics like Robert Ebert, who fail to seize the zeitgeist and how fight club relates and how the violence is tangential. The story is about a very particular individual with a very common pathology who seeks a very unorthodox solution in a very dire, desperate situation. This masterpiece exercises and puts forth "visual philosophy", displaying what would be a modern version of Zen enlightenment exercises or Koans. There is no doctor that treats greed and Ikea fetishes. This dude is on his own. He needs to get in touch with his masculinity and loose the fear at the root of all fears, the fear of death, and so do the other attendees of the Fight Club. Fighting is a start; the fear of physical harm is in the same line. Guys don't go to Fight Club to win, everyone is a winner, because the target is to unload the burden of fear. If you desensitize yourself to the fear of punches and blood, abstract fear triggers, as being fired diminish by contrast. Our culture is plagued with fears of the unknown, the what ifs that blocks us from taking risks that could change or enhance our life. Tyler Durden, the superego is boundless and moves forward unfettered to things that are not realistic for the ego, the pranks and crimes against possessions of the project mayhem. But before that he confronts Jack with the fear of death using chemical burn. Crazy, unorthodox yet effective, and more important in a movie: entertaining. Finally, Jack evolves towards love, the main driver from the start. The movie is a love story. His relationship with the woman is abrasive, because his sexuality is twisted, hence is expressed through unexpected outlets at the start. He develops his personality and is able to express caring for a female and start a relationship and integrates his psyche, destroying his overpowering superego. Metaphorically expressed by the dissolution of Tyler. A beautifully aesthetically stunning crafted movie, fluid as our thouth processes are. From the start it displays a voyage through the brain's fear center. As a fable that it is, the use of special effects and creative, aggressive, edgy cinematography suspends your disbelief into a journey in a very human experience, a tale about our war. As Tyler Durden says when he puts the finger on our greed/consumerism epidemic, "our war is a spiritual war". Interwoven masterfully are the elements of a man's struggle with this disease and fighting our war. It never stops being an action film. The rant that Tyler delivers to the fight club, encapsulates some of the concerns the movie wants to bring the audience to brood upon. It is one of the few congruent lines thrown in your lap to understand the movie and the issues brought to light. Issues related to living lives without meaning, in mechanic jobs we hate, to buy stuff conditioned by the media to, but that we really don't truly need. We've become consumer droids. Space monkeys conditioned to press buttons towards oblivion. The media offers its carrot: fame, fortune, and every Ego-booster conceivable. And if the entanglement is rooted on the ego logic, ego perception and egotistic behavior it only messes up the problem further. All reinforces the need to gain awareness of the influence of the ego. The movie doesn't wrap up nicely the answers to these questions, and throws them on your lap. This movie left me with the strong impression of watching one of the most aggressive criticisms towards the dangers of excessive consumerism, of my generation. It is difficult to believe it was made by the director of Seven and two of the most prominent actors of our generation who put their necks on the line to express these concerns. Bravo!!

Fight Club tells the story of Jack (played by Edward Norton), just a regular guy. He's average looking, has a stable job, a nice apartment, nice furniture, plenty of free time. And he's not happy. Jack just feels bored with life, saying "this is your life, and it's ending one minute at a time". He also suffers from insomnia which only adds to his depression. Then he meets Tyler Durden (played by Brad Pitt). Whereas Jack is an everyman that we can all relate to, Tyler is the guy we all wish we were. He's good looking, cool, charismatic, and the kind of guy who can convince anyone of anything. Together, the two of them start Fight Club, where once a week a group of men meet together in filthy basement to fight each other for fun. These are men who feel they have been emasculated by society and it is only in Fight Club that they feel alive. I wont say more but the plot really does get progressively more interesting and I was not prepared for how it would end. The movie explores important issues like consumerism, an issue that is just as relevant today as it was in 1999. Contrary to what some critics might say, this movie does not glorify or condone violence. It presents relevant issues without providing clear solutions. Fight Club leaves it up to the viewer to decide what to think, rather than telling you what to think. The cast of the movie is fantastic. I had never seen Edward Norton in a movie before but this performance alone has made me a fan. He plays the role of an everyman perfectly and I just a can't imagine anyone else in the role. The same can be said for Brad Pitt. I've recently started to become a fan of Pitt after seeing movies like Seven and Inglourious Basterds but his role as Tyler has got to be his best. While both were great it was Pitt that stole the show here. Every scene he is in and every line he says is memorable. Helena Bonham Carter does really well but wasn't nearly as memorable as the two leads. While she does have some good moments (one rather infamous quote in particular) she didn't really impress me. The writing was fantastic and there are just so many memorable and funny lines in this movie. As for presentation the movie looked fantastic. It might just be because this was my first time seeing a blu-ray movie but I thought Fight Club looked great. There was just something about the visual style I loved; the gritty look, use of color, and visual tricks. The cinematography and visual effects were both great and there are many moments that still look great today. This is definitely a film you want to watch twice. When you do you will notice so many little details and visual tricks that flew right over your head the first time. David Fincher put a lot of hard work into this movie and it definitely shows. The movie arrived at my house on time and in perfect condition. While I think the blu-ray case is rather thin and flimsy I suppose that's normal and not really a problem. The cover art (showing a graffiti-styled image of Norton and Pitt) is great and I've already made it the wallpaper on my computer. There are a lot of extras and behind the scenes content to watch, all of which were really interesting. No other movie in my collection has this many extras. I really hate giving five-star reviews (I actually hate giving ratings altogether but Amazon forces you to). No movie is perfect and I try to find at least some flaws to be fair. Unfortunately I just can't think of any issues I had with Fight Club. This is definitely not a movie for everyone and a lot of people wont like it but personally, I loved it. Fight Club has definitely earned a spot in my top five favorite movies and I already want to watch it again.

