Just Let Go | The Philosophy of Fight Club

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Life is short. It’s ending one minute at a time. Why waste it on fulfilling other people’s expectations? This is just one of those questions presented in a novel written by Chuck Palahniuk named Fight Club.
The film version of Fight Club directed by David Fincher, starring Brad Pitt, Edward Norton, and Helena Bonham Carter, could be considered one of the best and most impactful movies ever made when looking at its reception and ongoing popularity.
Fight Club isn’t shy of over-the-top violence, contains a fair amount of explicit language, and, of course, the obnoxious behavior of its characters. However, it’s definitely more profound than just men coming together to beat each other up.
The story is built on several thoughtful concepts that are interesting and possibly applicable to our own lives.
It tells a story about a generation of people without a clear purpose, without hope, raised with false expectations, and repressed by ever-tightening social norms. What if our existence is pointless? What if God doesn’t like us? What if we’re nothing more than a compost heap? How do we find meaning in a meaningless existence?
This video explores several philosophical ideas that Fight Club presents us. For those who aren’t familiar with the story: this analysis explains and reveals the plot.
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Scene Ikea: • The IKEA Nesting Instinct
Tyler saves Marla: • Video
Lou Scene: • Fight Club Lou Scene
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#lettinggo #tylerdurden #fightclub
00:00 - Intro
01:34 - Meeting Tyler Durden
04:34 - Anti-consumerism
07:04 - Non-conformity
09:02 - Physical violence
10:58 - Self-destruction
13:15 - A near-life experience
15:44 - Wrap-up

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@tylerdurden2150
@tylerdurden2150 3 роки тому
You clearly ignored the first rule
@Einzelganger
@Einzelganger 3 роки тому
Just a reminder: do not talk about Fight Club.
@juicyMoviemaking
@juicyMoviemaking 3 роки тому
RUle no.2 - do not talk about fight club.
@franxinatra6192
@franxinatra6192 3 роки тому
Rule no. 3, Someone yells "Stop!", goes limp, taps out, the fight is over.
@citaprevia9833
@citaprevia9833 3 роки тому
System in : bio-system-phsyics : when they take the wind right under you ... a silent dagger proudction by subraction : until you give your will and you let the ghost in the machine direct your synchronicitiwa. the roll over in our rape and death cult culture ... pressure - oppression - reppresion - rape - death - voodoo - OBEY - rinse and repeat. reclaim the *Scapegoat* or be lost in fake is .Real and love is not pretending.
@DR-oy4hv
@DR-oy4hv 3 роки тому
@@anita62d15 Get back on that bike.
@nate7249
@nate7249 3 роки тому
The pain of regret is far greater than the pain of discipline.
@anon2034
@anon2034 3 роки тому
I concur!
@daithiocinnsealach3173
@daithiocinnsealach3173 3 роки тому
If you have no goals what regrets do you have? Can we really tell if our actions will turn out for good or bad? What benefits one person may ruin another. Your good fortune may be the cause of another's misfortune. It's all subjective and it's all fucked.
@lagroad
@lagroad 3 роки тому
“It is better to regret something you’ve done, than regret something you didn’t do”
@anactualguy8257
@anactualguy8257 3 роки тому
@@lagroad All i have to truly regret is not of my own doing, so i agree
@MrBadintentionss
@MrBadintentionss 3 роки тому
@@arsenal4444 it can be, yes. but in many cases it's still better to have the knowledge anyway.
@JaiPrakash-bc8mg
@JaiPrakash-bc8mg Рік тому
That car scene when he ask ‘’what would you wish you done before you die’’ that line hits hard.
@alexanderrique579
@alexanderrique579 Рік тому
I love how fast the passengers answered the question
@dwade3202
@dwade3202 11 місяців тому
My problem was always that I have no idea
@bottle1lack743
@bottle1lack743 10 місяців тому
To sleep
@vladdyydaddy
@vladdyydaddy 10 місяців тому
Lived more in the present than the past or future.
@sayfmani6286
@sayfmani6286 5 місяців тому
I wished, I would have died earlier 😂
@PissySkyKat
@PissySkyKat 3 роки тому
This movie was a major pivot point in my life: it changed my whole world view. It took my nihilism and gave it an outlet. Not in fighting, but in the way I shaped my personal philosophy. Ultimately, my fight club became skydiving. I get as many of those "near life experiences" as I needed in order to turn down the volume on my nihilism.
@ZebrazRus
@ZebrazRus 2 роки тому
i love this for u and u seem super rad
@digitalcthulhu143
@digitalcthulhu143 Рік тому
Based
@draftmagicagain1000
@draftmagicagain1000 Рік тому
I hope all is going well with your Nihilism. If you still struggle with it read Nietzsche. He destroys it and sets us free.
@mikro455
@mikro455 Рік тому
Skydiving as physical outlet is the same as choking in sex. Non-sustainable.
@kiernoify
@kiernoify Рік тому
Nice, its been surfing for me
@JFreez
@JFreez 3 роки тому
I still believe one of the best scenes was when Tyler held the store clerk at gunpoint and told him to follow his dream or he would die. This just proves how we self limit our entire lives. What could you accomplish if you were held at gunpoint?
@akhilkumar3090
@akhilkumar3090 3 роки тому
@johnmann and this thing can provide so much more meaning. We are safe guarded from dangers, but we lack meaning
@ianmac4595
@ianmac4595 3 роки тому
Soiling my pants?
@onetruecalling
@onetruecalling 3 роки тому
@johnmann Isnt that how Tyson become so ferocious? Someone killed his pigeon and he went apeshit. From then on he discovered that he really enjoyed hurting people. Recently he took some type of crazy psychedelic and it created the awareness that he could do other things with extreme passion. (all from a recent interview he did with Tony robbins).
@derekjenkins801
@derekjenkins801 3 роки тому
I have absolutely no reasons to believe this but I'm positive if held at gunpoint, dormant genes and training I never did would kick in and like Jason Bourne I'd end up systematically defeating this gun wielding guru and his entire organization
@yellowzoiid
@yellowzoiid 3 роки тому
What did you study? S-s-stuff...
@Ogiiishred
@Ogiiishred 3 роки тому
This movie still being spoken about 21 years after shows how brilliant it really is
@msmeyersmd8
@msmeyersmd8 3 роки тому
Jesus. That makes me feel really old.
@javierperalta7648
@javierperalta7648 3 роки тому
There are movies made 100 years ago that people still speak about
@jonathangangemi9765
@jonathangangemi9765 3 роки тому
they should play this movie in schools to teach something at all this snowflakes
@ekaputriseptiyani220
@ekaputriseptiyani220 3 роки тому
This movie is one year older than me and I already feel the same about materialism. Honestly, I procrastinated to watch this movie for about 1 month...
@WonderBoy0403
@WonderBoy0403 3 роки тому
Aye, was Hollywood brainwashing
@andy00grant
@andy00grant 3 роки тому
"It's only after you have lost everything your free to do anything" This film has some of my favourite quotes in all films.
