Besides being violent and hilarious at the same time, the movie Fight Club is deeply philosophical in many ways. The movie, starring Brad Pitt and Edward Norton, is about two men channeling their problems through fighting. Both of the men eventually start a fight club, which grows rapidly into other states and continents.
Within the movie are many points directed towards the flaws of American Culture. The character Tyler Durden, played by Brad Pitt, makes many remarks in the movie about being an American and wanting everything, but still becoming less and less happy. Durden remarks, "we've all been raised on television to believe that one day we'd all be millionaires, and movie gods, and rock stars. But we won't. And we're slowly learning that fact. And we're very, very pissed off." In a way, Durden is correct, because the only things people see on T.V. these days is action movies, music videos, celebrities, ect. all living their dreams. Even Disney movies point out that "anything your heart desires will come to you". Sadly, that is not the case, no matter how much wishing upon a star you may do.
A lot of focus in the movie is towards possessions and the things people do to get them. The narrator of the story, played by Edward Norton, works everyday to buy his expensive possessions. However, they all get destroyed from an explosion within his condo. Afterwords, the narrator talks with Durden about the situation. Durden eventually explains, "the things you own end up owning you." Everyday Americans go to work, just to buy certain possessions. Sure, some of those possessions are necessities, but many are not. We buy clothes to fit in with certain people, expensive cars to make our neighbors envy us, and many other things for terrible reasons.
Overall the movie shows many great representations flaws in American culture. I personally would say that not all American culture is bad, but Fight Club surely shows its downsides.
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