Articles for tag: Matthew Lillard, Tyler Durden

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Movie Quotes and Theories of Evolution and Anarchy

Teenagers and young adults love anarchy as much as they fear it. Struggling against the status quo is a major part of that age, and movies that represent those new ideals play a major role in the lives of people of that age. When I was in college, much like people I know in college ...

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Selected Scenes from Fight Club

Fight Club, starring Brad Pitt and Edward Norton, was directed by David Fincher and made in 1999. The two scenes analyzed in this paper will show that the male body is used as a commodity and therefore falls into a Marxist theory. At the same time, the male body becomes the object of the masculine ...

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Brad Pitt Workout – Fight Club Body, Anyone?

I know there will be some bloated bodybuilder meatheads who will say Brad Pitt was too thin for his role as bad-to-the-bone Tyler Durden…but I think the lean and ripped body is much more appealing to women (sorry dudes). To build your very own “Fight Club body,” the next logical question to ask would be: ...

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The Best Quotes from “Fight Club”

Fight Club is no doubt one of the best movies ever made, and what else would make a movie so great other than the quotes? The first time I saw the movie “Fight Club”, all I could say was “wow”. The movie makes so much sense and it will really change the way you think. ...

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Top 5 Edward Norton Movies

Edward Norton has built up a reputation as one of the best actors of his generation. With an amazingly wide acting range, he has starred in many memorable films. Whether you are unfamiliar with his work or looking to see a few more of his great movies, here is a list of the best of ...

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Top 10 Movie Quotes

Looking for something more than a quick quip like, “I’ll be back?” Or, “Adriann!?” Or, “I love the smell of napalm in the morning. Smells like victory.” Well, here are 10 of my favorite movie quotes and what they mean to me. So grab some popcorn and a Coke (or Pepsi, or bottled water) and ...

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The Workaholic Man

In the 1999 Fox film Fight Club, Brad Pitt plays a character by the name of Tyler Durden, at one point in the movie; Tyler Durden is describing a telephone conversation he had with his father to another character in the movie. Durden is unsure where his life is headed and his purpose in life, ...

Dissociative Disorders in Fight Club

“People are always asking me if I know Tyler Durden.” The protagonist of David Fincher’s Fight Club, a film based on Chuck Palaniuk’s cult-hit novel of the same name, makes this statement a number of times throughout the course of the film. His life, in his estimation is routine, boring even, as he shuffles to ...

Pyschoanalysis of Fight Club

I am Jack’s psychoanalysis. I am the journey through the minds and actions of Jack and his alter ego Tyler Durden. Both characters exhibit psychoanalytic themes described by Sigmund Freud. The theories of Freud date back to the early twentieth century, yet are still used today. In the film, Fight Club, the main character, “Jack” ...