@mrwho.7163
@mrwho.7163 3 роки тому
"everything you have , will have will be gone . its just a matter of time. learn to let go. or die never learning " : Durden
@blase3121
@blase3121 3 роки тому
"things that you own end up owning you" thats one of the best quotes i have ever heard! i remember it ever since i have seen Fight Club
@dannyturner7967
@dannyturner7967 3 роки тому
Do not store up treasures here on earth where moths and rust corrupt and thieves break in and steal. Rather store up treasures in heaven where moth and rust do not corrupt and thieves cannot break in and steal
@clauscederberg2158
@clauscederberg2158 3 роки тому
That is also one of my favorite quotes. Yes, you need some basic stuff. Buy these in a good quality and take good care of them. Use your money on experiences or maybe less work.
@AlexeiMotoRin
@AlexeiMotoRin 3 роки тому
@@dannyturner7967 jesus club :)
@blase3121
@blase3121 3 роки тому
@@clauscederberg2158 yeah, i agree with you. the quote doesn't necessarily mean that we should be extreme and have nothing. rather we should live in a minimalistic way
@jamesmdeck
@jamesmdeck 3 роки тому
R.I.P Zyzz
@thomasandersen2534
@thomasandersen2534 3 роки тому
I’m turning 30 in a few weeks. Getting divorced I think it is time I start life over. A fresh start. “ It’s only after we lose everything. We are allowed to do anything “.
@Borex2
@Borex2 3 роки тому
I felt like asking you (How is now?)
@Mr.Eminem
@Mr.Eminem 3 роки тому
Divorce and a break up is the best thing a man can go through....
@thomasandersen2534
@thomasandersen2534 3 роки тому
@@Borex2 I’m better it’s nice I can do what I want when I want. It’s tough at times especially around the holidays but that’s ok. I’m just enjoying my time.
@thomasandersen2534
@thomasandersen2534 3 роки тому
@@Mr.Eminem it’s making me stronger and I can now focus on me. Do what I want when I want.
@pacolypps2370
@pacolypps2370 3 роки тому
@@thomasandersen2534 I got married at 30 the first time, divorced at 45 the last time. Now at 50 I'm living the best time of my life and though I feel more in love than ever before don't think I'll ever be married again. Gotta admit that through it all though, I have always talked about Fight Club
@EMorner
@EMorner 2 роки тому
The whole "Self improvement is masturbation, now self destruction..." quote, is explained in more detail in the book. Self improvement is a lot of work for a small reward (just like masturbation), but self destruction is the opposite, it is fairly easy to leave permanent scars, so it is little work for a big reward. If you like the dark humor in the movie, you will love the book, there are so many small hints and tidbits. That being said, it is one of the most true to the book movies ever made.
@nakulchauhan8776
@nakulchauhan8776 Рік тому
I finished the book 10 days ago, it was just as good as the movie. Infact the Tyler Durden psychology was surfaced more in the book.
@cm1point5
@cm1point5 11 місяців тому
Literally just finished the book this morning and was glad to find it a close reflection. The chapter where he flies in and out of different time zones and checks his watch but loses track of time is a perfect metaphor of a social construct defined by a consumer product.
@giorgigiovanni-ir3be
@giorgigiovanni-ir3be 11 місяців тому
Seen fight club many times, is the book still worth reading?
@thesaul9484
@thesaul9484 8 місяців тому
@@giorgigiovanni-ir3be It is worth it, AFAIK; have not read it myself yet - the book clues you in a lot of the movie details that were left unexplained, I was told more than once.
@joetheguy115
@joetheguy115 10 місяців тому
Just remember. "You are not special, you're not a beautiful or unique snowflake. you're the same decaying organic matter as everything."
@lijinknr5684
@lijinknr5684 3 роки тому
"I see in the fight club the strongest and smartest men who've ever lived. I see all this potential and I see squandering. God damn it, an entire generation pumping gas, waiting tables, slaves with white collars, advertising has us chasing cars and clothes, working jobs we hate so we can buy shit we don't need. We're the middle children of the history man, no purpose or place, we have no Great war, no Great depression, our great war is a spiritual war, our great depression is our lives, we've been all raised by 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"..
@slasaus1
@slasaus1 3 роки тому
our great war is a spiritual war, our great depression is our lives,
@cheesypuffs1342
@cheesypuffs1342 3 роки тому
@@bentoboxofire7404 yes, the book is about gay doods
@armandoosuna6525
@armandoosuna6525 3 роки тому
@@cheesypuffs1342 are you for real?? I mean yea the movie had a slight aroma of homoeroticism but ....I should read book.
@stillnotchill2560
@stillnotchill2560 3 роки тому
@@armandoosuna6525 the book has a more gay vibe I would assume because the writer of the book was gay.
@_inked_out
@_inked_out 3 роки тому
@@stillnotchill2560 lol wtf did you watch then?!
@Spungebobonicerocks
@Spungebobonicerocks 3 роки тому
This movie predicted, explained, and told everything there is to know about self help YEARS before it even existed on a large scale. Incredible
@6throundnate759
@6throundnate759 2 роки тому
No it didn’t, as stated in this video, Diogenes the Cynic (along with many many others) have expressed the same ideas for thousands of years
@pereiraplaza222
@pereiraplaza222 Рік тому
Life has always been the same. There was just less technology.
@Patrick-pc3vq
@Patrick-pc3vq Рік тому
@@pereiraplaza222 The older i get the more i agree with this term, perhaps this spiritual war humanity has been going through for this generation has been going on since humanity existed just in different ways.
@gabrielkaufman8272
@gabrielkaufman8272 Рік тому
@@Patrick-pc3vq without a doubt
@Patrick-pc3vq
@Patrick-pc3vq Рік тому
@@gabrielkaufman8272 Awesome profile pic.
@TamerLance
@TamerLance Рік тому
Philosophical ideas of the video: 4:34 Anti-consumerism 7:02 Non-conformity 9:00 Physical violence 10:56 Self-destruction 13:13 A near-life experience 14:19 Crushing hope 15:42 Wrap-up Thank you very much for the video! The movie is brilliant.
@wesleydaniels40
@wesleydaniels40 7 місяців тому
Qq😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊+
@cassandra62684
@cassandra62684 4 місяці тому
I appreciate the summary :)
@damianstarks3338
@damianstarks3338 4 місяці тому
Thanks
@kamikaroshi6256
@kamikaroshi6256 7 місяців тому
“On a long enough time line, the survival rate for everyone drops to zero.” This did resonate with me the most all these years: Your time is limited! Do something you consider meaningful with it!
@stadtbekanntertunichtgut
@stadtbekanntertunichtgut 3 роки тому
I watched Fight Club as a teen or young adult and it was like thoughts and feelings that I could not put into words were explained to me. Fight Club is one of those films that change you positively everyone should have seen it at least once. Films with such a powerful message are no longer made.
@DR-oy4hv
@DR-oy4hv 3 роки тому
Agreed. I felt a little unstable for a few days after seeing it for the first time. I felt like the 4th wall of my mind had been smashed. Mushrooms were the only thing that even came close to that feeling. I miss it.
