Reactions and Critique

This story is really graphic but it conveys a strong message. The movie is even more graphic but all nudity, violence, and thematic elements are all very necessary to convey the strong message. This story illustrates just how far people are wiling to go in order to achieve a sense of belonging and achieve happiness. These men are united by the distaste for norms and they create their own in order to be happy. People always form groups around sets of beliefs that they have adopted. As Tyler says " "You are not your bank account, you are not the clothes you wear. You are not the contents of your wallet. You are not your bowel cancer. You are not your Grande Latte. You are not the car you drive. You are not your fucking khakis." He completely rejects consumer society and leads other to follow his doctrine of deviant behavior. I think this book was very well written and the movie was well made with limited dramatic liberty. I still wonder how possible it would be for a counter culture such as this to exist within modern culture. Especially since the inner culture is the exact opposite of the culture it exists within. How did they make enough money to fund project mayhem? Even with the minimalism.