Post modern reading of FIGHT CLUB
... But the confronting, explicitly violent nature of the film is not the only post-modern attribute of Fight Club. David Fincher・s production explores such elements of post-modernism as self-awareness, the negation of seriousness, the exploration of different media in the production, and coping with ：post-modernity；, a concept which I・ll explain in just a moment. ... Jack and Tyler together start a men・s-only boxing club that serves to replace Jack・s support groups, Tyler hooks up with Marla, and Jack quits his job with a very tidy package. Fight Club gets ever more popular fighting a battle against the suits and corporations that dictate the modern lifestyle, and eventually consuming its creators・ lives. ... Dr Mary Klages・ distinction of the different stages of capitalism is pertinent to understanding the connection between consumerism and post-modernism, and the principle upon which Fight Club is founded. Just as the early 20th century era of monopoly capitalism, the motor car and the assembly line was associated with modernism and modernity, the current era of consumer capitalism, mass-consumption and electronic technologies is associated with post-modernism and post-modernity. ... Yet, in contrast to Jack is Tyler, who is self-employed with casual night-jobs, and lives in a dilapidated house with few of the unnecessary indulgences of modern life. ... In the post-modern way, Tyler attempts to deconstruct the ．grand narrative・ of corporate capitalism by ：saving； Jack and then drawing more men into Fight Club, ：building an army； to execute local, small-scale terrorist objectives as a form of protest.