@slasaus1
@slasaus1 3 роки тому
There are a few... watch the one i will fulfil in a couple of yrs: The Idea;)
@scarecrow8841
@scarecrow8841 3 роки тому
Films with powerful messages aren't made anymore? That is a totally inaccurate statement. Have you not watched anything by Terrence Malick, Yorgos Lanthimos, Lars von Trier, Alejandro Inarritu, Robert Eggars, or Nicolas Winding Refn?
@drugstoreeyeliner9936
@drugstoreeyeliner9936 3 роки тому
exactly! i watched it recently and it spoke so much to me, mostly bc it was literally the same as things i have been about thinking for months now
@MaximumJonathan
@MaximumJonathan 3 роки тому
@@arsenal4444 bronson,american psycho, and memento
@ak9200
@ak9200 3 роки тому
Stop trying to control everything and just let go.
@zovalentine7305
@zovalentine7305 3 роки тому
Try is so trying
@sw.7519
@sw.7519 3 роки тому
Try stoicism.
@MastaSmack
@MastaSmack 3 роки тому
He was saying that to his other personality...he wanted to destroy everything by making jack let go.
@anactualguy8257
@anactualguy8257 3 роки тому
@maillaarni *distant screeching in defense of minorities they pretend tp care about*
@bidenadministrationischina5091
@bidenadministrationischina5091 3 роки тому
Stop controlling and let go are the same thing. You let go, thats control. You can't do anything, there's nothing that needs to be in control
@josephgalvez5048
@josephgalvez5048 2 роки тому
I owe a lot of what I have in life and much of who I am to this movie. I kept Fight Club playing constantly in my room while going through high school and I’m certain it altered my understanding of myself and the world. I wouldn’t be nearly the same without it, and I always come back to it when I feel the need for a mental reset.
@brandonmaddox4862
@brandonmaddox4862 Рік тому
“You had to give it to him: he had a plan. And it started to make sense, in a Tyler sort of way. No fear. No distractions. The ability to let that which does not matter truly slide.” That is the essence of letting go
@ahmedelnagar9354
@ahmedelnagar9354 3 роки тому
Letting go can be the most challenging part of life.
@waxcomb
@waxcomb 3 роки тому
Thanks Avril Lavigne
@MrBadintentionss
@MrBadintentionss 3 роки тому
but also the most liberating
@dianathompson7597
@dianathompson7597 3 роки тому
You can't raise the kundallini chi prana energy until you do
@RaymondCool
@RaymondCool 3 роки тому
Letting go, and forgiving. Not necessarily in that order. Probably the most liberating mental concept to internalize.
@therealjesus1317
@therealjesus1317 3 роки тому
You got that right
@debrajenkins1622
@debrajenkins1622 3 роки тому
In real life we're doing drugs, drinking, suicide. Because we're lonely. I was astonished when I learned this movie did not do well when released. I immediately saw it as a metaphor for modern life.
@davyroger3773
@davyroger3773 3 роки тому
It was prophetic so it took a while to gain traction
@trevorwilloughby3761
@trevorwilloughby3761 2 роки тому
@@davyroger3773 argreed it takes a certain maturity to appreciate the message!
@milesvanrothow2067
@milesvanrothow2067 2 роки тому
When Fight Club came out I saw it instantly as a mirror on my own life and the dangers following the herd.
@BOSSDONMAN
@BOSSDONMAN 2 роки тому
It's more relevant today than it was when it came out 20+ years ago ironically.
@snowleopard7201
@snowleopard7201 Рік тому
@@BOSSDONMAN prophetic
@bouski6752
@bouski6752 2 роки тому
"To become what we worship, a manufactured product" that's a beautiful line, a haunting yet very real philosophical danger of modern living
@avroarchitect1793
@avroarchitect1793 2 роки тому
indeed consumerism will destroy us all if we let it. Capitalism is the most effective economic system yet created, but making it the only force in life will break you. It is a tool, a system, and an unfeeling machine. As it should be, you are supposed to find your own meaning outside it it and use it to achieve that meaning. Not let it be that meaning. The tragedy of the decline of religion is the rise nihilistic pseudo-philosophies that are attempting to take its place, which are offering no solutions other than more envy, hedonism, and consumerism as the supposed answers.
@arila656
@arila656 2 роки тому
I read this book & saw the movies ages ago, and yet its “teachings” have become more and more applicable with each passing year, especially as consumerism continues to rule and people seem less and less authentic. You’ve done an amazing job with this video!
@mcmacshalfilya
@mcmacshalfilya Рік тому
The "teachings" of kicking someone's butt. And making soap from fat.
@Riyan-zu1gp
@Riyan-zu1gp 3 роки тому
I don't think there will ever be another movie as impactful to our existence as fight club...
@voguexperimental
@voguexperimental 3 роки тому
The Matrix
@rogeliochavez40
@rogeliochavez40 3 роки тому
2001 Space Odyssey, Taxi Driver, Dreams (Akira Kurosawa). All of these had taught me things I've applied and thought for these 3 years I've been trying to understand and be my own self.
@ArthurKingoftheBritons404
@ArthurKingoftheBritons404 3 роки тому
They Live is a good one.
@edgepixel8467
@edgepixel8467 3 роки тому
@@rogeliochavez40 Can you give some specifics?
@LegendInThaMakin
@LegendInThaMakin 3 роки тому
Lol yeah the matrix is just as if not more impactful. Metaphors like blue pill and red pill are still used today, the concept of our reality being complete false and all the endless metaphors in the movie are still and will always be relevant.
@dragos9933
@dragos9933 3 роки тому
This is the best movie I have ever seen. It has transformed me from a depressed loser to a man with a meaningful life
@markflierl1624
@markflierl1624 3 роки тому
You might also like American Beauty, Into the Wild and Office Space.
@brightblackgrouse6236
@brightblackgrouse6236 3 роки тому
how?
@prashantkumargupta1663
@prashantkumargupta1663 3 роки тому
Wish u good luck Dragos
@anonb4632
@anonb4632 3 роки тому
@@markflierl1624 American Beauty is an arthouse film for people who don't watch arthouse films. Into the Wild is pretty good though.
@pocnit
@pocnit 3 роки тому
I need more details man.
@ristoshikongo7730
@ristoshikongo7730 8 місяців тому
In German, "Einzelgänger" is a noun that means "loner" or "outsider". It is derived from the words "Einzel" meaning "single" or "individual" and "gänger" meaning "walker" or "goer". An Einzelgänger is someone who prefers to be alone or who does not fit in with the crowd.
@sagarthakkar900
@sagarthakkar900 2 роки тому
This movie taught me to sublimate the ego. There’s no need to define yourself and prove yourself to others. Once you accept yourself and are content along with not giving a shit about other people’s opinions, you are free
@abhiraajsingh5878
@abhiraajsingh5878 2 роки тому
Breakfast club is better.
@barfymann362
@barfymann362 3 роки тому
Losing all hope was freedom.
@daithiocinnsealach3173
@daithiocinnsealach3173 3 роки тому
What difference between hope and despair? Hope leans against despair. Despair crouches underneath hope. Let them both go and return to the centre.
