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What this movie meant to me was you can literally become anything you want to become. The narrator was so tired of his mundane life, he literally projected an image of what he wanted to become, befriended it and quite literally became that projection. You can change, create and design your reality.

We are going to break the first rule of fight club, aren't we?

I remember seeing Fight Club back in 1999 the weekend it came out. That was the year The Matrix, Magnolia, and Eyes Wide Shut came out as well. Being a 17 year old who loved film in 1999 was a transformative experience. I don't think Hollywood filmmaking will ever be so bold and subversive again. Thank god I grew up in the 90s.

Tyler is one of the greatest character ever.

Such a classic film. I study psychology and we had to analyse this movie to do a group presentation on Tyler, the Narrator & Marla. By far my favourite class assignment

Man, I see in fight club the strongest and smartest men who've ever lived. I see all this potential, and I see squandering. An entire generation pumping gas, waiting tables; slaves with white collars. 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.

Fight club has taught me a very good lesson's.."how much do you know about yourself if you'' ve never been in a fight???" And " things you own end up owning you!"...love this movie..really...lot of reality eye openning lessons.

I feel like this film also sends a message about mental disorder. You see a lot of people tell someone to workout, find a hobby, reduce alcohol, etc. But this movie shows that even though these people are aware about their disorder, they literally can't do anything about it.

Can we drink every time he says “philosophical conflict”?

for a movie made in 1999, it feels like it was made yesterday. Reason why its the GOAT

I think Norton's character can be viewed as embodying the Apollonian (daylight, rationality, thinking, accumulation) and Pitt's the Dionysian (nocturnal, destructive, impulsive, expenditure, revelry). The disjointed Apollonian is what Nietzsche thought was at the core of Western Civilization and the enlightenment, which, ultimately led to the situation in which Norton's character finds himself in. Tyler, while being totally unbalanced, actually brings balance and meaning to the life of our protagonist. As Jung wrote, " No tree can grow to heaven unless it's roots reach down to hell."

"things you own end up owning you" Im looking at my gun collection, safes, watch and hat collection thinking I need a bigger place to store my shit, gotta work more hours and make more money so I can have more stuff. Tyler was right!

We have no Great War. No Great Depression. Our Great War's a spiritual war. Our Great Depression is OUR LIVES.

The best thing about Fight Club is everyone has their own interpretation. For some people Tyler is the picture of an ideal man, for some other he's just a nihilistic crybaby. And so on, and so on.

i think it’s important to also mention how Fight Club is a satire. You’re not necessarily supposed to take Project Mayhem and Tyler Durdens philosophy too seriously which is the biggest misconception with the film and why people have actually misunderstood it as a satire and have been inspired to go and make real life fight clubs. The film is showing two extremes of ways of living - the standard American modern way of living in a consumerist world which ends horribly for the Narrator and then the complete opposite (Tyler frequently mentions monkeys or apes and i believe this is supposed to represent that primal instinct in is known as the Id where we act like our ancestors millions of years ago) which also ends horribly for the Narrator and even somewhat becomes similar to the life they wanted to escape at the start of the film. The reason Tyler’s philosophy has wrongfully been taken as an actual philosophy to live by in young men is down to the filmmaking at Fincher and Palahniuks part. In order to believe the character is seduced into this new violent lifestyle, Fincher has to seduce the audience into this new violent lifestyle by having Tyler convince the audience too that what he’s saying is actually right and has a lot of depth. It’d be almost impossible for the audience to empathise with the characters when they’re brutally beating the shit out of each other in basements and committing acts of terrorism if we the audience aren’t seduced into it. The satire on the consumerism world in the start aswell make us understand Tyler’s philosophy better, but as the film goes along and things get way too out of hand for Project Mayhem and Tyler’s philosophy becomes deeply flawed and contradictory is when the audience is supposed to understand that this way of living is equally as bad if not a worse idea than the narrators lifestyle in the beginning. Fincher stated that the film is all about ideas.

Couple of things I have learnt and practiced from Fight Club: (1) Fill up any space in my home with Ikea furniture, (2) Pick up girl friend from peers help group.

This movie was actually the main focus of my Social Psychology final in college. It’s such an amazing movie!

I'm glad that you logically assessed the issue of fatherlessness being at the root of nihilism and its philosophical conflicts. What a great motivation to do a modern-day "fight club" that is even more resonating with today's audience than Fight Club would be these days...

