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Fight Club “Its only after we’ve lost everything are we free to do anything”, Tyler Durden (Brad Pitt) states, among many other jewels of contemplation, in Fight Club, a shockingly relatable tale of a Man (Edward Norton) trapped in the world of large corporations, condominium living, and all the money he needs to spend on all the useless “stuff” he doesn’t need. As Tyler Durden says “The things you own end up owning …

…not the car you drive. You’re not the contents of your wallet. You’re not your fuckin’ khakis. We are the all singing, all dancing crap of the world… Listen up maggots – You are not special, You are not a beautiful or unique snowflake, You are the same decaying organic matter as everything else. We are the all singing, all dancing crap of the world. We are all part of the same compost heap. “