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FIGHT CLUB: THE CITYFIGHT CLUB: THE CITY VANISHES? VANISHES?
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OUTLINEOUTLINE
• Jack: Loss of Subjectivity Jack: Loss of Subjectivity
• Schizophrenia as a ResponseSchizophrenia as a Response
• From Fight Club to Project ayhamFrom Fight Club to Project ayham
• !n"ing: #he City $anishes%!n"ing: #he City $anishes%
• &istorical 'otes&istorical 'otes
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COMMODITY SOCIETY:COMMODITY SOCIETY: A COPY OF A COPY… A COPY OF A COPY…
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SINGLE SERVINGSINGLE SERVING
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IKEA NESTING INSTINCTIKEA NESTING INSTINCT
• )"entity "e*ne")"entity "e*ne"
commo"itiescommo"ities
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GOES TO SUPPORT GROUP TOGOES TO SUPPORT GROUP TORELEASE/RELIEVE HIMSELFRELEASE/RELIEVE HIMSELF
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POWER ANIMAL?POWER ANIMAL?
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SCHIZOPHRENIASCHIZOPHRENIA
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EVIDENCE OF SCHIZOPHRENEVIDENCE OF SCHIZOPHREN
• +hen #yler an" the 'arrator are on the buslong-haire" guy pushes past #yler .ithout athen says /e0cuse me/ as he pushes past t'arrator1
• +hen #yler an" the 'arrator hit the *rst cabaseball bats, #yler hits *rst, but the alarm triggere" only after the 'arrator hits1 2)34
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TYLER’S PRESENCE TYLER’S PRESENCE
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TYLER’S PRESENCE TYLER’S PRESENCE
Support GroupSupport Group AirportAirport
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TYLER’S FLASH APPEARANC TYLER’S FLASH APPEARANC
• 6 times before .e clearly see him on the moving .alk6 times before .e clearly see him on the moving .alk
the airport1the airport1• )n the *rst 7 appearances, he 8ashes on screen for a)n the *rst 7 appearances, he 8ashes on screen for a
frame 2(97 of a secon"5 an" only .hen the 'arrator frame 2(97 of a secon"5 an" only .hen the 'arrator h
insomnia:insomnia:• at the photocopier at .ork;at the photocopier at .ork;•
in the corri"or outsi"e the "octor
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FROM FIGHT CLUB TOFROM FIGHT CLUB TOPROJECT MAYHAMPROJECT MAYHAM
Clip an" Clip >Clip an" Clip >
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DEVELOPMENTDEVELOPMENT
1) We're, uh, you know, consumers... 2) to Fight Club.
3) "Lou's T!ern. " ight with totl strnger.
#) new homework ssignments.
$) %ou're not your &ob Too young. strting to buil( n rmy
*) We cook your mels. thretening the in!estigtor +) &ust let go. conronttion in cr
) -n the worl( - see, Tyler le!ing
They shot /ob.
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TRACES OF TERRORISM TRACES OF TERRORISM
• #he scene .here #he 'arrator
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UNABOMER IN REAL LIFEUNABOMER IN REAL LIFE
• n mericann merican mathematicianmathematician an" serial mur"erer1 &ean" serial mur"erer1 &e
is kno.n for his .i"e-ranging social critiGues, .hichis kno.n for his .i"e-ranging social critiGues, .hich
oppose" in"ustrialism an" mo"ern technology an"oppose" in"ustrialism an" mo"ern technology an"
a"vance" a nature-centere" form of a"vance" a nature-centere" form of anarchismanarchism11AEAEA>EA>E
A7EA7E 4et.een (DHI an" (DD6, aczynski engage" in a4et.een (DHI an" (DD6, aczynski engage" in a
nation.i"e bombing campaign against peoplenation.i"e bombing campaign against people
involve" .ith mo"ern technology, plantinginvolve" .ith mo"ern technology, planting
or mailing numerous home-ma"e bombs, ultimatelyor mailing numerous home-ma"e bombs, ultimately
killing a total of three people an" injuring > others1killing a total of three people an" injuring > others1
2+ikipe"ia52+ikipe"ia5
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mathematicianhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mathematicianhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anarchismhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anarchismhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Kaczynskihttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Kaczynskihttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Kaczynskihttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Kaczynskihttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Kaczynskihttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Kaczynskihttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anarchismhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mathematician
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SELF-REFLEXIVE MOMENTSSELF-REFLEXIVE MOMENTSIN THE FILMIN THE FILM
• KKcigarette burnscigarette burns
• #o refer to its o. #o refer to its o.
