Fight Club

This movie with Brad Pitt and Edward Norton is awesome.  I've watched it numerous times and own a copy of the movie.  With its celebrated cast members (even the doorman at Edward's apt.), this story of a downward spiraling way of life of "two" who after meeting, become "friends", was thematically scary.  Their "bond" was very strong, kind of like us people in real life bond with our alter egos.  Question though..Why doesn't the quarter return after Ed hangs up after there's no answer from Brad?  Edward talking directly to the camera put a spin on the storyline (narrative/documentary form.  Brad is just off with his charming manner (he seems natural as if how he is in real life).  I love Edward's voice and how he says his lines.

Edward is Tyler-this crosses "reality" and fantasy as it turns out.  Either Tyler is just playing a dirty trick on Edward or Edward's subconscience he's been dealing and fighting with, is extremely strange, destructive to his well-being, and psycho.  That would be a disturbing way to have your mind playing tricks on you. 

Both Edward and Brad's acting style is intense in this movie, but oh so good.  The director has realistic techniques, as this movie definitely relies onthe abilities of these actors.  It's not hard to differentiate between the actor's (Brad and Edward) artistic personas.  They are both extremely wonderful actors.  They both played some tough characters here.  That just shows how diverse they each can be.  Neither one are personality stars as they have both played a wide range of characters and I'd personally give them the titles of "icons." 

In casting this film, I wonder if the directors knew right off hand who they wanted to play these parts.  It was though the parts were written just for these men. 

This movie was definitely done in a closed form.  The settings in the film (the house and basement of bar), were perfect in portraying how grimy this movie was intended to be.  The dark and dirty, nasty rooms must have been quite a "joy" to work in.  The make-up artists displayed great skills with all of the blood and broken teeth and swelled-shut eyes.  It looked so very real.  The costumes didn't have to be much considering they were regular old clothes.  This movie can never get old.