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  • #16
    Re: is fight club about anarchy or fascism?



    See? That was perceptive and funny, refried!

    Yes...I'm smashed!

    lol
    "Entertaining the world is a full time, up at dawn, never ending siege, the likes of which you will never fully understand."
    Billy Thrilly 2005

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    • #17
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      P.S. It's rare that Qaz and I will get to agree on something so...

      I agree that it's also anarchaic.

      Thank you.
      "Entertaining the world is a full time, up at dawn, never ending siege, the likes of which you will never fully understand."
      Billy Thrilly 2005

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      • #18
        Re: is fight club about anarchy or fascism?

        I think the anarchy was simply a natural byproduct of or reaction by the characters to the existential despair Palahniuk was intimating with his themes railing against meaning derived from consumerism/commercialism and the decline of masculinity.

        I don't think it was inherently promoting anarchy any more than a Big Mac inherently promotes fat. However, looking to consumerism for meaning (and, the concurrent eroding away the masculine archetype) rather than finding meaning based on something real and positive may lead to a backlash of negative consequences, which could be expressed via primitivism and anarchy. Much like relying wholly on Big Macs as one's only form of sustenance will undoubtedly lead to a fat ass (like that idiot did in that documentary).

        Besides, without the anarchy the story wouldn't have been nearly as cool. So, perhaps the anarchy was also just something to drive the story, and not an intentional encapsulation of a theme.
        "Tact's just 'not saying true stuff.' " - Cordelia Chase

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        • #19
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          (like that idiot did in that documentary). opty

          that idiot made a movie, that spawned a tv show that turned his life around. that idiot is the american dream, and his movie moved mcdonalds to re think their menu and shined the light on a massive problem of obesity in america.

          we should all be as stupid as he is.

          vig

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          • #20
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            Vig sold his soul to the devil for his rugged good looks and unparalleled martial arts ability. Shortly after the transaction was finalized, Vig roundhouse kicked the devil in the face and took his soul back. The devil, who appreciates irony, couldn't stay mad and admitted he should have seen it coming. They now play poker every second Wednesday of the month.
            "Entertaining the world is a full time, up at dawn, never ending siege, the likes of which you will never fully understand."
            Billy Thrilly 2005

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            • #21
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              we're not in the one on one, billy. or anywhere near the chuck norris website. dont clutter this thread, please.

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              • #22
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                Vig, he's an idiot because his entire premise was to show what everyone already knew, that eating a big pile of fatty grease 3 times a day will give you crappy health.

                No one is dumb enough to think that eating a Big Mac 3 times a day is healthy.

                However, he pandered to the uneducated and those who lack free-thinking ability and, yes, spawned a tv series.

                I'm not begruding his success, just the moronic premise for his documentary. A premise that you obviously bought into.
                "Tact's just 'not saying true stuff.' " - Cordelia Chase

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                • #23
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                  Originally posted by Qazworld
                  we're not in the one on one, billy. or anywhere near the chuck norris website. dont clutter this thread, please.
                  Don't you ever dare try and tell me what to post.

                  My mom did that once.

                  Once.
                  "Entertaining the world is a full time, up at dawn, never ending siege, the likes of which you will never fully understand."
                  Billy Thrilly 2005

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                  • #24
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                    oh grow a pair. and you say you like fight club. stop being a bloody sissy.

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                    • #25
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                      what?

                      I just told you to.....

                      ahhh forget it.
                      "Entertaining the world is a full time, up at dawn, never ending siege, the likes of which you will never fully understand."
                      Billy Thrilly 2005

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                      • #26
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                        yea you told me on the net. its lame. so quit acting like a tough guy and just move on.
                        or grow up. whichever comes first.

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                        • #27
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                          I'll never grow up.

                          Yeah, I was trying to act like a tough guy and not quoting Joe Piscopo from Johnny Dangerously.


                          "Young people, no sense of film history."
                          William Thrilly 2002.


                          I'll allow you to have the last pointless word, out of respect for your thread.
                          "Entertaining the world is a full time, up at dawn, never ending siege, the likes of which you will never fully understand."
                          Billy Thrilly 2005

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                          • #28
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                            I thought the narrator was never given a name in the movie.

                            "We're all immigrants now, man."
                            - Zia (Patrick Fugit), "Wristcutters: A Love Story"

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                            • #29
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                              I don't think society is actually capable of anarchy. There's always a leader. People feel a need for someone to follow.
                              "Your intuition knows what to write, so get out of the way.-
                              ― Ray Bradbury

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                              • #30
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                                exactly, raven. that's part of why i loved the movie - it showed that brilliantly.

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