A presentation found from the internet which explains roughly the 12 stages in the hero’s journey.
https://prezi.com/jmwglje6smbj/fight-club-12-stages-in-the-heros-journey/
Month: February 2016
A Hero’s Journey- Fightclub
- The Ordinary World- The narrator is a regular grey collar worker
- The Call to Adventure- He is told to attend the support group to see ‘real pain’
- Refusal of the Call- Marla appears and he is no longer helped by the groups
- Meeting the Mentor- The narrator meets Tyler Durden on a flight
- Crossing the Threshold- Tyler tells the narrator to hit him, the origins of their fight club
- Tests, Trials and Allies- The narrator joins Tyler’s war against society and the 8 rules of Fight Club are created; it begins to spread and gain members
- The Approach to the Inmost Cave- The narrator realises that things are getting out of hand and goes in search of Tyler
- The Ordeal- The narrator realises that he is Tyler and his feelings for Marla
- The Reward- The narrator realises he is in control of Tyler and destroys his Inner Ego
- The Road Back- He is now confident about himself and his future
- The Resurrection- The narrator is more alive than ever as he is no longer controlled by his ‘other self’ or ‘inner ego’
- Return with the Elixir- He could have been the change he wanted to see in this world
Experimenting in Maya
Floating City Concept #1
Fight Club Video Research
Fight Club- American Dream
“Fight Club is a novel and a movie about a man’s search for identity, which could be considered a component of the American dream, However, the novel is considered to be the destruction of the American dream through somewhat of a dystopian society because of “Jack’s” alter-ego Tyler Durden.” ” (1)
In this Article, the author wrote that in the film, “the American Dream is corrupted by the addiction to mass-merchandised material goods, the craving to stuff our empty lives with products. And underneath this is a common theme in art – an attack on conformity, its present incarnation being stores like the Gap and Ikea. For Fincher, the American Dream has become not just about having kids, but being able to dress them in leather” (2)
“Tyler believes that the only way to experience the vibrance of life is to break the shackles of your desk job and return to the roots of your nature – for men, that would be experiencing the primal instincts of survival and war. ” (2)
“The American Dream is a national ethos of the United States, the set of ideals (Democracy, Rights, Liberty, Opportunity, and Equality) in which freedom includes the opportunity for prosperity and success, and an upward social mobility for the family and children, achieved through hard work in a society with few barriers. In the definition of the American Dream by James Truslow Adams in 1931, “life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone, with opportunity for each according to ability or achievement” regardless of social class or circumstances of birth.” (3)
(1)-http://mellysmusestheamericandream.blogspot.co.uk/2012/05/fight-club-and-american-dream.html
(3)- http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/lessons/american-dream/students/thedream.html
Fight Club
Fight Club : An exploration of Buddhism
“The main character is actually unnamed, but sometimes is referred to as Jack, which comes from a medical book he reads in the Tyler’s house perhaps. He is the normal, everyday, worker bee that carries on his overly boring life day in and day out because he is the typical conformist that society tells us to be. Jack is the everyday common workingman to which the audience can sympathize with and relate to. His character portrays the struggles and longevity of the American dream. He is constantly rating his life and his lifestyle by his furniture. The designer furniture that he orders out of mail catalogues defines his personality and self worth. This is due to the fact that he is constantly trying to improve and complete his lifestyle by buying certain pieces of furniture to create a modern but still simple and traditional household. His house is beyond perfection but yet he still tries to further its flawlessness, which relates to his dream of the typical American. But as he constantly tries to improve himself” (1)
Fight club
I watched the movie 3 times.
- The first time I wasn’t paying attention to anything in particular. I enjoyed the movie and took down a few notes.
- The second time I tried to focus more on the subliminal hints that foreshadow the truth behind the identity of the narrator. As well as any recurring theme/motif/symbol I could spot myself.
- The third time I had done some research on the internet regarding any analysis of the movie I could find. I had started reading the book and noticed the close resemblance to the film.(especially in the script)
THE NOVEL: Fight Club
Fight Club is a cathartic expression of frustration in the American capitalist society
Fight Club Symbolism
Starbucks coffee cup: Here is a link to all the scenes where a Starbucks coffee cup is present.
Soap- symbolizes the narrator washing cleansing his old life
Symbolism, Imagery, Allegory: I found the Soap and Urine symbology very deep, and something that could be explored.
I tried to look if I could find something regarding “Robin Hood” and “Fight Club”.
Official fan-site of Chuck Palahniuk
Gianni Francesco De Giuseppe 