Fight Club (1999) [Hero's Journey / Monomyth basic deconstruction]

 

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Fade In / Context: Edward Norton (the narrator) has a gun to his head.

Elixir: Marla Singer.

Meeting the Hero: between Bob's bitch tits.

Repressed State: Norton can't sleep.

Ordinary World: slave to the Ikea nesting inctinct in his apartment.

Herald: want to see pain; swing by and see the guys with testicular cancer.

New World: the meetings.

Call to Adventure: Bob tells him to let go.

Refusal: people who talk like this give him a big wet one.

Overcoming Refusal: Norton lets go.

Push to First Threshold: getting addicted.

Outer Cave: the meetings; "imagine the pain...." etc; forward into your cave.

Middle Cave / Romantic Challenge: spotting Marla Singer.

Inner Cave: partnering with Marla Singer; having a talk with Marla Singer; you're a tourist; exchanging numbers.

Belly of the Whale: meeting Brad Pitt (Tyler Durden) in the aircraft.

Pushed to Rupture: his apartment is burned.

Rupture: calling Tyler.

Developing the Supernatural Aid: Tyler in the cafe.

Resisting the Transformation: Tyler wants Norton to ask.

Foreshadow of the Transformation and Road of Trials: the fight outside the cafe.

Developing the Supernatural Aid: Tyler's job.

New World: Tyler's place.

Road of Transformations: Fighting regularly; getting used to living with Tyler; Tyler bedding Marla Singer; confronting the boss etc.

New Name: calling it Fight Club.

New Rules: the fight club rules.

Transmogrification: the blood stain on the floor; tooth drops out.

Road of Trials: the cop calls; stealing fat; the burning hand.

Norton checks Marla's breast cancer.

Bob is a member of Fight Club. "Do you know about Tyler..."

Dragon Battle: Tyler lets himself get beat up by Lou; they can use his place.

Seizing the Sword: Norton beats himself up in front of his boss; stays on the payrole as an outside consultant.

Night Sea Journey: new homework in sealed envelopes.

Near Death Experience: Tyler threatens the Korean shop owner.

Rebirth: new recruits for Fight Club; building an army.

New Self: shaving.

Atonement with the Father: the damage wrought by the new recruits.

Apotheosis: persuading the authority figure to deny their existence.

Ultimate Boon: the car crash; rebirth; Tyler is gone..

Crossing the Return Threshold: this is all over; trying to find Tyler; they think you're me because you are me.

Resisting the Final Conflict: Marla leaves; Tyler turns himself in; escaping from the cops.

Forced to the Final Conflict: running to the wired building.

Dangerous Place: the wired building.

Final Conflict: battling Tyler.

Antagonism Advantage: Tyler beats up Norton.

Inner Resolve: the gun is in my hand.

Catharsis 1: shooting himself.

Catharsis 2: Marla returns.

Freedom to Live: everything is gonna be fine.

 

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