Wow, I never realized that IM was written first. I always pegged Fight Club as his first one, because as good as it was it just seemed unpolished.
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Originally posted by Golgothas
I love the film but I think it makes the point seem more about anarchy and terrorism and less about the problems of collectivism, the importance of fathers, marla doesn't seem as significant and really about changing yourself to change the world. It also doesn't have a certain scene that better explains why he ends up becoming obsessed with the support groups in the first place.
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I actually thought that the movie did a better job of this than the book. In the movie you actually see that Tyler is not trying to actively hurt people. He makes sure that the buildings are empty. He wants to bring down the social structures that bind humanity, not kill people. In the book he has space monkeys throwing office furniture in to the crowds. So the Tyler in the book is more anarchist and far more violent than the movie Tyler. Movie Tyler is also alot more philosophical.
It's been a while since I've read the book or watched the movie, but I know a running theme in all of Chuck's books is that in order to truly grow as a human you have to do the one thing that you're most afraid of.