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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