Opening Scene Flashcards
What is fight club all about?
it’s all about the look and how we as a society look
What do the special effects create?
A fantasy “psychological journey”
- like a sci-fi film
What style does the opening sequence look like?
Comic book style
- in contrast to graphic violence later on in film
One word to describe the opening scene?
disorientating
On a biological level, what is the opening sequence like?
It’s inside how the guys works and ticks
- his nerves
What is the real world?
the real world is a dystopia: an imperfect world
- the fight club is the perfect world
what does insomnia represent?
it’s represents restlessness and feeling incomplete
what is the music like during the opening scene?
Harsh and fast beating song
What does the opening sequence show the film to be?
a thrill-ride rather than philosophy
