Fight Club - Todorov's Theory

On the other hand, you can't apply the theory to all films. There are films which you can't apply this narrative theory to, such as Fight Club.

1. The movies starts with Edward Norton trying to cure his insomnia.

2. He discovers that when he cries at these support groups he is able to sleep. This is an attempt to repair.

3. After some arguing Edward agress to hit him and punches him in the ear. After Tyler punches Edward in the stomcah and they start to fight. Afterward they go back to Tylers house, which is in terrible shape. Time goes on and they start to have other people fighting with them in the parking lot, until eventually they get to go into the basement of the bar to fight after it's closed and it is then called fight club. This is the recognition of disruption.

4. Tyler goes into his boss's office and tries to blackmail saying he won't tell any of the company's secrets if he pays him. An attempt to repair the damage of disruption.

5. Tyler eventually tells Edward that fight club has evovled into Project Mayhem. This is the new equilibrium.

Although, Todorov's theory is so flexible it could be argued that Fight Club could fit in to the theory. Every film unless it is in a sequel should end with a new equilibrium. Star Wars is a sequel, and even that has a new equilibrium at the end of every flim.

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