"With insomnia, nothing's real. Everything's far away. Everything's a copy, of a copy, of a copy." As someone with insomnia that line always stuck with me. It's weirdly accurate.

Funny The narrator’s home is small but have everything. Tyler’s home is big but has nothing

0:08 how tf did they portray the visual perception of the insomniac so accurately in this shot? It's subtle, but those true insomniacs who have been severely sleep deprived will resonate with that shot. The dissociation, the weird fucked up depth perception, the flat and fake appearance of one's surroundings, like being in a constant dream-like state mixed with a drunken stupor. This scene, and this whole movie, is a masterpiece.

The worst feeling is that you are dead tired but you cannot sleep.

My life minus the ability to buy things

That doctor totally downplayed how miserable insomnia truly is

I now have insomnia. This is totally true. You lose all sense of reality. You're not asleep, but you're never really awake. You slip in and out of full consciousness, the living husk that wasn't there mentally, yet couldn't find the relief of the unconscious. Edit: The night I wrote this, I got my first real night of sleep in...as long as I can remember

I want to hug him so bad. I know this is supposed to be funny but it's so heart breaking and soul destroying

How many people watching this cause of insomnia

i've been dealing with insomnia for the past 2-3 months or so,never had it happen to me before. It's so heart breaking to know you're bound to wake up in the middle of the night or early in the morning and stay there for the next 3-5 hours. At least it reminds me of my favourite movie of all time

0:12 Tyler :)

1:47 subtle reference to Tyler's existence

His voice is so beautiful, I could hear him all day, I love Edward Norton so much, he’s the prettiest man on the whole universe ❤

"I get insomnia sometimes too! I had a night last week when I couldn't sleep." - People That Don't Understand Insomnia Any Time You Mention It

"I wake up in strange places having no idea how i got there" Well

I finally was able to sleep after 3 days of having not even a second of sleep. This clip helped me cope but don't worry folks you WILL sleep eventually

This is an extremely accurate of depiction of insomnia. As a highly insomniac person, I cannot help but say this entire scene depicts my reality.

“I flip through catalogs and wonder what kind of dining set defines me as a person?”

"You need healthy natural sleep" Uh doc, what part of insomnia do you not understand and can you even call sleep caused by narcolepsy to be healthy or natural.

0:12 I guess they put Tyler there as a reference to how he puts a random single frame in the movies in a cinema

All of this because one doctor wouldn't give the narrator some sleeping pills.

The little flicker of Tyler at 0:12 is such an awesome effect that I’ve only seen in Sunshine (2007) - absolutely amazing effect

In the last 3 weeks, I’ve experienced REM sleep for roughly 14 hours. People start to seem almost distorted, giving them an “uncanny valley” effect. Lighting and shadows start to become flat, like prop lighting from a gritty 80s movie. Manic episodes suck, but it’s really fun when you’re peaking on your upswing and conquering the world.

This writing is so brilliant it makes me grin ear to ear. Every. Single. Time. And p.s. I doubt many people will get the Horchow reference, but that is shere gold.

I love his voice so fucking much

No matter how much I watch this scene, I will never not be impressed by the IKEA part.

I’m living this right now , all I can think about is this scene and how I feel like Edward Norton in Fight Club .

0:29 all that corporate jargon in just a matter of seconds. So depressing. Reminds me of certain jobs I had.

flipping through furniture catalogues is like porn for white collar adults

The ending was awesome when the doctor told him he needed a healthy natural sleep. What doctor says that today? They would just write a prescription of at least 5 drugs so that they can make money!

I struggled woth insomnia when i was 17 and 18, literally the worst time for that shit I bumped into people and droped things without even noticing and i slurred when speaking, if i could come up with a proper sentence Im so glad that time's over.all u really need is to say fuck it and do some thing that makes u tired and sleep for 10 hours each day until it goes away. It worked for me