8ash frames of #8ash frames of #
3ur"en3ur"en
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ENDING: THE CITYENDING: THE CITY VANISHES? VANISHES?
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WHAT’S THE POINT? WHAT’S THE POINT?
• #he loss of Subjectivity9asculinity '3 its solutions #he loss of Subjectivity9asculinity '3 its solutions
(1(1its ra"icalizationits ra"icalization
11Support group -- &o. a community 2of support or ofSupport group -- &o. a community 2of support or of
ra"icalism5 gets built1ra"icalism5 gets built1
• +hy the loss%+hy the loss%
• #he city can vanish for both reasons 2overall commo" #he city can vanish for both reasons 2overall commo"
an" anti-capitalist ra"icalism5an" anti-capitalist ra"icalism5
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Q & AQ & A
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SUPPORT GROUPSUPPORT GROUP
•+hy is the scene of support group
presente" comically%
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Q: ICE CAVE
• )n the cancer support group, there .ere t.o timthe .oman aske" Jack to me"itate into an ice cathe secon" time .hy the one appearing in JackMs.as arla% n" .hat .as the meaning of Ksli"eby the penguin an" arla%
• )n your opinion, .hy "oes Jack have a ice cave%stone cave or111 other cave5 n" .hy "oes he sepenguin as his po.er animal%
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FIGHT CLUBFIGHT CLUB• eanings of *ghtingeanings of *ghtingNN4esi"es joy, .hat "o *ghts bring to them% )t seem
after *ghting .ith each other in the *ght club, t"ay, they get energy an" are eager to *ght1 +hany "eeper meaning behin" of *ghts bet.een mman% +hat are the similarities an" "iOerences people .ho mutilate themselves 2mostly girls5 a
3o you think after harming themselves, their .oconstructe" or "estroye"%
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Q: JACK VS. ANGEL FACEQ: JACK VS. ANGEL FACE
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JACK JACK VS. TYLER VS. TYLER
•+hen Jack is cleaning his shirt .ith tbrush, #yler an" arla are having seupstairs1 +hen the "etective calls anthe phone is ringing an" Jack pick upphone, .hy "oes the soun" ma"e by #yler an" arla stop imme"iately%
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JACK VS. TYLER JACK VS. TYLER
• 3o you agree that Jack is the superego, .h.ell-e"ucate", an" keeps the rules of the ..hile #yler is the i", .ho follo.s the happinprinciples, an" the one 2also Jack5 .ho kills
is the ego, .ho can *nally "eal .ith the coninsi"e himself% +hy or .hy not1 n" "o youthis process is JackMs sublimation%
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Q: SOAPQ: SOAP
•+hat
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Q: ENDINGQ: ENDING
• t the en" of the *lm, .hen the narrator anarla .atch the city collapse, a image of a se0 organ appears in the scene1 +hy "oes "irector choose to a"" a male
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MARLA &MARLA &US = MODERN PEOPLE?US = MODERN PEOPLE?
• arla -- +hat role "oes arla serve9play i
conte0t of un"ermining consumerism an"capitalism%
• the narrator
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REFERENCESREFERENCES
•66 個在《個在《 Fight ClubFight Club》電影中你不知》電影中你不知
小秘密 小秘密 2or )34, Fight Club #rivia52or )34, Fight Club #rivia5