I lived a lie throughout my childhood. I smiled when i did not meant to smile. I laughed when i did not meant to laugh. i learned acting out even when i was 7-8 years old. When i saw this movie it resonated perfectly , it clearly shows how fake every thing is. Even our desires are not truly ours's , they have been dumped into us by the fucking society.

Me and my friend watched this movie, stood up and fought. I got 3 stitches on side of my eye while he got one on upper eye. Now there are 7 of us. We meet every Saturday, and fight. I stopped playing video games, can concentrate on studies, and am hard. Its the adrenaline and dopamine rush that makes it worth it.

I hope someday you'll talk about Mindhunter

I gotta add that Fight Club screenplay is one of the best novel-based scripts ever written.

Edward Norton is just an incredible actor. Primal fear was great too

"Our great war is a spiritual war, our great depression is our lives". As i am growing older i see more and more of this unnatural world and see myself being sucked into it. I lacked a strong male role model growing up and now I find myself lost in this adult world, struggling in this transition of finding my masculanity. Rejecting conformity is a war in itself.

One of the important messages in Fight Club, which seems to be missed or not mentioned, is how in their quest to go their own way, they inadvertently became what they hated once the Project Mayhem arc begins. They fall victim to what happens to many great movements in history and it should also be a cautionary tail for following ANYONE without question.

Thanks for your contribution Tyler.

I have been a huge Fight Club fan since I saw the film and then I read the book, there is a Graphic novel Version of Fight Club as well (pretty dope.) I have loved Chuck Palahniuk's story telling style so much, every single character he makes, a few great examples are from Choke, also made into a feature film- they're all so complex. Aggressive Nihilism is a running theme in Palahniuk's writing in general but something about Fight Club just resonates with anyone. I am a woman and I feel and have felt so close to this story, through the stages in my life. I am now 33. I was exposed to Fight Club at 15- talk about agro teenage nihilistic angst. It's basically poetry to me. Thank you for making this video- it's nice to see Fight Club is still alive and being examined in 2021, I think a lot of people these days could take a message or two from Fight Club, as long as they don't talk about it. I would also like to note- the book is a bit more well constructed and structured than the film- there are parts that focus on Marlas background and a little insight into her mental health/part in Narrator/Tylers life. It explains her erratic chaotic behaviors and it makes sense when she's calm in certain situations.

The book went even deeper then the movie. It had even more character and feeling. Sometimes I couldn't tell if the narrator was saying something or just thinking of it. I could read the progression of madness and the pace, I loved the pace. I've never read a book written like this, just incredible. It is a masterpiece! You should read that!

And wow! Thanks for doing Fight Club. One of the first movies that made me wanna write.

Tyler, congratulations on publishing a video with high quality content... I will take to heart your parting message at the end of this video where you mention the fault of trying to produce a "perfect" film... So many times I get caught up with wanting things to be perfect in the stories I create but I am now convinced that some elements of story-telling will take precedence over others, as is the case with the philosophical conflict in the Fight Club being the main thrust of the story over structure... Take care!

I'm surprised there are not more movies that approach these themes given there definitely seems to be an audience for this. It's really amazing this subversive film got made by a major studio. (And it shockingly didn't make much money on theatrical release.)

Every time after you watch the movie, you start to see the world and our lives in a different perspective!! EVERY TIME!!!!!! And that's why this movie is a masterpiece!!

IMO it all goes back to the comfortable piece and wanting things just the way you vision them and realizing the vision wasn’t as great as you thought it would be. True portrait of an ordinary everyday adult.

I think you perfectly captured exactly what draws me into this film. I am not this film's main demographic as I watched fight club for the first time when I was a little girl. It kind of perplexed me when I connected to this movie so much even after all these years. My dad thought it was so bizarre too. It was my favorite movie then and its still my favorite movie now. There's kind of no other movie like fight club where it really made me think deep down about my place in the world and my worldview.

Ive seen this movie like 20 times.. the movie changed who i am and how i live.. and i love it!

This film tears into capitalist realism too. And we still live in a capitalist realistic world

Project Mayhem was somehow accomplished on september 11th 2001...

I always thought of structure as a skeleton. Sure it can stand, and u can even make it walk but it doesn't mean it has a heart or a soul. Look at asian cinema or literature; most of them don't bother with structure. Yet some of their work stick under ur skin for days.

The beauty of this masterpiece is, how many ways it can be interpreted/understood. It makes sense in so many ways. One of my favourite films of all time.

