When Fight Club was released in 1999, audiences were immediately divided into two camps: those who knew it was satire, and those who made it their whole identity. Some may call it reckless storytelling, but David Fincher knew exactly what he was doing.
This video breaks down Fincher’s stealth dismantling of toxic masculinity, resulting in a modern classic that still inflames the exact audiences it set out to critique.
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