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Fight Club: The Inner Journey

Date Submitted: 06/12/2002 09:49:33
Length: 3 pages (859 words)
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Directed by David Fincher, Fight Club is a controversial, nihilistic film, delving into the values and beliefs of society. The main character, Jack, reverses his perspective of life upon encountering a man named Tyler Durden. Tyler's alternate beliefs persuade Jack to change his ideas about himself, people and the values and beliefs society has emplaced upon them. Through these changes in perception accompanied by the appropriate use of aural and visual techniques, the inner journey …

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…misled into thinking the "American Dream" purely rising up ranks and particularly owning materials. However, in Tyler's eyes, the "American Dream" allows a person with metaphorically nothing to achieve inner satisfaction. In conclusion, Tyler believes one should be without all the fancy trimmings of materialism, be in touch with oneself and to forget their borings jobs to seek spiritual enlightenment. Jack undergoes all these changes, which makes Fight Club a movie concerning the inner journey.

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