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Masculinity and Anti-capitalism in FIght Club I am planning to write about the 1999 film Fight Club, directed by David Fincher. This movie is about a nameless insomniac office worker (the narrator) who has become, as he views, a slave to consumer culture. He begins attending support groups for diseases he doesn’t have to subdue his emotional state, and he begins to sleep again. He meets Marla Singer, another fake attendee of support groups, she is an incredibly mysterious woman who is obviously

June 12th 2016. At first glance this date means nothing to many, but as you dive deeper you realize that this date claims the deadliest mass shooting in United States history and the largest loss of life due an act of terrorism since 9/11. This is in reference to the Pulse Nightclub shooting in Orlando, Florida where 49 people were murdered and another 53 patrons were injured. This is at the hands of Omar Mateen, 29, who was an American born citizen but was a self proclaimed ISIS member. Mateen called

Serial Killer Charles Lee Ray (Brad Dourif) is on the doorsteps of death thanks to a gunshot from Detective XXX (Chris SarandonX, Fright Night). Thankfully for Charles, he knows a little bit of voodoo magic and transfers his body into a Good Guy doll. Said Good Guy doll hands up in the

that existed around the 1600’s, but sadly I am referring to today’s society and how a “famous” person's mistakes show up on social media, covers of magazines, and every talk show host throughout America. For example, recently the break up of beloveded Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie showed up everywhere in less than twenty- four hours. The breakup sparked news on twitter, talk shows such as Wendy Williams, and was the main story on every tabloid by the next day. Even though, our society did not make the

about the upcoming presidential election, thanks to my friends who clutter my Facebook newsfeed with articles about their preferred candidate. I scroll past graphic photos of scenes in Charlotte, North Carolina on Twitter. The news about Angelina and Brad Pitt’s divorce filled my email inbox to the brim. I have a social media presence, therefore I think I am an informed member of society. But, the convenient snapshot of the world presented in brief social media posts do not illustrate the fullest

Antonio Banderas was born on August 10th, 1960, in Malaga, Spain. His first goal in life was to become a soccer star. Sadly his dreams were crushed after he broke his foot when he was a kid, He then started studying about drama. He appeared in many local productions in Malaga. In 1979 he moved to Madrid where he landed his fist role in the National Theatre of Spain. It was there, where he was discovered by director Pedro Almodovar. After catching the attention of Almodovar, Banderas landed a

While the lives of Robert Herjavec and Victor Cruz have definite similarities, there are also vast differences in their upbringing, career, and the ideals they believe in. Although they both battled against stereotypes, they both firmly believed in making a career for themselves rather than relying on others for help. Herjavec and Cruz can relate to each other starting at an early age. They were both raised with a little less money than most and had to work for what they wanted. Nothing about their

In a movie that brings you to the brink of insanity and back again, Fight Club shows that the inner beasts of man are inside of everyone. This tale shows not only what happens when someone’s inner aggression and madness within comes out; it shows that it doesn’t matter who you are or what walk of life you come from it is still inside of you. This inner aggression or inner self manifested inside our lead character and came out as Tyler Durden, a man that was everything that The Narrator was not. The

The novel Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk not only explores the issues of human psyche but also provides the twinge problems of the society in the 20th century. Throughout the novel, we see this problem occurring with the different situations and characters. The main character in the Fight Club is a man, named Jack, who suffered a lot in his life, such as lacking of a father figure, having a boring job, ineffective interaction with others, and nothing he wants to pursuit for. These struggles make the

Chuck Palahniuk’s novel, Fight Club, includes timeless themes: even though the novel was written nine years ago, the problems are still relevant. Themes ranged from masculinity to consumerism. The reoccurring theme that stuck out the most to me was the inappropriate ways that the characters dealt with their problems. The narrator and Marla have real life problems that they are unable to deal with, interestingly, the creation of Tyler Durden was a way for the narrator to cope. This supports the notion