It’s not every movie that gets its own Wikipedia page about interpreting it, but such is the passion Fight Club inspires. Is it a trenchant takedown of consumer culture, or a bunch of puerile pseudo-philosophy? Is it a clever deconstruction of toxic masculinity, or an empty embrace of it? Did Jared Leto get beat up too much, or not enough? And has Fight Club, which celebrates its 25th anniversary today, aged badly?
There’s certainly no easier way to attract readers than to suggest as much. Once infamous for being beloved by bros who thought being in a fight club looked cool and good (Vice called it “the Reddit of movies,” whatever that means), the movie is now getting flack for putting Edward Norton through an existential crisis after he tires of his steady job and cozy condo.
