Cinematography in Fight Club

             Both the cinematography and editing often have an important role in portraying to the viewer the underlying themes and ideas being communicated by a particular film's plot. David Fincher's film Fight Club is an excellent example of how various editorial and cinematic effects can greatly reinforce the themes of a film as well as create the an appropriate atmosphere in order to further enthrall the viewer into it's plot. In Fight Club the protagonist unknowingly has a severe split personality disorder and is portrayed by two characters, the narrator played by Edward Norton and Tyler Durden played by Brad Pitt. While the fact that these two are actually the same person is not made known to the viewer until the end of the film, the majority of the film is spent creating a dichotomy between the behaviors and ideals of these two characters in order to shock the unsuspecting viewer upon discovering the truth about the protagonist. In a larger sense the differences between the protagonist's conflicting personalities reflect differences inherent in the entire social structure of modern America. In making Fight Club David Fincher, as well as the film's entire production team use a great deal of editing effects and cinematography in order to illustrate the dichotomy between, not just Tyler and the narrator, but also their conflicting ways of life.
             One of the most important methods used in showing the differences between the narrator's stereotypical yuppie lifestyle and Tyler's self destructive, anti-establishment driven compulsion is the lighting and color used in various scenes throughout the film. Places such as the narrator's condo and workplace are always well lit and seem to be in perfect order. The color schemes of such places, as well as the outfits worn by the narrator's coworkers and neighbors usually consist of neutral, non-flashy colors such as whites and gray and seem generic and typica...

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