....I know I am breaking the first two rules of Fight Club by talking about Fight Club,but isn't the philosophy behind Fight Club: to expose the hypocrisy of such mindless laws,rules and regulations that run our lives?!?
Fight Club is one of my favorite movies.Yes,I have friends that point out that 'Fight Club' is exactly the mindless media hype that it is supposed to to be ridiculing and rallying against{the ultimate 'Life Of Brian',"Be yourself,"group chant-as one of my friends so politely put it}.But,I don't believe shouting Lisa Simpson's famous quote,'How rebellious in a conformist sort of way,"does the movie any justice.
I see 'Fight Club' in a different sort of way.I see it as exposing Christian thoughts and ideals to those whom choose to ignore or not accept them.
A prime example of this anti-God thinking is to ask,"Why would God allow pain and suffering to exist?"
'Fight Club',the movie addresses this point quite poignantly.A main character, Tyler Durden states,"Listen to me! You have to consider the possibility that God does not like you. He never wanted you. In all probability, he hates you. This is not the worst thing that can happen."
Thus explaining away the ideology of God,the rest of the movie preaches why the way of suffering is the most direct route to total enlightenment.
Not buying into the repression of the 'social norms',and rebelling against the media hyped rules of oppression and slavery,are great 'Fight Club' themes.Those with even very little knowledge of the teachings of Jesus' can see similar messages spread throughout his gospels.
You must suffer for your life to have any meaning.You must stay the course and remain true to your core beliefs.Yet,you must be willing to grow in your assumptions and be able to change them as needed.You must treat people equally.That you must even be willing to die for your cause.These are not just strong 'Fight Club' ideals,but ideas that seem to mimic Christian ideology quite well,thank you.
Yes,'Fight Club' can be accused of taking the,'Because you'll buy anything,' Wall-Street message to John Lennon quasi-religious levels,but I feel that 'Fight Club' flies above the level of the agnosticism of all that's media.
'Fight Club' gives to those to whom the media tells to,'work jobs you hate so you can buy shit we don't need,' a fighting chance.
So even if you obey the frist rule of ,'Fight Club'...The word will spread.
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