Fight Club, Nietzsche & Nihilism

Hello! In this first video, we’ll talk about Nietzsche’s concept of nihilism in Fight Club by David Fincher.

English, Portuguese and French subtitles are available on the configurations ;)

To go beyond, here are some quotes from Nietzsche, related to the subject:

“Morality, insofar as it condemns on its own grounds, and not from the point of view of life’s perspectives and objectives, is a specific error for which one should have no sympathy, an idiosyncrasy of degenerates which has done an unspeakable amount of harm.” (Twilight of the Idols, “Morality as anti-nature”).

“I want to teach the affirmation of life, even in its strangest and hardest problems; the saying of Yes to life. ... The highest state a philosopher can reach: to stand beyond good and evil, and to practice the great revaluation.” (Twilight of the Idols, “Skirmishes of an Untimely Man,” §49)

“What does your conscience say? – 'You shall become the person you are'” (Gay Science, §270)

Credits for “Fight Club”:

Directed by David Fincher

Produced by Art Linson, Ceán Chaffin and Ross Grayson Bell

Screenplay by Jim Uhls Based on “Fight Club” by Chuck Palahniuk

Starring Brad Pitt, Edward Norton, Helena Bonham Carter, Meat Loaf Aday, Jared Leto

Music by The Duster Brothers

Cinematography Jeff Cronenweth

Edited by James Haygood

Production Company: Fox 2000 Pictures, Regency Enterprises and Linson Films

Distributed by 20th Century FoxFilm

Soundtrack by “Pixies – Where is My Mind”.