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Something about his “filing cabinet” apartment rankles him. So why exactly was it that Jack couldn’t sleep at night? The simple answer, the one that Tyler gives later in the movie, is that he’s unhappy with his life.

#CHUCK PALAHNIUK INSOMNIA QUOTES MOVIE#

Now, why the hell would we accept these bizarre premises and continue watching the movie unless at some level Jack’s difficulties, as well as their solutions, make sense to us? Soon after Jack and Marla make a deal to divide the group meetings and avoid each other, Tyler Durden shows up and we’re on our way to Fight Clubs and Project Mayhem. As long as she's around, he can’t cry, and so he can’t sleep. But along comes Marla who like Jack is visiting support groups but is not in fact recovering, sick, or dying. His first night’s sleep comes only after he goes to a support group and meets Bob, he of the “bitch tits,” and cries a smiley face onto his t-shirt. He goes to the doctor but is told nothing is wrong with him. If you recall, the Edward Norton character, whom I’ll call Jack (following the convention of the script), decides that his story should begin with the advent of his insomnia. It just may be that, despite the rarity of fans who can articulate what they are, the movie actually does have profound and important resonances. On the other hand, there’s no shortage of characters like this in movies, and if that’s all men liked about Fight Club they wouldn’t sit through all the plane flights, support groups, and soap-making. And of course there’s Tyler Durden-fearless, clever, charismatic, and did you see those shredded abs? Not only does he not take shit from anyone, he gets a whole army to follow his lead, loyal to the death. Maybe Fight Club is just supposed to be fun, with all the violence, and the weird sex scene with Marla, and all the crazy mischief the guys get into, but also with a few interesting monologues and voiceovers to hint at deeper meanings. But, aside from ensuring they would know what a duvet is-“It’s a fucking blanket”-what is it exactly about shopping for household décor and modern conveniences that makes men less manly? Our insightful guy may even connect the dots and explain that consumerism somehow made the characters in the movie feel emasculated, and so they had to resort to fighting and vandalism to reassert their manhood.

Some might remember all the talk about IKEA and other consumerist products. A majority would probably just say it’s about a bunch of guys who get together to beat the crap out of each other and pull a bunch pranks. He might say something like, “It’s about men returning to their primal nature and getting carried away when they find out how good it feels.” Actually, this is an answer I would expect from a guy with exceptional insight. If you were to ask one of the millions of guys who love the movie Fight Club what the story is about, his answer would most likely emphasize the violence.

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