I remember first watching the movie Fight Club when it was first released.  The movie stars Brad Pitt and Edward Norton in a movie adaptation of the book by the same name.

The movie now holds cult classic status.

If you have seen the movie you’ll immediately agree that it depicts gruesome and violent fight scenes. If you have not seen this movie be warned. However, the movie offers some insightful commentary on American consumer life.

The protagonist Edward Norton joins a “fight club” after meeting Brad Pitt’s character Tyler Durden while on a business trip. Norton is attracted to this fight culture as a way to combat the numbness of a life bereft of meaning. Prior to meeting Pitt’s character, Norton was so lonely and emotionally bankrupt that he attended daily multiple support group just to “feel something.”

The opening scene depicts him as he enters his apartment outfitted with perfectly matched furniture from Ikea and Williams-Sonoma — as the camera pans around the apartment, the narration of Norton recounts his underlying dissatisfaction with the culture of consumption and its empty promise of happy fulfilled lives.

When I first saw the movie I got this initial concept: which I agreed with. Pitt’s performance as the lead character Durden was excellent. His portrayal of Durden is primarily what the movies’ cult following is based upon. What would Tyler Durden do? is a question asked by its fanatical adherents.

Later as the movie progresses,  it devolved into a confused and detached ending that made no sense to me. But that is Hollywood. Despite the ending the “in your face” and raw character of Durden remains.

I read this  articletoday adapting Tyler Durden’s movie maxims into personal finance lessons. Since I saw this movie only once, I had to think back to recall certain scenes, but I found this article’s message to be spot on.

Note the article is much less violent than the movie, but for the article to make sense you will need to watch the movie.

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