The "Fight Club" movie, directed by David Fincher and released in 1999, features a memorable scene that deals with insomnia. The film is based on Chuck Palahniuk's novel of the same name and stars Edward Norton as the narrator and Brad Pitt as Tyler Durden. The scene you're referring to is one of the early moments in the film where the narrator's insomnia is depicted. In this scene, the narrator, whose name is never revealed in the movie, is portrayed as an insomniac living a mundane and unfulfilling life. He's exhausted, suffering from chronic insomnia, and trying various methods to cure it. He visits support groups for various ailments to help him sleep, but he remains unable to find any relief. The visual and auditory elements in this scene are crucial in conveying the character's state of mind. The camera work and editing create a sense of disorientation and restlessness, mirroring the protagonist's mental state. The sound design also emphasizes his insomnia, with an unsettling score and ambient noises that add to the discomfort. Edward Norton's performance is noteworthy in this scene, as he effectively conveys the character's desperation and frustration. His monologue about the emptiness of consumer culture and his longing for meaning in life sets the tone for the film's exploration of existential themes. As the film progresses, the protagonist's insomnia and his encounters with Tyler Durden lead him down a darker and more chaotic path, ultimately culminating in the creation of the underground fight club, which becomes a symbol of rebellion against modern society. The insomnia scene in "Fight Club" is a pivotal moment that sets the stage for the film's exploration of masculinity, consumerism, and existential crisis. It's a haunting and visually striking scene that leaves a lasting impression on viewers.

>You can't die from insomnia. You absolutely can, there is a disorder literally called "fatal insomnia".

The Narrator having his real doctor fluff him off was malpractice-tier. Even in the 1990s they had sleep specialists who could’ve helped with his insomnia.

This scene explain my situation

This movie is so incredibly well-done holy shit.

0:12 A wild Tyler Durden appears!

This is so true if u ever have insomnia and u see this movie 🎥 movie 🍿 and this scene it will really hit home. With insomnia nothings really real. Everything’s far away everything’s a copy of a copy of a copy of a copy! Come on man I’m in pain! “ no u need healthy natural sleep, chew some valerian root and get some exercise.

Everytime I couldn't sleep I come here and hope I could become Tyler

If he had gotten a Restoril prescription the movie would've ended right there...

Thanks for sharing! Best fight club scene. “...Everything is a copy of a copy...”

They only thing unrealistic about this scene is how honest that doctor was. You usually will get prescribed at least something when you go to the doctors.

This defines me perfectly.

If you actually have legitimate insomnia, you would know that valerian root is fucking amazing. It’s a life saver.

I love how at 0:13 you slowly see Tyler Durden's foreshadowing, the absolute attention of detail of this movie is something.

Now I know what the NIN song is a reference to. It must be, since Reznor’s worked with Fincher pretty extensively at this point.

He should try out ASMR

Boy was he right with space travel being corporatized.

Im dealing with the same situation as him I haven’t been able to sleep for six months straight I quit the gym because I couldn’t sleep I recently started again and I still can’t sleep ive tried every melatonin gummies and every other thing and most ive gotten is about 4 hours of sleep.

Needed something to watch at 3am

I like the bit where he goes through his flat showing the names of the products therein. I think that reality is like that, as I think Mach and Buddhism said. We are presented with our sensations and we extract and isolate "things" from within that continuous flow which we then name. The artisanal glasses with tiny bubbles, and the copy of a copy of a copy, is based upon Jean Baudrillard's "For a Critique of the Political Economy of the Sign." I had read the book shortly before I saw the film and believed back then that I would soon reach enlightenment!

That man is beautiful, my god!

The fact that people would kill to be able to afford this now.

this is what popped in my mind when i was for the first time in my life buying furniture on my first salary in office

"Get more excercise" And so he did, the rest of the movie.

This film is way ahead of its time

I wish they would make an entire room at IKEA dedicated to his apartment. I would buy every stick of that furniture, especially the table in the shape of a yin yang.

Something I noticed is that at 1:46, when he's talking about waking up in strange places, the doctor dismisses this by saying "You need to lighten up". Thinking a bit about it, it's a bit of a strange response to someone having spots in their memory (especially when that sentence alone could have warranted further examination). Then I realized that the narrator is looking straight at the camera while saying this - he's not looking at the doctor until 1:55, which makes me wonder something. The narrator doesn't look off in other directions when talking to people, he's always looked straight at people when they talk, but Tyler has a tendency to look somewhere else when talking. Mentioning that he has narcolepsy could give Tyler away - if the narrator got medication for himself then he could suppress Tyler without him even knowing he was there. Because of this, I believe that the narrator is NOT saying this line to the doctor, but that Tyler gains control for a second to say another line to make the narrator's issue seem less intense - then gives back control in that split second.

HELP!!!! I CAN'T TAKE THIS NO MORE!

the narrator is literally me

Time is 2:56 a.m. and i'm watching it cuz you know...

