A "Fight" For Maculinity
22 Apr 2008
A “Fight” For Masculinity
Movies are one of the greatest entertainment mediums out there today. It seems with more and more creative writers and directors out there movies are so much more than just entertainment; they carry a message with them for us to take away with us and learn something from. Some movies aren’t as obvious about their direct message and I believe one of those movies is Fight Club. Most people view Fight Club as only about pure violence and anarchy, but it is so much more than that. It shows a character growth that is far outside the box, causing you think beyond the movie. Other than the violence and vandalism, Fight Club offers a cultural theory about our society’s emasculating effect because of materialism and consumer culture and highlight character growth.
Fight Club is about an unnamed character, or the “Narrator,” who battles insomnia who describes his life as a “copy of a copy of a copy,” (Fight Club) promoting the......
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