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It can be difficult to explain the immense revolution that some films possess and Ventnor Library manages to hold not only a constantly evolving collection of impressive DVDs, but also some of the most credible and enlightening works of many decades.
‘Fight Club’ – based on the staggering novel by Chuck Palaniuk could possibly have been one of the bravest cinematic releases of the nineties. Yet observing the film a decade later, ‘Fight Club’ still manages to stimulate in a manner that reveals just how stagnant American cinema has become in the first decade of the new millennium.
Staggering performances
Director David Fincher assembled such a worthwhile piece of work and possibly some of the strongest performances and visually stunning momentum that the film becomes one of the greatest arguments towards how powerful and life affirming the subject of nihilism can be.
While the millennium seemed to suggest that the American film industry has become a bloated joke of banal laziness, ‘Fight Club’ could well have been undisputed as a last demonstration of worth.
Powerful writing
With beautifully dark orchestration and extremely powerful writing, there is very little to fault with a film that demands such attention to its subject matter that it has been incomparable since its initial release.
While designed as provocative, stimulating and constantly daring in both dialogue and humour, the confrontation of madness within the momentous and worthwhile pursuit of the near genius work overall, merely demonstrates that a collision of definition and enthusiasm to build a distinctly new approach works so well that any audience has to bring eventual admiration to its viewing.
“Possibly best example of the descent of American cinema”
‘Fight Club’ is both impressive and also possibly the best example of the descent of American cinema. Rather than complain about the true horror of the noted banality that the millennium seems to be struggling with insistently producing, why not step back and understand the truth: “This is your life and it is ending one minute at a time!” I wouldn’t see it any other way.
