https://padlet.com/16wheelercharlotte/xyeaowd69tyy David Fincher, 1999 en-us 2018-03-23 11:12:52 UTC 2026-03-11 16:19:56 UTC hello@padlet.com 16wheelercharlotte https://padlet.com/16wheelercharlotte/xyeaowd69tyy/wish/245395338 -create suspense and excitement for the audience
-urban or suburban setting
-narrative involving investigation of enigmas or puzzles
-centres on injustices in society
-reveals workings of particular institutions such as the police
the hero is the only person able to solve the enigma
-enigma solved by the end of the film
-rational rather than supernatural explanation
-violent crime is central
-hero is an outsider
-hero and villain share characteristics
-red herrings
-use of suggestion before unleashing the truth
-twists and turns
-false plateau - easy false shock generated by a sudden movement or sound]]> 2018-03-23 11:18:44 UTC https://padlet.com/16wheelercharlotte/xyeaowd69tyy/wish/245395338 16wheelercharlotte https://padlet.com/16wheelercharlotte/xyeaowd69tyy/wish/245396826 Classical narrative structure - equilibrium/ disruption/ return to equilibrium]]> 2018-03-23 11:24:42 UTC https://padlet.com/16wheelercharlotte/xyeaowd69tyy/wish/245396826 16wheelercharlotte https://padlet.com/16wheelercharlotte/xyeaowd69tyy/wish/245397051 Story - all events referred to or implied by the film
Plot - parts of the story presented by the film]]> 2018-03-23 11:25:36 UTC https://padlet.com/16wheelercharlotte/xyeaowd69tyy/wish/245397051 16wheelercharlotte https://padlet.com/16wheelercharlotte/xyeaowd69tyy/wish/245398258 - argues that life is without meaning, purpose or value.
- no absolute morality
- a rejection of all the truths & values of culture and society
- the only reality is sensory experience
- Tyler has contempt for: work, consuming material goods, corporations, the benefits of orderly lives, progress.
- sensory experience = reality: the fighting, sex with Marla, aicd on hand]]> 2018-03-23 11:30:25 UTC https://padlet.com/16wheelercharlotte/xyeaowd69tyy/wish/245398258 16wheelercharlotte https://padlet.com/16wheelercharlotte/xyeaowd69tyy/wish/245399045 - caused outrage despite other violent films, because of the enjoyment the characters got from it
- glorification ?
- see the after effects of fighting
- excessive gore
- prolonged
- realistic
- no character to root for, no good vs evil
- accessible violence, hitting each other
- amplified sound

]]> 2018-03-23 11:33:47 UTC https://padlet.com/16wheelercharlotte/xyeaowd69tyy/wish/245399045 16wheelercharlotte https://padlet.com/16wheelercharlotte/xyeaowd69tyy/wish/245399923 - hatred of all women
- Marla: an object, no real emotional connection to her through background information or development, referred to as a tumour, a broken character, general negativity towards her, only female character]]> 2018-03-23 11:36:51 UTC https://padlet.com/16wheelercharlotte/xyeaowd69tyy/wish/245399923 16wheelercharlotte https://padlet.com/16wheelercharlotte/xyeaowd69tyy/wish/245400497 - men use fighting as an outlet
- two males characters in a strong friendship
- mostly all male cast
- Tyler is a representation of masculinity: strong, dominant, confident, a good leader
- Tyler is a construction, masculinity is a constructed idea
- Narrator is a representation of the reality of masculinity: seeking emotional connection and support, wants to feel, needy
- femininity (Marla): submissive, passive, emotional]]> 2018-03-23 11:39:03 UTC https://padlet.com/16wheelercharlotte/xyeaowd69tyy/wish/245400497 16wheelercharlotte https://padlet.com/16wheelercharlotte/xyeaowd69tyy/wish/245401972 - redemption through violence
- "We are God's unwanted children" Tyler
- "afterwards, we all felt saved" Narrator
- "every night i died and every night i was resurrected, born again" Narrator]]> 2018-03-23 11:43:58 UTC https://padlet.com/16wheelercharlotte/xyeaowd69tyy/wish/245401972 16wheelercharlotte https://padlet.com/16wheelercharlotte/xyeaowd69tyy/wish/245402516 - author saw the novel as a romance
- "Marla, look at me. Everything's going to be fine" Narrator
- "you met me at a very strange time in my life" Narrator]]> 2018-03-23 11:45:55 UTC https://padlet.com/16wheelercharlotte/xyeaowd69tyy/wish/245402516 16wheelercharlotte https://padlet.com/16wheelercharlotte/xyeaowd69tyy/wish/246039925 - critical of consumer culture throughout
- the Narrator's anonymity suggests that identity is conferred by what you own rather than who you are
- "This is not just a bunch of stuff that got destroyed, it was me." - The Narrator
- product placement such as Pepsi
- consumerism is a trick perpetrated by capitalist enterprises]]> 2018-03-26 12:36:30 UTC https://padlet.com/16wheelercharlotte/xyeaowd69tyy/wish/246039925 16wheelercharlotte https://padlet.com/16wheelercharlotte/xyeaowd69tyy/wish/246042232 - opened to scandalised reviews and lousy box office
- provoked a level of controversy
- deemed socially irresponsible, encouraging it's audience to reenact what they saw on screen
- Roger Ebert: "a thrill ride masquerading as philosophy" & "some of the most brutal, unremitting, non-stop violence ever filmed"
- other more recent reviewers saw the philosophical messages beneath the violence
- The Collider: "a biting, highly quotable, acerbic, meaty film" 
- Empire: "a postmodern rethink of Psycho
- Film 4: "Visually inventive, thematically rich and unashamedly in your face"]]> 2018-03-26 12:41:21 UTC https://padlet.com/16wheelercharlotte/xyeaowd69tyy/wish/246042232 16wheelercharlotte https://padlet.com/16wheelercharlotte/xyeaowd69tyy/wish/246045327 - simulation: copying of pre-existing styles
- prefabrication: Construction through use of pre-existing texts
- intertextuality: reference to other texts
- bricolage: the assembling of different styles & genres within a single film]]> 2018-03-26 12:47:56 UTC https://padlet.com/16wheelercharlotte/xyeaowd69tyy/wish/246045327 16wheelercharlotte https://padlet.com/16wheelercharlotte/xyeaowd69tyy/wish/246046733 - avoids hand-held shots
- withholds the close up until absolutely necessary
- low angles
- single frame inserts
- flashbacks
- unfocused backgrounds with characters walking into shot
- low-key lighting with blue/green saturation
- silhouettes
- fluid tracking camera
- dark themes]]> 2018-03-26 12:50:53 UTC https://padlet.com/16wheelercharlotte/xyeaowd69tyy/wish/246046733