I got the notification right when I watched Fight Club yesterday. And I just watched the two protagonsits video😂

I just watched this movie for the first time and that line about being a generation of men raised by women really resonated with me. Besides the movie having a profound message about society, the song that plays at the very end is just great, perfect ending. Him standing there holding Marla's hand, both of them looking out at the buildings exploding while "where is my mind" plays, so nostalgically 90's.

Either it's dead poets society or fight club . One that says you more about life and one that questions it's existence

I was in college when this theaters and I loved it so much I saw it six times before it left the theaters. My all time favorite movie 🍿

Great channel Tyler! You're videos have genuinely helped me to grow as a writer, much appreciation.

After watching it for the 1st time at 22 I'm 100% for the destruction of our shackles. Even moreso after watching it a 2nd time. My favorite part is watching the buildings go down. They made them fall straight down rather than partially or fall over. It shows sincerity towards their idea of this being for the people, not just themselves, as Tyler mentioned before.

I believe that if nothing truly matters, then it is up to us to make meaning. One can tear it down, or one can chase the few things that truly fulfill us without the regard for others. But the problem is that humans live for others just as much as we live for ourselves…

Man you are a great screenwriting teacher ❤️

It’s more relevant now then ever before !!

Fight Club is cool, until you talk about it too much. The film is better off left alone, for each individual person (men especially) to get what they need from it and leave it at that. Also, it's rule #1

Very interesting point from a writers perspective. This definitely helps with understanding why stories can be so captivating!

Changed my life this movie , in many ways ! I always had developed these beliefs ….however the movie validated them and told me many other guys feel the same way . The movie really did change my life , my thinking , and validated / reaffirmed my thinking 🤔

1999 was a special year for movies.

I have never agreed with the idea that human creation and ideas arent "natural", because humans are natural. Human beings came from nature just like everything else "natural", and separating ourselves from the rest of nature speaks to a certain hubris and superiority complex that alot of people have.

i understand this movies on a spiritual philosophy level still got a lot to learn

Amazing video. Going to rewatch the film. However, the things that you said have helped me write and think about my own stories and films that im writing/directing.

I remember watching this for the first time and having more questions than answers! One of the greatest movies of my time.

You broke the first two rules. EXCELLENT WORK, SIR!

I feel like there’s a lot more that could’ve been said about this movie. And many more deeper concepts than just political or philosophical ideas. However, your insight was indeed enjoyable and it’s clear that you were tired of this video, so thank you very much I enjoyed it.❤

The only other movie that affected me like fight club, was "up". i was sitting in the theater with 5 grand kids, when Mrs. Fredrickson died. As i watched, you see all of Mr. Fredrickson's dreams crumble to ashes. I literally started crying in the theater, thinking "FUCK!!! I've pissed my life away! I'm not gonna let that happen to me" so i started doing the things i wanted to experience. 10 years later, no regrets!

Thank you Tyler for all your videos!

Fight club was my first exposure to reality. When I began to embrace adversity. The left hand path.

I believe the movie having a disjointed structure was done very purposefully, this wasn’t just a regular movie for entertainment, it was a message to you. Because of it being disjointed it actually has you aware and it makes the scenes very long and stand out, it’s this precise reason that it sticks to your head and memory, because there’s nothing like it. This isn’t a regular movie, the was a message and an idea that the director wanting to tell you about

Very good video, it touched me do deeply and spiritually. All these questions we all have like ,,What is the meaning of my life?" And ,,Is there something better?" Are explained in this video using Fight Club. It made me think, like really think about all of this life and the miserable people and every single thing that we have created.

I subscribed! Thank you for being there!

All the people who have the name Tyler are great

I as a woman have already been through so much hell with an alcoholic verbally abusive Dad. Bullied all throughout school. Boys almost assaulted me and one pushed me against a desk in front of everyone. Several Near-Death Experiences…. And happened both in the US and Ecuador a 3rd-world country. I don’t know how these “men” look like they haven’t gone through nothing

Great content. Glad to have discovered it!

Another great video! Thank you

Fight Club is a great movie. I didn't know it was going to be a lesson on writing, but nothing wrong with that. Thought maybe it was going to be more of a discussion on what was being said in the movie. Life is meaningless with or without the system we live in now. There will always be a way of living, whether purely natural or helped with our imagination, that also being natural to use our imaginations to help our survival. Just saying you can't really get away from the meaningless factor, it's there all the time, we just try to think of others things as meaningful. When asked, "Do you think life is hopeless?" I say, "No, not at all. It's just pointless. You can hope for a point all you want though."

