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Originally Posted by AcGold
Tyler was the counterpoint to the narrators existence. His beliefs were supposed to counter the 9-5 materialistic pacifist feminine society. Its not about any one theme, its multiple ideas in one story although I don't think project mayhem was a joke, the purpose was to create mayhem to shake up the system and get everyone involved as seen by the fact that the cops were even in on it.
What I do agree on is the heavy cult aspect portraying the good, the bad and the psychotic sides of an organisation led by a crazy person. The book explains things much better
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It wouldn't surprise me that a book would have more themes that are given equal treatment, and I did get a feeling from the movie that probably it has more of the stuff you mention. I haven't read the book, I only know some things about it, so there's not that much I can say about it.
However, I feel that in the movie some of these themes are raised above others. But that's about as much as I can say about that without at least watching the movie again
I should probably read the book. Although I'm kind of hesitant, as I'm afraid I'd just be disappointed. Can't really think of a book/movie combo that I really liked.
(Well I kind of did like the LotR movies, but on the same level as I like the books. The merits of the movies are more technical and visual, which is nice but special in the same way.)