People were so bored in the 90s with stable jobs and disposable income that they had to beat the shit out of each other to feel something. All we want now are stable jobs and disposable income lol

everytime i come back here. there is a deep cycle going on in my life. aswell as change. shifting and unshifting. human beings are so flawless , priceless, unique, their limited, primal minds cant even comprehend the amount of detail, & precision that goes into withholding their existence, & the order of reality. shiny object syndrome, and monkey mind thinking and feeling, they cant open their minds beyond the binary, the dual. but the yin yang is one circle, you cant have wholeness/harmony without light & darkness, yet (to no fault of their own) they seek to make everything "light" not realizing if they let go of that effort they would realize a higher light. this is just the flow/channeling of the infinite. yes nothing is in your control, yes everything is in your control, both those statements can be true at the same time, tho they defy logic. you must be open to accepting that their are higher intelligences then logic/thought, but they must be felt. You are attention /or energy. concentrated into a form(body) yet their is the formless (water) which has no form, meaning it can change and become anything. it is not bound by anything. it simply adjusts itself effortlessly into the needs of the present moment. your mind is like water , or it can be rigid, if you are not open to change, to flow.

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I finally got hit with the “Thomas can you get those reports to me by Friday” so now I’m in Fight Club

For 6 years I couldn’t sleep properly.

I need furniture for my new place but I can't help but remember this scene as I search online, including Ikea, for ideas 💡 that "define me as a person".

ive watched this like three times and i havent noticed tyler til now

I love his voice sm

i had an ikea ad before this video

Lol the doctor at the end. If he had taken his advice about working out, there might not be a movie. 😂

"Help! I spent a shitload of disposable income on nice furnishings. I am in hell"

I came here for the comments. I wasn't disappointed.

TL;DR "The narrator" dubbed "Jack" by fans played by Edward Norton, whom the perspective of the movie was filmed from was Tyler Durden's alter ego. Tyler creates Jack when he was 6 years old to deal with the loss of his father. Jack was the sound of reason to a totally lost boy and eventually a man (Tyler). Jack had the personality "it will all payoff shortly". Tyler was someone who was fed up with life and eventually decided to take drastic measures and take back control. Tyler thought throughout most of his life that being Jack would make him happy and believed Jack would have a happy ending.

That's probably the first time anyone ever got rejected a benzo script

I have insomnia so I can relate

First rule of fight club is you don't talk about fight club

I'm dealing with insomnia all of a sudden, kind of in the middle of a breakdown lol I sleep three or two hours a night, cannot bring myself to sleep I just pass out and then have to be awake for work lol I'm not even groggy the next day like in Fight Club, I have to be 100% focused for work, so I just kind of nod off for split seconds every few hours lol

I love that he's just eating mustard with a knife 🤣 sometimes I do that when I want to taste something but I'm not hungry

I was diagnosed with a sleep disorder recently and boy does this ring true

He told us right at the beginning, didn't he?! "Nothing is real."

I'm starting to lose sleep and I haven't been able to sleep well and I'm afraid I have insomnia, I only take naps and even then I can only nap when I'm exhausted which is after hours and hours and hours of not sleeping, and even then I'm tired after taking a nap for an hour or two, idk if I'm overreacting

For 2 hours I couldn't sleep

We should've worked out the twist from here, you always miss certain easy detail in your first viewing.

Sounds like this was from a DVD rip. 25 frames per second. Faster playback. Lighter voices. Pretty funny.

It's HELL. I nearly lost it at the doctors today when he started getting difficult re sleeping tablets. They give them to women easily enough but not guys. I said "do you want me to go back to half a litre of spirits a night", and nearly said f*****g spirits. "No need to raise your voice" . Aye there bloody well IS. Cos i got something prescribed.

i miss having anxiety now i don't feel anything, nothing really matters.

For 6 months, I couldn't sleep With Insomnia, nothing's real Everything's far away. Everything's far away. Everything's a copy, of a copy, of a copy

Is is bad that I think his apartment looks really nice?

"You can't die from insomnia" Yes you can?

This scene has been helping me cope for that last few days. Night shift insomnia is so painful. The only way i can force myself to sleep is to get drunk, but i know it's very short term and i shouldn't do it. I'm so scared, i can't figure out how I'll get back to normal. What if I'm always this way??

0:11 put 0.25speed and watch tyler appear

“Alright here’s some klonopin” *Directed by David Fincher*

"chew some valerian root" is about the same as what modern medicine can offer us today, even

He has the same situation as Kevin in the leftovers

I've given up trying to find what dining set defines me as a person.

why no one talks about the "must've had his grande latte enema" line? I think it's hilarious lol

I used to have the same problem but instead of insomnia it's sleep apnea. Now that I have a cpap machine I am finally able to sleep.

I don't even have insomnia and I relate

If a Dr like that was in real life, he should have his license taken.