@iamhereblossom1588
@iamhereblossom1588 3 роки тому
Is hope similar to the Buddhist desire in this case?
@kiranraut6120
@kiranraut6120 3 роки тому
True that
@jodo1971
@jodo1971 3 роки тому
Losing all hope IS freedom
@gringotroller
@gringotroller 3 роки тому
Or so the Germans would have us believe...
@rabeyaalam6094
@rabeyaalam6094 3 роки тому
Best movie ive ever seen and will see. The only problem with it that when you finish this you will always regret that you cant erase your memory and see it again so that you can enjoy this masterpiece.
@Summer-uq1vr
@Summer-uq1vr 3 роки тому
Or you can do what I did, which is watch it 6 times in 2 days even if you can already recite half the dialogue.
@roopehalv5755
@roopehalv5755 3 роки тому
”What if you could erase the memory, but can remember that this movie existed and never watch it again”
@Summer-uq1vr
@Summer-uq1vr 2 роки тому
I dont remember this- i blame the choir
@anonyfamous42
@anonyfamous42 2 роки тому
Then read the book
@miscible21
@miscible21 2 роки тому
This and Requiem For A Dream.
@freddovich7925
@freddovich7925 3 роки тому
Big difference between Diogenes and Tyler Durden is that Diogenes is one of the most legendary throwers of shade that has ever graced this earth. His roasts are so legendary that they're still talked about 2300 years after his death.
@flavio7180
@flavio7180 3 роки тому
The man was randomly roasting the most powerful person in Greece at the time just for his amusement.
@freddovich7925
@freddovich7925 3 роки тому
@@flavio7180 Alexander (the Great): "I am Alexander, son of king Philip, perhaps you have seen him?" Diogenes: "I looked for your fathers bones but could not distinguish them from the bones of slaves" Alexander (impressed): "what do you wish from me? Whatever it is I will give it to you" Diogenes: "step out of my sun please" Alexander: "If I wasn't Alexander, I would wish to be Diogenes!" Diogenes: "If I wasn't Diogenes, I'd also want to be Diogenes" Imagine someone roasting and dismissing Putin like this
@rahatahmed6188
@rahatahmed6188 Рік тому
@@freddovich7925 insulting kadyrov would’ve been scarier but Diogenes could’ve done it.
@dannyarcher6370
@dannyarcher6370 Рік тому
@@flavio7180 In Greece? Alexander was the most powerful person on the planet.
@richardcollier1912
@richardcollier1912 10 місяців тому
Diogenes never did find that honest man he sought through the daytime streets of Athens with his lighted lantern.
@trinity3422
@trinity3422 Рік тому
These two are the perfect example of the yin and the yang. If Tyler didn’t have a little of the Narrator in him he’d destroy the world. If the narrator didn’t have a little of Tyler in him he’d forever be attending cancer survivor meetings just to get by and wouldn’t discover a deeper purpose. Be water my friend.
@GoldenTV3
@GoldenTV3 5 місяців тому
We see this in the fight scene before the car where he destroys the guys face. Right afterwards he says "get him to the hospital" which doesn't feel like durden, but jack
@nabeelhakeem3593
@nabeelhakeem3593 3 місяці тому
But tyler is just an imahination isnt it so why does it matter
@mauduckie206
@mauduckie206 3 роки тому
This is the 2nd message I got today about "letting go". The part about "killing hope" really hit hard because recently, I just realized, being a little too hopeful can slow down your healing because you build expectations that hurt you. Thanks for this man. Haven't seen the movie myself but now I kind of want to.
@markflierl1624
@markflierl1624 3 роки тому
It was an awesome movie!
@Goodkidjr43
@Goodkidjr43 3 роки тому
Soooo. If being a "little to hopeful" can slow your healing down, are you not hoping in being healed? It is impossible NOT to hope. The question is real hope? God bless, Michael
@noexcuses5524
@noexcuses5524 3 роки тому
Goodkidjr43 You can hope but never expect too much ... u have to expect the unexpected
@Summer-uq1vr
@Summer-uq1vr 2 роки тому
You should! Dont read the book if ur looking for a role model tho, film tyler was great for that but as always, they sofened the whole thing down for screen
@falcon6995
@falcon6995 2 роки тому
Hope for the best but expect the worst and you won't be disappointed.
@saycog1084
@saycog1084 3 роки тому
'Losing all hope is freedom!' I find it bittersweet and very powerful when I hit bottom in any situation in my life. It's when you have no choice but let go of control. It's actually when just about anything is possible.
@theeternalslayer
@theeternalslayer 2 роки тому
You are no longer a slave at that point. And that scares people, women will protect you and other men will respect you. You'll feel alone but you won't mind.
@richardcollier1912
@richardcollier1912 10 місяців тому
No hope = No fear. PETER STEELE.
@jonvia
@jonvia 2 роки тому
The older I get, the happier I am that Ive always known what my purpose is while living on Earth. I feel terrible for ppl that never had a passion in life but maybe that was their own doing bc they listened too much to their parents or friends when they said "dont do that, you wont make money" or "dont do that, you need to go to college and become a ______ "
@user-rj2jx8sh9q
@user-rj2jx8sh9q Рік тому
what is your purpose?
@donotperceiveme
@donotperceiveme Рік тому
Tell meee
@shakamangululu7075
@shakamangululu7075 Рік тому
I really wanna know how you are happy?
@supernicecoolgirl
@supernicecoolgirl Рік тому
@@shakamangululu7075 the little things
@krishnamadhusudan8370
@krishnamadhusudan8370 3 роки тому
This is a really dope video. I like the part where it was related to how one switching from one echo chamber and cult like atmosphere can often mean just falling into another one so freedom is found in choosing to live life authentically on your own terms.
@rjallenbach1
@rjallenbach1 3 роки тому
The fact that the fight club itself was simply metaphorical in the sense of enduring a lifestyle of self inflicted hardship - like taking a cold shower at 6am, doing nofap, etc. - and people took it literal and started fight clubs, armed robberies because of the movie shows you we are still space monkeys even after being shown the truth. The idea is to live authentic, be in the moment, embrace hardship, discipline and detachment, not to literally start a fight club and your own version of project mayham 🤦‍♂️
@rjallenbach1
@rjallenbach1 3 роки тому
klaus william Yes I’m pretty aware of peeling back layers of who we think we are to find our true selves. Not sure why you had to get aggressive with ‘chimp ass’, I mean it’s just a UKposts comment bro 😂 listen to some Bob Marley and relax a bit. But for real thank you for the insight 🙏there are several philosophical points in the film, I was just referencing people who take things at face value and miss some of the deeper points.
@flyingcatpack
@flyingcatpack 3 роки тому
@klaus william I wish more comments had this level of honesty, respect!
@Araneus21
@Araneus21 2 роки тому
This is what happens when the artist does not explain his art, when they deliberately leave things untold and not specify. Unexplained art is useless art, as true art entails a clear message which when unexplained, may be misinterpreted and lost. Had there been an explanation provided, misinterpretation would not happen. It's a curse of modern art, though.
