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by sanoli 4337 days ago
I often wonder why so many people like Fight Club so much (seriously). I mean, a bunch of my friends think it's the greatest thing, and repeat some of the cra..., I mean, some of the lines all the time (not really, but anything annoying that gets repeated starts to look like it's all of the time). All that fascist streak doesn't even get noticed, and I get confused looks when I mention it. Weird.
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Because it's a Good Movie. Seriously. I disagree with it on almost every level from the superficial to profound (not quite all, but even what agreement I have is mostly the identification of problems where I think the solutions are wrong, and yes, I realize the film is not necessarily directly advocating for everything it presents), but it's a hell of a good ride, the twist is well done, and it has an energy that keeps it moving even as it dives deeply into absurdity.
Yeah, I liked it too. It was a good movie. But notice I was complaining that my friends liked it way too much. To me it was a good movie, and the twist was good too, but, for example, two people I know got fight club tattoos on them.