Es una excelente película, de las mejores del séptimo arte. Si bien la edición (10º Aniversario) no pareciera ser una edición de aniversario, si lo es; ya que, pues contiene algunas características especiales... 😬 En lo personal me encantó el arte del disco y portada. Y por el precio tienes la película en su máxima calidad posible (de momento). Ojalá salga más adelante en 4K... *La agarré en oferta por $161, andaba desde los $200 hasta los $250 si no mal recuerdo. 🤔 Estoy muy contento con mi compra. 🙂

Everything came in good condition, the only downside being that it was region 1 only, witch is kind of bad for ppl living in the eu. great movie overall

I have watched other David Fischer's movies "seven", "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button", which Brad Pitt appears, and these movies was also great. The movies made me a big fan of him, but after watching this movie, I was so impressed and got more into his performance. I have ever watched so many movies in my life, and I can say it without doubt, Fight Club is one the best movie I have ever watched. The actors in this movie look unique and very cool. That makes this movie attractive. The film narrator, actually his real name is unrevealed in this movie, who is also leading character (Edward Norton) spends his life working boring job and has problem with sleeping. However he finds joy which is going to as many support seminar for people suffering from cancers as he can. He is not suffering from cancers though. By Bring there, talking with people who has serious disease, getting ready to cry, he is able to release himself and sleep very well at night. This is his vacation. One day, a woman, Marla Singer(Helena Bonham Carter), comes in the seminar, forces him to stop attending the seminar and ruins his routine. The narrator also meets Tyler Durden (Brad Pitt) on the plane. He is charismatic soap salesman looking very straightforward, and he enjoys his life by doing what he wants. The narrator has nothing special about his life, but everything changes when he meet Tyler. One night, two of them meet at bar and suddenly Tyler asks the narrator to hit him as hard as the narrator can. At first, it looks strange request but after they start hitting each other they feel good for some reason. A strange feeling comes to them. They feel satisfied by fighting, feeing pain. The narrator begins to think "everything else in life got the volume turned down. I could deal with anything". As they start fighting in front of bar as usual at night, other people watching them soon join in. Under the ground of the bar becomes Fight Club. Only the moment they are fighting makes them feel alive. It doesn't need words. I was really surprised when I found that Tyler and the narrator was actually the same person. Tyler was the ideal character that the narrator created. It was funny to see Edward Norton hitting himself in front of bar, and at the same time, it was impressive. Some people may say this movie is aggressive and promotes violence. I don't think so. The purpose of Fight Club is self-destruction. Not violence to others but accepting the pain makes them feel alive. I think this is the point of this movie. There is a symbolic scene where the narrator fights with a blonde guy. Even though the guy is already knocked off and passes out, he keeps punching the guy on the face. This scene made me really sick. He is completely beaten up and his face is covered with blood. Tyler said to him " where did you go? Psycho boy". I realized that this kind of extreme violence is thought as unacceptable behavior in this movie. Also I was moved by some Tyler's lines. "It’s only after we’ve lost everything that we’re free to do anything." "This is your life, and it’s ending one minute at a time." "Without pain, without sacrifice we would have nothing." I feel like Tyler tells me something important of life. That's why I love this movie. I absolutely love this movie and can watch it over and over again. Both Brad Pitt and Edward Norton's acting is absolutely fantastic. Thanks to Fight club, I've rediscovered how great actors they are. This movie has some strong messages. It's about finding yourself and finding out what you really want to do in your life. I'm sure you will get into this movie and some quotes. I recommend you to watch this movie if you are interested in.

I love the movie and the CD is all good

Cette édition, c’est la version « je prends le film au sérieux, mais pas trop quand même ». Image clean, bonus solides, packaging qui sent la sueur, le savon et les bonnes années du cinéma. Le film n’a pas pris une ride. Moi oui. Mais peu importe : indispensable dans toute collection digne de ce nom.