Film club essay

Few recent films have elicited as much strongly opposing opinions as Fight Club has, with various camps proclaiming it as a post-modern masterpiece that documents the brutal emasculation of the human male by a modern consumerist culture and the ways a man can fight back.

Some options for your film club’s focus could be: foreign films, documentaries focused on specific issues, collections from featured actors or directors, specific genres, or even specific settings. Sometimes, you can even select a series of films with similar story structures, such as the hero’s journey.

If you’re forming your club through your school, you will almost certainly be required to have a faculty adviser, and even if your club isn’t through your school, you can still benefit from the insight and guidance of a mentor or adviser.

Thesis Statement: An analysis of the movie Fight Club reveals the ambiguity of its themes about modern life, masculinity and nihilism. Ambiguity and Hope in David Fincher’s Fight Club A decade after its release, David Fincher’s cult classic Fight Club still invites strong discussion among critics, moviegoers and cultural pundits.