@schnoz2372
@schnoz2372 2 роки тому
@@Araneus21 thats a terrible take. unexplained art is useless? so it doesn’t have a moral, doesn’t have any value as art just because your hand wasn’t held? ridiculous.
@schnoz2372
@schnoz2372 2 роки тому
@@Araneus21 also the idea that people would not misinterpret things just because they’re explained is just false and i don’t know what gave you the impression that the world works that way
@QuestionEverythingButWHY
@QuestionEverythingButWHY 3 роки тому
“Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.” -Mahatma Gandhi
@Foxhound1Nine
@Foxhound1Nine 3 роки тому
@Bogdan P Eng has made a clip on anxiety, look for it and try to incorporate it into your life. I have also suffered from anxiety for a while now too and have had bouts of depression. Mate you aren't alone, change will start with you, there's plenty of 'us' out there that can help each other. Don't give up, claw your way back because that's what i'm doing. Stay strong.
@matthewsilva5598
@matthewsilva5598 3 роки тому
@Bogdan P try to LET GO of the bullsh*t. Try not to give to many f*cks about dumb things. Give it your best effort in life. That's it.
@joeshakle383
@joeshakle383 3 роки тому
Omg I'm gonna die
@chakradharhadke4063
@chakradharhadke4063 3 роки тому
@Bogdan P BUDDHA SAID.. IF YOU ARE ANXIOUS, YOU LIVE IN FUTURE. IF YOU ARE DEPRESSED, YOU LIVE IN PAST, IF YOU IN PEACE, YOU LIVE IN PRESIDENT.
@orchidsrising7910
@orchidsrising7910 3 роки тому
Bogdan P I understand this. I had no joke 7 months of a panic attack. There are many ways out. For me it began with stopping too much screen time, listening to music instead, going on walks, taking a good CBD oil cured my panic attacks, writing, doing art even if I suck, starting the journey to finding authentic people, seeking wisdom, going inward and facing what I was afraid of. It took time. You are not alone 💗☮️💗 You probably have C-ptsd. That’s a good thing to research and heal from. If you have any questions, I’m happy to answer 🌎
@mbali9311
@mbali9311 2 роки тому
This shook me up so much when I watched it. I was much younger though so I missed some of the nuances which are so much clearer now. Age definitely puts a lot in perspective, lived experience, I suppose. A great film!
@stevenlangdon-griffiths293
@stevenlangdon-griffiths293 2 роки тому
I think this possibly the best video you have ever made. Thank you for posting it. It’s one of those “pebble in the stream events” again, thank you
@margaretwordnerd5210
@margaretwordnerd5210 3 роки тому
It's refreshing to see someone who fully appreciates the wisdom in Fight Club AND the mind-traps which masquerade as freedom but are simply another sort of mind control and nihilistic self-destruction which is not healthier than the consumerism which originally trapped the narrator. I love to watch the movie, I don't want to live the movie. When I see people modeling their lives on Tyler Durden I wonder if they understood the last part of the movie at all. You have presented a balanced analysis, and I enjoyed it. Thx.
@bhaskarchoudhary427
@bhaskarchoudhary427 3 роки тому
Your interpretation is the closest to the truth man, it is in fact the truth. The balance is the way. 'Neti-neti' it means neither this nor that. We have to walk Just in the middle, on the razor's edge. Indulgence is easy repression is easy, one has to neither do any one of the two but simply become a witness. Witness your mind witness your body and as you become more centered in your witness-self as a consequence you will transcend both. This words are of the greatest master to ever live Bhagwan shree Rajneesh A.K.A osho.
@margaretwordnerd5210
@margaretwordnerd5210 3 роки тому
@@bhaskarchoudhary427 Not a man, but a woman who liked Fight Club for more than Brad Pitt's eye candy. Thx for your comment. I've studied a wide variety of spiritual paths, but haven't gone deeply into Eastern traditions. I'm tickled that with all my exploring and soul-searching I reached an understanding of balance that resembles something from a teacher I never studied. This adds a layer to my sense of "this feels right." I appreciate it, and will look up this Bhagwan shree Rajneesh for more inspiration.
@margaretwordnerd5210
@margaretwordnerd5210 3 роки тому
"Zorba the Buddha" - I love that. The main reason I didn't dive deeply into Eastern religions was that I saw so much austerity and denial of earthly delights. I can have a sensual and spiritual experience walking barefoot on dewy grass and experiencing the delight of the earth as the grass grows. Again I thank you for introducing me to Osho, I look forward to exploring his works.
@bhaskarchoudhary427
@bhaskarchoudhary427 3 роки тому
@@margaretwordnerd5210 my god a woman, I couldn't be more delighted. The best gift I could give to any woman regardless of her age is shree Rajneesh. Rajneesh states that the only way to stop the nuclear war is for woman to come in power, world currently is male dominat but there is a need for the world to embrace feminine qualities like grace and receptivity. Zorba the Buddha is a spritualist and materialist he is a synthesis of both east and west. I am looking forward to hear from you about osho, you will love that beautiful man.
@bhaskarchoudhary427
@bhaskarchoudhary427 3 роки тому
@@margaretwordnerd5210 Also dear there are living masters like Ekhart tolle and sadhguru jaggi vasudev. They are both masters in there own way and absolutely cannot be compared but Bhagwan shree is certainly closest to my heart. I am also deeply in love with Ekhart and sadhguru also. Please cheak for Alan watts, jiddu krishnamurti also you will love them too tremendously.
@ristopaasivirta9770
@ristopaasivirta9770 3 роки тому
I am Jack's overused like button.
@DR-oy4hv
@DR-oy4hv 3 роки тому
HAHA
@deepeshdhakal7476
@deepeshdhakal7476 3 роки тому
Nice one sir
@gramathil
@gramathil 3 роки тому
I'm Jack's double clicked like button.
@jessicabecause3717
@jessicabecause3717 3 роки тому
"underused"
@jodo1971
@jodo1971 3 роки тому
I am jacks deleted UKposts video. I am jacks banned UKposts channel
@randomvicky939
@randomvicky939 Рік тому
There’s this thing about tears … we have different types of them . The one we are in physical or emotional pain releases muscle relaxers and some sedatives that our body produces naturally. That’s why after crying we feel tired but release . Tyler was just using this fact since his doctor refused to prescribe him sleeping pills
@JanSanono
@JanSanono 4 місяці тому
This was probably the best analysis of fight club I've ever seen, well done. Does a very good job of holding up a mirror to the viewer who takes certain things in the film at face value without questioning the inherent hypocrisy.
@BertleMcGertle
@BertleMcGertle 3 роки тому
It is only after we lose everything that we're free to do anything
@David_Fellner
@David_Fellner 3 роки тому
People who lose their jobs and can't afford their rent/mortgage would probably disagree.
@nostalgiafactor733
@nostalgiafactor733 3 роки тому
@@David_Fellner Tyler didn't pay a mortgage or rent after he burned his apartment down
@haileee9247
@haileee9247 3 роки тому
@@nostalgiafactor733 Cant pay rent or a mortgage if there is no apartment, big brain thinking over here
@michaelhansen2818
@michaelhansen2818 3 роки тому
Pain is weakness leaving the body.
