The supremacist yet spectacular film 'Fight Club' (1999) by David Fincher starring Brad Pitt and Edward Norton consists of various different themes such as mental illness, different reality, identity, masculinity, power, consumerism, loneliness among others. The protagonist, Jack or Tyler, but especially the narrator, is portrayed as a victim of insomnia and depression. He is distressed by his robotic, zombie-like life, plagued by insomnia; he hates his dead-end job and is lonely. He turns to consumerism as an escape route, in particular to IKEA furniture which in a certain sense represents it. He also tries to fill the void by attending various support groups. His narration three minutes into the film portrays that he has a certain lack of empathy and possesses sociopathic qualities. He tells very coldly, uses their pain and grief to make himself feel better. Nothing seems enough. He attempts to project the consequences and guilt of his actions onto Marla who he initially calls "the tourist", but in reality is no different from her. Nothing seems to be enough, he ends up developing an alter ego, Tyler Durden (the rebel, the ideal man, the man's man), someone he aspires to be. Tyler is a confident, carefree and charismatic man with the ability to brainwash people. He is constantly seen fighting with his alter ego. He is breaking the rules but doesn't want to take social responsibility for his actions. The director used various different elements to adapt these ideologies and themes into the film. Body language and costumes, cinematography and lighting play an important role in demonstrating the message. From the moment it begins, this film immediately grabs the audience's attention, the opening scene consisting of a gun in the narrator's mouth followed by a lighter and unexpected scene where "Jack" is crushed by a large man. Say no to plagiarism. Get a tailor-made essay on "Why Violent Video Games Shouldn't Be Banned"? Get an Original Essay The lighting in the film is mostly gloomy and dark. Most shootings are done at night because they involve criminal activity. Fight Club becomes not just a testosterone-filled group, but a terrorist group, a religion for many of its members. The colors are rough in most of the film as well as being dark. The brightest scenes are in the narrator's office to make it seem dull and dry just as the narrator is initially portrayed. The sudden transition from light to darkness also unconsciously creates agitation among the audience; so they would simply hate the lighter after a dark scene. The most noticeable light change occurs during Fight Club and when Tyler and the narrator are together. The colors also change when the schizophrenic narrator is alone and when he is with Tyler. Greater clarity can be witnessed by lightning when the narrator is alone. Fight Club has a robust medium yellow tone, meaning contrast and saturation are high. This may have been done to show activity and, more importantly, violence. The use of blue, black and green is excessive mainly because these colors show depression, desperation and sadness. Changes in the main character can be seen through changes in light. Whenever the character is seen carrying out daily chores, such as going to the office, police station and doctors, the lighting is bright allowing for greater clarity in the scene. Colors played an important role in conveying the message of the film and the changes the character is experiencing. Ironically, the film is challenging consumerism, but if you notice there is the inclusion ofStarbucks coffee products in every scene except the scene where a coffee shop is destroyed due to an assigned chaotic project. If you look closely enough you can also observe the product positioning of the Krispy cream. When it comes to costumes, makeup and characterization, there are several key things that can be examined. Tyler, the narrator's alter ego, from the beginning (even when he was not introduced and was shown numerous times) wore extravagant clothes, this showed that not only was he confident, but he didn't care about designer clothes and of brands. Her clothing was everywhere, looking like she bought her clothes from a thrift store, just like the only female representative, Marla. He was also first introduced to sunglasses on a plane; this helped maintain a mystery around him as his red leather jacket signified sexualization and confidence. Tyler's clothing and makeup also showed rebellion and a casual, relaxed attitude. His spiky hair shows aggression. Strangely, smoking is considered "cool" and "masculine"; so his smoking gave the whole character the solid personality of the ideal man. Initially Marla was only seen wearing black; smoking with strange spiky hair; her makeup was cheesy, which shows she hadn't showered in days. This clothing showed depression, irresponsibility, causality and in a way a cry for help. This characterization is made clearer by his actions later in the film. When it comes to the narrator, his appearance has changed from the beginning to the middle and the end. He is seen wearing boring, boring and dry clothes which are mostly designer clothes; he tells it when he loses his suitcase at the airport. He is initially seen wearing a tie which he eventually gets rid of when he joins Fight Club and undergoes drastic mental and physical changes. The "Jacks" hairstyle is also very common, something a middle aged man would have, however his clothing portrays how materialistic he is and the brands are important to him. His hair and clothing demonstrate how simple and average he is, and most audiences can somewhat relate to him in this modern era. Jack's appearance gradually changes, his boss even complains, he stops tucking in his shirt, he stops wearing a tie, his clothes are no longer clean but have blood stains on them and his face is always bruised from fights . Later, when Tyler disappears, he wears darker clothing and is shown with prominent bags under his eyes. Tyler's narrators and costumes give the audience a clear picture of who they are as people, ironically opposites. These costumes reveal the social class these characters belong to, what they might be like and their personality. In terms of body language, facial expression and gestures, the main character initially reveals a lot. The glimpses of Tyler shown on screen before his introduction, this is where the main character sort of warns the audience to be careful by giving a very confused facial expression. In the scene when talking to the doctor, when the doctor says "how painful", the narrator can be seen looking next to the doctor and not directly at him, the same confused expression was seen during a support group meeting. The narrator's facial expressions towards the doctor also show that he wants to appear desperate so that he can be given any sleeping medication. Throughout the film, the narrators' body language and expressions show him as a confused thirty-year-old "boy", as he calls himself in the film. The way he walks does not denote confidence, his walk.