Film & Ideology – FIGHT CLUB
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Topic 3 - Film & Ideology - FIGHT CLUB (David Fincher, USA 1999) Ideology is "the body of ideas reflecting the social needs and aspirations of an individual, group, class, or culture. A set of doctrines or beliefs that form the basis of a political, economic, or other system" (Oxford Dictionary). Self-destruction, purpose, reality, perception, control, masculinity, violence and chaos are all given thorough examination through the interwoven journey's of the main characters in the film. Fight Club is a film that challenges these ideological underpinnings to which our society is founded upon. It questions the audience's view of reality, and brings forth a culture of somewhat misguided hope that through an altered perception, anything is possible. Fight Club by David Fincher, is one of only four films made by the director whose credits include: * Alien3 (1992, Twentieth Century Fox) * Se7en (1996, New Line Cinema) * The Game (1997, PolyGram) *...

