I think we’re all familiar with Socrates statement that..
“The unexamined life is not worth living.”
He doesn't say that the unexamined life is …”less meaningful than it could be" or "one of many possible responses to human existence." He simply and clearly says it's not even worth living. -Robert Gerzon.
I would suggest that if films existed in ancient Greece Socrates might also add… “the un-discussed film is not worth watching!” That’s why I’m sure Socrates would want to attend:
MEN’S MOVIE NIGHT:
to watch and Discuss FIGHT CLUB on SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 27th 7pm. At The DogStar Barn.
(277 Spruce Knob Rd. Middletown Springs. phone: 235 2103) bring chairs
You’ve probably seen or at least heard of FIGHT CLUB.
Starring Edward Norton, Brad Pitt, and Helen Bonham Carter as it has become a cult classic since it’s release in 1999:
The Times reported: "It touched a nerve in the male psyche that was debated in newspapers across the world." Although the film's makers called Fight Club "an accurate portrayal of men in the 1990s," some critics called it "irresponsible and appalling". Writing for the Australian newspaper, Christopher Goodwin stated: "Fight Club is shaping up to be the most contentious mainstream Hollywood meditation on violence since Stanley Kubrick's A Clockwork Orange."
Janet Maslin, reviewing for The New York Times, praised Fincher's direction and editing of the film. She wrote that Fight Club carried a message of "contemporary manhood", and that, if not watched closely, the film could be misconstrued as an endorsement of violence and nihilism.
2003, Fight Club was listed as one of the "50 Best Guy Movies of All Time" by Men's Journal. In 2004 and 2006, Fight Club was voted by Empire readers as the ninth and eighth greatest film of all time, respectively. Total Film ranked Fight Club as "The Greatest Film of our Lifetime" In 2008, readers of Empire ranked Tyler Durden first on a list of the 100 Greatest Movie Characters. Empire also identified Fight Club as the 10th greatest movie of all time.
Wether or not you like Fight Club as a movie, I believe it brings up important issues that relate specifically to men and that a discussion of this movie by men could not only lead to a deeper understanding of this film as a work of art, but an examination of what it means to be a man in today’s world.
-Frank Asch
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