@onyxsafira2813
@onyxsafira2813 3 роки тому
How?
@flemishtemplar3766
@flemishtemplar3766 3 роки тому
@@onyxsafira2813 *NO PAIN, NO GAIN!! HOORAH* * _Grunts in Flemish_ *
@onyxsafira2813
@onyxsafira2813 3 роки тому
I've also heard pain is fear leaving the body but I dont understand that either.
@somedude3590
@somedude3590 3 роки тому
I literally have a marines shirt that says this and i cringe everytime i see it Just like this comment
@michaelhansen2818
@michaelhansen2818 3 роки тому
@@somedude3590 I'm going to assume you where in the Infantry in the Marines
@BeeKool__113
@BeeKool__113 2 роки тому
I really enjoyed this video. This is one of my favorite books and films. I often quote it. Honestly, I was saying lines aloud along with the narrator of this video. Excellent!!!
@TheBersergner
@TheBersergner 3 роки тому
Incredibly well reasoned and constructed argument. I never considered that self destruction could refer to the metaphysical 'self'. That was always the most confusing of Tyler's philosophies to me. Mind blown!
@QuestionEverythingButWHY
@QuestionEverythingButWHY 3 роки тому
“Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma - which is living with the results of other people’s thinking.” - Steve Jobs
@laureeexo4227
@laureeexo4227 3 роки тому
I needed this. Thank you :)
@Goodkidjr43
@Goodkidjr43 3 роки тому
Sooo. If I listen to Steve Jobs, am I not trapped by Jobs' dogma which results in living with the results of HIS thinking?? Asking for a friend..... God bless, Michael
@tooplepsy3930
@tooplepsy3930 3 роки тому
Too bad Steve Jobs was an asshole
@stillnotchill2560
@stillnotchill2560 3 роки тому
@@Goodkidjr43 luckily this idea or belief didn't originate with Jobs, he simply restyled it in an attempt to make it "cooler" and used it as his own, just like his apple products!
@inlakesh555
@inlakesh555 3 роки тому
@@Goodkidjr43 yeah, the dogma of "no dogma" ;-)
@pichnancy7500
@pichnancy7500 3 роки тому
I'm scared of how I'm feeling better when I learn about life lessons from UKposts instead of learning in school. These lessons about life should be taught at school, explained by the teachers so that teenagers can deal better with life and prepare themselves for the future.
@markflierl1624
@markflierl1624 3 роки тому
You won't learn anything useful in school. You will only learn to be an obedient slave.
@pichnancy7500
@pichnancy7500 3 роки тому
@@markflierl1624 yeah ikr but I still have to be an outstanding student to make my parents proud especially when I'm Asian. All my grades need to be good and all I learn is from the books and my social skill is not as good as others.
@markflierl1624
@markflierl1624 3 роки тому
@@pichnancy7500 I can relate. I'm 46 now, but I felt the same way when i was young. If you want to learn what a waste school is, read David Icke. You can also goole him. charlotte iserbyt also has some interesting things to say about our education system.
@jamiehartman3350
@jamiehartman3350 3 роки тому
Get through school so you can get a decent job and decent woman. Most of school is repetitive empty bullshit that doesn't help with anything in the real world but that doesn't mean that you have to emotionally invest in it. You can conform outwardly and keep your own beliefs and ideas intact.
@yourearenotalone
@yourearenotalone 3 роки тому
They don't want us to think
@flawedplan
@flawedplan 3 роки тому
My best psychiatrist told me he read Fight Club using a highlighter.
@Summer-uq1vr
@Summer-uq1vr 2 роки тому
The book is amazing but i hope ppl dont idolise book tyler the same as film tyler lmao
@chazzmccloud36
@chazzmccloud36 Рік тому
Nice
@alexmurphy5289
@alexmurphy5289 Рік тому
Your greatest video? Hard to say but this is up there for sure. Incredible
@tosai5956
@tosai5956 3 роки тому
I love how this movie is still relevant
@elliotthedissident6077
@elliotthedissident6077 3 роки тому
Perhaps more than ever.
@just_a_guy4788
@just_a_guy4788 3 роки тому
It is more than relevant, It really means a lot on this putrid times.
@anonb4632
@anonb4632 3 роки тому
I love how the fake left thinks this film is sympathetic to Fascism, when it is a critique of how capitalism castrates men... Many of the opponents of this film come at it from completely the wrong angle. Project Mayhem is hypermasculine and authoritarian, however it is not racist or alt right. It is closer to Maoism in some ways.
@renaat100
@renaat100 3 роки тому
It's getting more relevant each day.
@matiasmoulin2126
@matiasmoulin2126 3 роки тому
@@elliotthedissident6077 ABSOLUTELY!
@Bennevisie
@Bennevisie 3 роки тому
The narrator is nameless because it could be... you. You, who lost your true identity to consumerism and conformity.
@pradeeshmkn
@pradeeshmkn 3 роки тому
👍
@jodo1971
@jodo1971 3 роки тому
Listed as JACK in the credits
@stanislavraska419
@stanislavraska419 3 роки тому
@@jodo1971 Listed as "Narrator" in the end credits.
@ilqar887
@ilqar887 3 роки тому
Capitalism man
@user-ol3wk2ds9m
@user-ol3wk2ds9m 3 роки тому
@@ilqar887 what's your opinion on socialism and neo liberalism?
@wynnni6551
@wynnni6551 8 місяців тому
Movie is such an inspiration. That oppressive cubical life. The sick being ignored. People living but not really doing what they love. It is what many of us face in the real world. To drop everything and "just let go" as Tyler says, feels so liberating. Let go of what your boss tells you, let go of what your family tells you, let it all go. And figure out what you want to do. We can all be greater than we can ever imagine. Listen to your voice and start creating, start living, start doing. Then do some more. Because before you die, you don't want to have any regrets. You did everything you ever wanted. You experienced and talked to, saw, created, everything you ever dreamed of.
@merthamdisahin4671
@merthamdisahin4671 Рік тому
Superb explanation, much obliged for your/yours effort to simplify and keep it between the extreme lines of irrational thinking. It is utmost sensible and makes sense for me.
@wildchild1682
@wildchild1682 3 роки тому
Freedom's just another word for nothing left to lose - Janis Joplin
@davenchop
@davenchop 3 роки тому
actually written by...Kris Kristofferson
@richardcollier1912
@richardcollier1912 10 місяців тому
@@davenchop I'm crushed.
@kevinkelley4376
@kevinkelley4376 3 роки тому
"They say he was born in a mental institution, and he sleeps only 1 hour a night... He's a great man.. Do you know about Tyler Durden??"❤
@justanameonyourscreen5954
@justanameonyourscreen5954 3 роки тому
Yes...mine likes to be called Calisto tho...
@jaycee2618
@jaycee2618 2 роки тому
I'm not supposed to talk about him .. He is Joey Hawlco
@keitlyntabernilla718
@keitlyntabernilla718 3 роки тому
This video is an opener! Thank you for this content it has made realized alot of things.
