On the surface, Fight Club is about fighting mixed with some psychological elements. This movie can be read very differently if one was to read it queerly. The first time I saw the movie, I watched it for what it was on the surface, the second time I read it queerly. This gave the movie a completely different meaning.
Since Tyler is just a figment of Jack’s imagination, it’s apparent that Tyler is Jack’s idea of the idealized man. He is handsome, he is very fit, and he has sex very frequently. He is everything that Jack wants to be. In the beginning he is very down on his luck but after Tyler comes into the picture his perspective on life changes and he becomes very active rather than passive.
The fighting in the movie is used to represent masculinity in it’s most primitive form. Two men fight with only their fists to see who is superior. It appears to be just fighting but one could see fighting as a way for these men to engage in intimate male touching without intercourse. Fight Club is a place for people like Jack, who are not confident in themselves, to prove their masculinity. To me it seems as though Fight Club is an exaggerated gym, where guys compliment each other on their bodies.
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