You can't understand Fight Club unless you've lived it. If you can give up everything you own and go out to the world and truly find yourslelf by going through hell and come out on top, this is when you've finally opened your eyes to the reality of knowing all the materialistic things that you thought was the badge of honer no longer become the object of the importance but understanding life itself is the true value. You can watch Fight Club and feel like you're Tyler Drden, is a laughable joke of a life time. You don't know you until you alone have truly have experienmced life in the gutters of life and survived to tell about it. I have lived this life and came out on top! Therefore I can tell you this!

This made me cry, bravo!!

Great analysis of a great film. Well done.

"Why we should study any david fincher film"

I remember when the Beatles were a 20 year old phenomenon. Loved Fight Club when it came out. Love it still.

Simple and good explanation 👍

Very well put. I like your clearly presented case for your take on the film. I appreciate your passion for such a topic. If you do happen to see this comment, I'm curious as to why you stopped short for the "philosophical conflict?" I don't think you're off, I think it runs deeper. In laymans terms, the movie is about the battle between the head and the heart. I'd stab, that the conflict you so accurately deduced, is held between the head and the heart. It's a fairly common trope, which is best exposed in the climax, where the head learns how to control his heart. Through his experience, he learns how to control his heart. And through the same experience, he trains it and discovers the power of having them in a closer sync. It's a play on an old chinese proverb, "better to be a warrior in a garden, than a gardener in a war" Now thats obviously a simplistic explanation. But it's how I see the film. I do like the fatherless home perspective. That was something I missed watching it. Subbed!

Hey, in one of your videos you discuss the concept of the Open Ended Arc, and the more I think about it the more I love the concept. However i'm having trouble actually creating one, I was wondering if you ever had plans on making a video that can explore the concept further.

This is probably my favorite movie Of all time. 1999 was just a good year for movies. And the philosophical ideas of the movie makes it great as well.

This was an excellent take.👍

I went into a state of denial when you said the film is 2 decades old. Oh god. Great video! Fight Club was my introduction to Chuck Palahniuk and I went all in.

Patrice O Neal said it best, “Fight Club is a movie for lame dudes.” That hit me in the feels.

I definetly agree with alot of views in this movie. However I think the solution is unclear, or maybe the solution to our problem is something I'm subconsciously not willing to accept that everything needs to come down because that means me and my children

I love your videos! Keep going bro 🎬

Very well narrated my guy ....very very well

This was a genius made film and the writers blew the industry away!

Mr Robot is really similar in terms of plot

3:15 one of the many and I truly mean many great examples in this movie this truly was a work of art

Great vid bro

I loved the Alter Ego part in this movie...

Would you make a video about David Lynch, and why so many bad film students seem to misunderstand what makes him good?

Superb analysis

LOVE THIS MOVIE, was watching it yesterday with my brother

This is still one my all-time favourite movies. It definitely influenced my decision/drive to value experiences and create art and not just live like a mindless consumer. Although, the downside of not wanting to live that way is that there's constant societal pressure to just pack in your passions and start living that way because it's easier (especially in the past year).

I feel you've missed a major aspect of the film by not acknowledging its usage of mythological themes and the deeper (liminal/paradoxical) meaning those themes underscore. Campbell's conception of the monomyth clearly describes the setup to the movie years before the novel or movie were produced: "Refusal of the summons converts the adventure into its negative. Walled in boredom, hard work, or "culture," the subject loses the power of significant affirmative action and becomes a victim to be saved. His flowering world becomes a wasteland of dry stones and his life feels meaningless-even though, like King Minos, he may through titanic effort succeed in building an empire of renown. Whatever house he builds, it will be a house of death: a labyrinth of cyclopean walls to hide from him his Minotaur. All he can do is create new problems for himself and await the gradual approach of his disintegration."

I watch this movie when I was in my 20s but didn’t actually understand the film to the truest of its core and the message it was trying to tell me but I love it for some reason then I re watched it in my 30s and it resented with me I think this film should be top 3 of all time if not #1 just of its message alone

I fought and won when I was young. Now I am old. This touched me. We are born we live and die.

I remember our professor made us watch this movie in my first year of college in Critical Thinking class!! 😂😂

I just don’t get why everyone keeps breaking the 1 and only rule.

I love your video, truly. lots of good insights -- but answer me this, please. Who, exactly, is living in a safe, clean and docile world?