@makegeorgeorwellfictionaga9268
@makegeorgeorwellfictionaga9268 Рік тому
Best description I have ever heard, I think you got the movie, thanks
@thailandt55
@thailandt55 3 роки тому
"I've seen things you people wouldn't believe......" "All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain"
@Mr79Shahin
@Mr79Shahin 3 роки тому
Transcendence Affirmations rip Rutger
@jedrayne3636
@jedrayne3636 3 роки тому
And dreadfully distinct against the dark a tall white fountain played.
@Bennevisie
@Bennevisie 3 роки тому
RIP Rutger Hauer
@richardcollier1912
@richardcollier1912 10 місяців тому
That little speech affected me for life when I first heard it in 1982.
@Marzenl_
@Marzenl_ 3 роки тому
This was done far ahead from its time, and just simply gets more and more sense as this post-modern, social acceptance and technollogy dependent society keeps going on, a masterpiece.
@vardaanvardhan9932
@vardaanvardhan9932 2 роки тому
The current state of technology though is decentralizing shit fast af.Creator economy,Wfh etc.I would argue that with the pandemic and developments in biotech and ai we have entered post-human era where we are completely integrated with technology lol
@theotakupunk3484
@theotakupunk3484 2 роки тому
1212
@ZebrazRus
@ZebrazRus 2 роки тому
@@vardaanvardhan9932i love discussing the singularity :') it's hard to tell where it begins but the fact that we are on the 14th iPhone now is insane to me.. It's like each generation of the phone is marking a generation of human performance along w it as well.....like a metric/matrix >.>.....
@danityvanityinsanity
@danityvanityinsanity 2 роки тому
Beautiful analysis! It really touched me! I’ve always loved this movie and watch it over and over again! I love it’s style and interesting concepts!🥰
@mcmacshalfilya
@mcmacshalfilya Рік тому
It really touched you? Wish I could do the same...💌
@steakenneht
@steakenneht 8 місяців тому
@@mcmacshalfilya what bro
@anuraag7075
@anuraag7075 2 роки тому
This movie is a masterpiece. It somehow connects to spirituality. I quote "Things that you own end up owning you"..
@TheTektronik
@TheTektronik 3 роки тому
"You are not your job you are not how much money you have in the bank".
@ChrisDragotta
@ChrisDragotta 3 роки тому
A man really is his job and his money. No amount of saying the opposite will change this.
@sharnchannel5694
@sharnchannel5694 3 роки тому
I've seen a lot of hollow people who work 100 000$/y jobs. They take opiods, drink alcohol, can't hold onto relationship. They are trying to fill their lives with materials such as houses, cars, e.t.c. But deeply in soul they are still hollow, lost and alone. On the other hand I've seen people having a 30 000$/y job who live relaxed life within their means. They have what they want, they surround themselves with people who care about what's within them, not what's within their wallet. They use money and material things as instruments to reach something, that would bring them fulfillment and not as AN endgoal and fulfillment itself. It's really doesn't matter how much money do you make or where do you live. All that's important is how you view the world. Everything is within our heads.
@TheTektronik
@TheTektronik 3 роки тому
@@sharnchannel5694 thanks for sharing your thoughts.
@menace2societies
@menace2societies 3 роки тому
Sharn Channel yeah I became minimalistic person because of the ideology.
@anactualguy8257
@anactualguy8257 3 роки тому
@@ChrisDragotta And how does he get those things? You must not be much according to your own logic if you missed that glaring hole.
@Lifeishard237
@Lifeishard237 3 роки тому
One of my favorite movies ever. For anyone who reads between the lines this is a very impactful film. Unfortunate for those who think it’s “just a movie”
@justinfbabay
@justinfbabay 3 роки тому
Same here glad to see it resonating with so many critical thinkers. We all have a lil Tyler in us. I let him take over for me years ago lol
@Summer-uq1vr
@Summer-uq1vr 2 роки тому
@@justinfbabay okay maybe dont? Wanting to be like a character is fine, and trying to reflect that in your life is good, but maybe chose someone other than tyler durden, since he was a homicidal maniac?
@mrpk1719
@mrpk1719 2 роки тому
@@Summer-uq1vr Tyler was a manic yes but there are also things that we can learn from him like "let go stop try to control everything", "live like it's your last day", "don't be a slave to anything", "Fuck what other people think"
@m-cra1370
@m-cra1370 2 роки тому
@@justinfbabay fight club fans like yourself see yourselves as geniuses for liking a movie. I like it to but I’m not gonna act like I’m a Einstein because I understand the subtext of a film
@DANTHETUBEMAN
@DANTHETUBEMAN Рік тому
I no a guy who sed he did not see what the big deal is. He did not even know they where the same person, lol 😆
@milavaltierra2063
@milavaltierra2063 Рік тому
this video is truly incredible, thank you so much
@matiasleiva9558
@matiasleiva9558 3 роки тому
Thank YOU for this amazing vid!
@davidalvarez389
@davidalvarez389 3 роки тому
It's really interesting how most of these concepts have been shouted throughout the ages.
@joerogansrealmpodcast
@joerogansrealmpodcast 3 роки тому
The philosophy in this film honestly changed my life, the first time I watched it my mind was blown.
@branalobeee3867
@branalobeee3867 2 роки тому
I really needed this right now it seems. I was chasing other people's goals and now I can breath calmly again. Sometimes I love the algorithm.
@vothiquynhyen09
@vothiquynhyen09 2 роки тому
thanks for posting this. I'm going through a tough time and feel extremely lonely being alone and far away from home. Thanks to your channel, I feel a bit better. I checked out this movie and it's amazing
@ebolahh_same8610
@ebolahh_same8610 3 роки тому
"In project mayhem we don't ask questions" "What's project mayhem?"
@ChristianDevia
@ChristianDevia 3 роки тому
I recall 1999, when I went to watch this movie, I was not expecting anything from it, but still I remember the ending with "Where is my mind?", I was like What did I just watch?, it was amazing.
@alanaagapi
@alanaagapi 2 роки тому
This is so good! Thank you thank you thank you!
@fatal1ty531
@fatal1ty531 2 роки тому
This video, especially the exposure to pain part surprisingly stuck with me so much that it even helped me deal with various small physical pains in life. Today Im going back to it before my dentist appointment lol
@user-wg8nb2uj8y
@user-wg8nb2uj8y 3 роки тому
I think everything is fine as long as you dont get owned by what you own, it doesnt have to be material things. Like a toy, enjoy it, but if it breaks, then so be it and move on.
@wave8362
@wave8362 3 роки тому
8:52 - Very much agreed. If you consider yourself a nonconformist it is easy to deny the standards of modern society, moreover you cling to this process. It's like we find something that gives us a piece of freedom and glorify it. It seems to me that we only replace our old toys with new ones. You don't need to follow social standards but you don't need to rebel against them. Recognize them and know yourself I guess. Write your own fight club. Enjoyed the whole vid btw, cheers.
