Fight Club

[Era Might]

Has anyone seen the movie "Fight Club"? I was 13 or 14 when that movie was in theaters. I had no idea what it was about when I first saw it. I just thought it was a movie about people who liked to fight. Now I'm 25 and the movie makes a lot more sense. What's your opinion of the movie.

There's a line from the movie, "We're a generation of men raised by women." When you're 13 a line like that goes over your head. When you're 25 it doesn't.

Edited November 11, 2010 by Era Might

[MIKolbe]

what does that line mean to you?

[Era Might]

[quote name='MIkolbe' timestamp='1289483853' post='2186435']
what does that line mean to you?
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It means that "Fight Club" is not just about people who like to fight.

[sidemunch88]

Hey We dont talk about fight club!

[IgnatiusofLoyola]

[quote name='Era Might' timestamp='1289483235' post='2186432']
Has anyone seen the movie "Fight Club"? I was 13 or 14 when that movie was in theaters. I had no idea what it was about when I first saw it. I just thought it was a movie about people who liked to fight. Now I'm 25 and the movie makes a lot more sense. What's your opinion of the movie.

There's a line from the movie, "We're a generation of men raised by women." When you're 13 a line like that goes over your head. When you're 25 it doesn't.
[/quote]

I've never seen Fight Club and never will because I just can't watch movies with violence and/or suffering. I can't watch a movie and then walk out and say "It's just a movie"--I get emotionally involved. It means I've missed a lot of great movies (Schindler's List, Saving Private Ryan, to name two of many), but that's just the way I am. But, I was sorry to miss Fight Club because I happen to think that Edward Norton is one of the most gifted actors ever--far more gifted than Brad Pitt.

As for the line, "We're a generation of men raised by women"--hasn't that always been true throughout history? It's only in very recent years that men took part in child-raising. Men in poor families had to work so hard to keep food on the table that there wasn't any time left for child-raising. And, rich people had their children raised by nannies--although they then sent their male children to all-male boarding schools, so, for better or worse, maybe those boys weren't raised totally by women. And, many generations lost hundreds of thousands (millions?) of men in war, so it was left to the widow to raise the children.

But, obviously the line means something to you. Clearly I'm missing something--probably because I'm not a man. I'd be interested to hear your "take" on what it means.

[MIKolbe]

[quote name='Era Might' timestamp='1289485185' post='2186445']
It means that "Fight Club" is not just about people who like to fight.
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flesh that out some more... this is interesting...

[kafka]

one has to take that line in the context. They are discussing their fathers.

[MIKolbe]

[quote name='Era Might' timestamp='1289485185' post='2186445']
It means that "Fight Club" is not just about people who like to fight.
[/quote]
are you going existential with this?

[ardillacid]

[quote name='IgnatiusofLoyola' timestamp='1289489557' post='2186457']
I happen to think that Edward Norton is one of the most gifted actors ever

[/quote]
True life

[Era Might]

[quote name='MIkolbe' timestamp='1289499990' post='2186498']
are you going existential with this?
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I think I was trying to suggest something about the duality of man, sir.

(More later...)

[MIKolbe]

interesting.. i look forward it...

[kafka]

the duality of man?

[Era Might]

[quote name='kafka' timestamp='1289580773' post='2186720']
the duality of man?


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I'm disappointed that you caught my "Fight Club" reference but not my "Full Metal Jacket" reference.

[MIKolbe]

he was in mamby-pamby land at the time.....

[kafka]

[quote name='Era Might' timestamp='1289589266' post='2186742']
I'm disappointed that you caught my "Fight Club" reference but not my "Full Metal Jacket" reference.
[/quote]
oy!