10 Movies You Need To Watch Twice To Completely Understand
7. Fight Club
Fight Club is a divisive film these days. Film snobs shun it as juvenile but it still holds a special place in the heart of its fans. Theres nothing quite like its infamous twist. Lets assume youve seen it and if not, remedy that now. You wont regret it. The first time you watch Fight Club, its about an office grunt, played by Edward Norton who befriends the antithesis of his life; the suave, reckless Tyler Durden, played by Brad Pitt. Together after losing nearly everything, they start a fight club where men whove never thrown a punch pummel each other to submission. It connects men to primal instincts before we were coddled into comfort. Soon that club evolves into Project Mayhem where they become nameless anarchists against corporations and consumerism. In hindsight, its almost odd and unnecessary that Tyler Durden would turn out to not be real. The film (and Chuck Palahniuks book) was already good and interesting enough at that point anyway. I guess it just goes to show whats inside of us. The second time you watch it, you consider the different perspectives of the secondary characters and fill in the gaps the film doesnt. Fight Club is full of insight and cynical existential ideas on the monotony of life. Its about masculinity in the modern world and growing up. Its also wickedly entertaining with slick cinematography and soundtrack. We mostly just come back to ride that rollercoaster again. The Social Network is another Fincher film that rewards on rewatch as you can put the timelines in the right order.
Recently graduated from University of Hertfordshire with a Film & Television Production degree. Usually found watching films, listening to music, writing for whatculture and writing reviews for awardscircuit.com and my blog.