@thegreatmassdebate
@thegreatmassdebate 2 роки тому
With the constant "I Am Jack's" comments throughout the movie, i've always assumed that the narrator's name is Jack, referring to himself in the third person to emphasise the fact that he is completely detached from his name and self as Tyler takes further and further control.
@shadyshah7389
@shadyshah7389 2 роки тому
This book(movie) is the reason i am alive(no attachment lol) , i had 6 NDE's...anyway the chemical burn scene is Exposure and Response Prevention in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, the first line treatment of all anxiety disorders. THANK YOU TYLER ❤
@MrChopstsicks
@MrChopstsicks 3 роки тому
And twenty year later, this movie resonate with many young people. Can’t find happiness or purpose to live. No good father figure. A very middle to upper class problem.
@oslonorway547
@oslonorway547 3 роки тому
Mothers in lower class need fathers to survive. Mothers in upper class need the husbands' wealth to maintain the lifestyle they've become accustomed to. ... Women in the middle class are _"strong, independent, and don't need no man."_ .... But their kids, though; 💁children always need a man.
@paulw7647
@paulw7647 3 роки тому
What if it were a middle class problem?
@jamiehartman3350
@jamiehartman3350 3 роки тому
@@oslonorway547 low class mothers turn to goverment to fulfill that father role for their kids. They have men in and out like a revolving door, teaching the kids that nothing is permanent
@eskapegoat86
@eskapegoat86 3 роки тому
@@jamiehartman3350 dead ass
@eskapegoat86
@eskapegoat86 3 роки тому
@@kiranmcgoldrick4247 or you're not in the majority..
@BrainsApplied
@BrainsApplied 3 роки тому
Well, this is one of your first movies that doesn't mention stoicism 😛 And now, I'm going to watch Fight Club
@Einzelganger
@Einzelganger 3 роки тому
Gotta be original now and then 😉
@mayank5955
@mayank5955 3 роки тому
Also watch, 'Peaceful Warrior'
@nickcarroll5868
@nickcarroll5868 3 роки тому
Einzelgänger This movies is about Diogenes who is said to be the first stoic and influenced Zeno. I think it’s still a stoic video
@Perrirodan1
@Perrirodan1 3 роки тому
@@nickcarroll5868 I think there are several elements of the Tao as well, in particular on how we should let go and be free from expectations.
@AndreasPeterAng
@AndreasPeterAng 3 роки тому
Be careful when u watch this movie
@stephengilchrist6595
@stephengilchrist6595 4 місяці тому
This film came at a crucial development stage in my life; 16, where my outlook of society was under question. I always go back to Fight Club for reassurance...
@javierperez83
@javierperez83 Рік тому
I can only say... JUST A MASTERPIECE. Thx a lot.
@stevejurgens9836
@stevejurgens9836 3 роки тому
Damn, I miss the 90's...
@Jay121
@Jay121 3 роки тому
I am Jack's indecision.
@icaruscomplex5588
@icaruscomplex5588 3 роки тому
hi my name is Jack and I do not approve of this message
@fuhq5121
@fuhq5121 3 роки тому
I am Jack's erectile dysfunction.
@icaruscomplex5588
@icaruscomplex5588 3 роки тому
@@fuhq5121 at least that's more plausible
@thVND3rr7171
@thVND3rr7171 3 роки тому
I am Jack's smirking revenge
@icaruscomplex5588
@icaruscomplex5588 3 роки тому
@@thVND3rr7171 can of worms opened
@DittyDafku
@DittyDafku 2 роки тому
Sir, that truly is an epic analysis. Pretty much how i feel about it as well.
@manzg6695
@manzg6695 2 роки тому
What an amazing analysis. Great video!
@julianromero6381
@julianromero6381 3 роки тому
One of the best videos I've seen in my life! "This is the greatest moment of your life, man" hit me really hard. It talks about how sometimes we deny our current situation, even though that's exactly the reason why we can't get out o it. Great video, man! Greetings from Venezuela :D
@1sleepingleg
@1sleepingleg 3 роки тому
I have to admit that upon seeing this video come up in my suggested list I had been avoiding it. I’ve soaked up a lot of fight clubs lessons in both the book and film but this video laid it all out clearly. I needed to watch this and it came at the right time. Thank you. Your videos are always timely and always appreciated.
@drentdrewbalili128
@drentdrewbalili128 Рік тому
ookkkikoooioiooooioioioio off ooioooooooooi
@eduardonobrega9395
@eduardonobrega9395 Рік тому
This work of art portrays the entire trajectory of man, offers the second father figure and makes us go beyond it, the narrator has a name, our name.
@robertson2688
@robertson2688 3 роки тому
This must be the best explanation so far on UKposts. 👍
@DJJunkfoodJay
@DJJunkfoodJay 3 роки тому
Every single one of your videos opens my mind a little more, thank you.
@4shizzlejwhizzle
@4shizzlejwhizzle 3 роки тому
I’ve been thinking about this movie a lot especially since all this stuffs going on
@ekaputriseptiyani220
@ekaputriseptiyani220 3 роки тому
I've been thinking about the materialistic world for about one month and this video popped up in my recommendation.
@willwillisproductions159
@willwillisproductions159 3 роки тому
Covid is a hoax
@topic260
@topic260 3 роки тому
@@willwillisproductions159 what
@plantidentificationnewzeal9032
@plantidentificationnewzeal9032 3 місяці тому
Ive never heard myself described so perfectly. Fight club is like a mental state where you just absolutely destroy a physical activity like running uphill carrying a log and not wearing shoes. I never new what hope was but im quite surprised to hear you say im hopeless
@sonamtshering194
@sonamtshering194 2 роки тому
Maybe the most insightful material I have ever encountered
@Dirtbiker463
@Dirtbiker463 3 роки тому
“In the world I see - you are stalking elk through the damp canyon forests around the ruins of Rockefeller Center. You'll wear leather clothes that will last you the rest of your life. You'll climb the wrist-thick kudzu vines that wrap the Sears Tower. And when you look down, you'll see tiny figures pounding corn, laying strips of venison on the empty car pool lane of some abandoned superhighway.”
@gavtipor7394
@gavtipor7394 3 роки тому
I didn't really get dat quote from Tyler..if you did,could u pls explain?
@daniel4647
@daniel4647 3 роки тому
@@gavtipor7394 In nature men are free, our civilization was meant to be our safety but it became our prison, any time you build walls to keep something out you also lock yourself inside, and civilization is essentially a wall against nature. Pretty sure this is how his character sees it, so he longs for a more savage world, where every man makes his own rules and are bound by nothing.
@Z3ROLimitZz
@Z3ROLimitZz 3 роки тому
Durden is a primitivist
@sl0th259
@sl0th259 3 роки тому
Fallout: Fight Club
@dakotatallent9934
@dakotatallent9934 3 роки тому
F.C. 😉
@stevejurgens9836
@stevejurgens9836 3 роки тому
Fight Club excellently captures the meaningless of most people's lives in the modern world...
@luke1573
@luke1573 10 місяців тому
very thought-provoking, thanks nice video
@franni391
@franni391 Місяць тому
thank you for this video. it was helpful.
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