Does the movie "fight club" explain the path of enlightenment?

Question

This is what I see.
One materialistic guy loses everything.
He is suffering from a new him try emerge.
He tells others to ignore his materialistic self.
He perform rituals with "fight club" members and brings them to a level of one body with a purpose.
The new him lives in the now and knows what it means to contribute and have fun.
He(pitt) forces the physical(norton) into experiencing this reality with a knowledge of existing on multiple levels of existence.
The chaos they seem to employ is nothing more than a symbol of complete freewill.
When he shoots himself he has actually emerged as the original iin charge but both at work.
Why they try to eliminate the debt-----?
It seems they don't need money to be their source of happiness and want to see what people will do when others contribute out of like dreams being accomplished.
Just a theory, but it works. ;)

Answer 1

I definitely think it is about anarchy and chaos, within oneself and in the external world. I'm not sure about enlightenment though, if it were about enlightenment I think the journey would be solely within the self and have little to do with creating an army of anarchists. But it definitely touches upon how the current society pollutes you, the true you, the essence of the person, which can be brought out by the fighting. Materialism and capitalism is the cancer and pollution that is making society sick (the paper factory, the support groups, and catalogue-decorated home). I think there is a bigger picture than of enlightenment of the self, and more of escaping from the disease which society plagues us with.

Answer 2

Actually when he shoots himself the other guy's(pitt) head has a big whole in it and he dies and disappears. The original(norton is all that is left). It's simply a trial of a schitzophrenic realizing his illness and curing himself without doctors. I seriously doubt the author was thinking of Buddhism, Taoism, or Gnosticism when writing the book or the script. I would say it's a good point, but not a good morality story. I mean if you can get a moral or too from a schitzophrenic that blows up buildings for fun, you need to rethink your spirituality...haha j/k

Answer 3

I think this film portrays some of the difficulties of modern-day urban life in which people are so much absorbed by their work that they sometimes lose touch with their true self.

Cornelius had to self destruct in a way to able to find himself again... Thats where Tyler comes in.

The central line in this film in my opinion is: "U are not what u do"

Answer 4

Yes,

Fight Club, perfectly illustrates the human condition, we have lost sight of all that really matters and focus only on nonsense,, a better fabric softener, celebrity gossip, a better car than the Jone's.

I loved the line, " we take out your garbage, we bring your meals, don't f**ck with us."

Answer 5

it is nothing but -ve blow to the mind and time wasting movie instead i suggest you watch movies like u-turn or war of lord kinda stuff - realistic and creatively directed