Thursday, December 22, 2005

Welcome to Fight Club

I've seen Fight Club at least six times if not more. There is a lot going on with this film that I can relate to. Each time we look at a film we can take away something different if we look closely. We all have that rebellious side to us, but we don't act upon it. Well some of us don't. LOL. We create personalities or we get into personalities depending on who we are around. Sometimes we are like little children waiting to be told what to do. Other times we can be very aggressive. There are many people that are in total control on their jobs and they like to relinquish that control in other areas of their lives. Everyone is searching for their true identity and only a handful of us actually find out that truth. In Fight Club we delve into the psyche of the split personality. We all have it, but some of us have more than two. Your first personality is that of the baby. Once you recognize your name you try to live up to it. Some of us have a nickname and that causes another personality. Once you start meeting friends you see another side of yourself and when you become an adult another side. We desperately look for the happier times in our lives. For most of us it's when we were kids. When we were free, no responsibilities. Someone told us what we needed to do and we either did it or we tried to get around it. LOL. There are things we would love to experience in our lives and the only way to do that is to create another persona. This is captured quite well in the film Fight Club. If you haven't seen this film I highly recommend it. If it's been a while since you've seen it, check it out and see if you can see something different. Can you see something in yourself that has changed? It rates high on my list. If you're a fan of Brad Pitt or Edward Norton then you will really enjoy Fight Club. I also recommend, American History X and The Spy Game. Both actors give outstanding performances in these films. Although my favorite Edward Norton film has to be Primal Fear. And my favorite Brad Pitt film is Kalifornia. Check them all out and let me know what you think. Thanks for stopping by and keep an open mind.

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