Wedrenstar really nailed my thoughts on Fight Club. Saves me a lot of time writing my own explanation. And for the record, Tyler & Marla were in the same room together on more than one occasion, for example when Jack looks into the bedroom and she's falling off of the bed while Tyler asks why he's looking there. Just wondering - why are so many people concerned about the ending of this film? I thought the ending wrapped everything up very nicely. I mean, this was a film that was particularly aware of the fact that it was a film (perhaps becoming a 'meta-film'?). There were a few moments of second person monologue that were aimed directly at the viewer, for example when Tyler is ranting to the camera about the role of the expendable consumer. Someone else mentioned the "Seven Years in Tibet" reference (on the marquee of a theater that Jack was passing by). And of course, the spliced-second of flesh at the very end. All of these moments contributed to my belief that the film was intentionally off-track and lighthearted at times to try and prevent people from being worn down by the intensity without succumbing to the preachy aspects of it. Why couldn't there be a happy ending? Despite how "real" some elements of the film were, it's still a work of fiction, right? And if the ending had been melancholic, how well would the viewer have absorbed the film? If Jack kills himself at the end, or something else along those lines, what hope does that leave for the consumer who is trying to escape his confines? "You will end up dead, like Jack." Ick. New ideas for a film: Nice people? It would have to be fictitious. I think I'm going to do a documentary on the life of a bottle of whiskey... From the Distillery to the Recycling Bin. Research will be done this evening. she sent me a letter that said her opinion of me suddenly reversed itself, *phiL* ===== __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Bid and sell for free at http://auctions.yahoo.com
