This weekend my beloved Hokies tookhost to one of the most over hyped teams in all of college football. Saturday Miami, a perennial under achiever, came in to Blacksburg expecting to get a win and continue their unbeaten season. It has been years, 2005 to be exact, since Miami was in the top ten rankings and of course they were very excited to believe they had regained the glory of years passed. What Miami had to do to continue their great season and national championship hopes was to beat Virginia Tech.
However, they failed. The Hokies completely dominated one of the “best” teams in the nation and shut down a much heralded young quarter back in Jacory Harris. Although I was not in attendance, darn you ticket lottery, I watched this tremendous game on TV with the roar of Lane echoing in the background. Virginia Tech out performed Miami on every side of the ball. The Hokies’ defense, offense, special teams, and coaches all put on an impressive show and dominated Miami. Some things about this game that much excited me where that this game seemed to be the return of Tyrod Taylor. He finally showed up and played with the skill and explosiveness of the years past but he also showed much improvement in his passing game. This aspect is very important for Virginia Tech because Tyrod is a leader of the offense with a lot of young players around him. Tyrod must stay poised and perform well so the team will play well. Also, when he plays on this level it opens up the offense more, it gets a rhythm going, and it gives the rest of the team confidence.
Another thing that was very impressive about Virginia Tech’s performance was that the defense, which had not performed well all season, bounced back and played on an extremely high level. Virginia Tech’s defense is usually one of the best in the nation and typically out performs everyone and leads the team to victory but s far this season the Hokies’ defense ranked in the 100s which is unacceptable according to defensive coordinator Bud Foster. All week before the game Foster put up the stats of the season so far in the locker room to remind the players of how poorly they have been. Foster also trained them harder than before and clearly his efforts paid off.
Something else that caught my eye about this game is the performance of Ryan Williams. Every game he just keeps getting better and better. Williams has such a heavy work load, running the ball 35 times on Saturday, but he continues to play very well and impress me. it seems to me like he just keeps getting faster and strong and his moves keep getting more exciting. Also, it blows my mind that he is just a redshirt freshman and he is playing like he has years of NFL experience. Williams stats just keep getting better too. He is already the best running back in the ACC as far as yards per game goes and he is approaching being one of the leading rushers in the nation.
All of these things from this weekend’s game get me especially excited for what im about to move into. National Championship hopes. This year Virginia Tech came into the season feeling like we could be Championship contenders if we beat Alabama. Clearly we did not win that game but because of the top ten performances on Saturday which lead to many upsets it seems like us Hokies still have hope. Virginia Tech has already moved into the number six position and are waiting on the door step of top five status.
Our hopes are only brightened considering the teams ahead of us. Boise State falls just ahead of us in the number five spot. This is good news for us Hokies. Although the Broncos remain undefeated they play in a non-BCS conference. This means that they do not automatically qualify to be in a BCS bowl if they win their conference title. Because of this many of the coaches and voters for the BCS rankings will not vote for Boise State even if they deserve it more than we do.
At the number four spot sits the LSU Tigers. This weekend the Tigers were almost upset by Mississippi State and in two weeks they have to battle Florida, the undefeated reigning National champions. If somehow by some miracle LSU makes it out of that game they still have to battle the number three ranked Alabama Crimson Tide. At number three spot is Alabama who we fell to earlier in the year. If somehow Alabama makes it out of the regular season unscathed they will still face Florida, who falls at number one, in the SEC championship game. Either way this game goes we will be moving up. The biggest problem we face falls at number two in the nation. The Texas Longhorns remain undefeated in a conference which they dominate.
Texas has looked unbeatable almost in every single game. Their offense has been explosive and they do not seem to lack on any phase of the game. For us to move ahead of the great Longhorns they must lose. Texas still has some chances to lose. Texas still has several ranked opponents left on their schedule and the best chance for them to lose is most likely when they must play Oklahoma State. The Longhorns have the best chance of losing that game because they must go on the road to play against the Cowboys. If somehow Texas manages to make it through that tough game they still have the Sooners and Kansas to play against and the big 12 championship game.
If all these games go our way we still have one thing we must do though. Virginia Tech must still win the remainder of the games. If we remain a one loss team we have a very good chance of winning our first National Championship.
Monday, September 28, 2009
Monday, September 21, 2009
Victory is Sweet
This weekend unlike many weekends was actually a successful one for me as far as football goes. This week my Hokies won in one of the most epic games of time and I am proud to say I witnessed it. This game was completely intense from start to finish. During the game people where going crazy, screaming at the top of their lungs, and jumping up and down in celebration.
This game started with a bang because on the first drive Dyrell Roberts returned the kickoff for an almost touchdown to lead the Hokies to a great drive. From this point on however the game was pretty slow. Most drives ended in punts or field goals and there were a few lead changes but nothing too exciting. As the end of the game got nearer the excitement began to pickup because it was dire that Virginia Tech scored to put them in the lead. Many drives where unsuccessful and just put the end of the game nearer.
Finally as time grew even closer to 0:00 the seemingly final opportunity presented itself. The Hokies had just one more drive to score and take the lead for good. It was fourth down and Tyrod through a zipping pass to Roberts which sipped right through his hands. After this play many people gave up hope and began to leave the stadium and the Nebraska fans where happy as could be.
This was not the end though. Nebraska got the ball back but was unsuccessful on their ensuing drive and had to punt the ball. This gave us one last hope that Tyrod would come through and lead us to victory. Once again it was fourth down however. This was the final shot of the game. Tyrod dropped back, looked around, scrambled out of the pocket, avoided a sack and then heaved the ball downfield into the arms of wide open Danny Coale. This miraculous play of course lead us to victory and I celebrated like no other. I should not have worried I knew my Hokies would not disappoint me.
On the other hand I had a overwhelming feeling the my Buffalo Bills would disappoint with yet another loss. This week the Bills played the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. I thought the Bills where sure to lose, this wasn’t my first rodeo as a Bills fan I know how the seasons go, so I wasn’t expecting a lot. But despite preparing for the worst and hoping for the best the Bills did win. This is especially good because the bills had just got off a crushing loss on Monday night to the Pats. Also the Bills where without Marshawn Lynch who is arguably our best player. This just added to the lackluster play that the Bills have been presenting in previous years. Although I could not watch this game on TV it surprised me because the bills where victorious and seemed like they played fairly well. This is a very god change of pace and I so desperately hope it continues. I am not too sure if I can take another season of disappointment.
This game started with a bang because on the first drive Dyrell Roberts returned the kickoff for an almost touchdown to lead the Hokies to a great drive. From this point on however the game was pretty slow. Most drives ended in punts or field goals and there were a few lead changes but nothing too exciting. As the end of the game got nearer the excitement began to pickup because it was dire that Virginia Tech scored to put them in the lead. Many drives where unsuccessful and just put the end of the game nearer.
Finally as time grew even closer to 0:00 the seemingly final opportunity presented itself. The Hokies had just one more drive to score and take the lead for good. It was fourth down and Tyrod through a zipping pass to Roberts which sipped right through his hands. After this play many people gave up hope and began to leave the stadium and the Nebraska fans where happy as could be.
This was not the end though. Nebraska got the ball back but was unsuccessful on their ensuing drive and had to punt the ball. This gave us one last hope that Tyrod would come through and lead us to victory. Once again it was fourth down however. This was the final shot of the game. Tyrod dropped back, looked around, scrambled out of the pocket, avoided a sack and then heaved the ball downfield into the arms of wide open Danny Coale. This miraculous play of course lead us to victory and I celebrated like no other. I should not have worried I knew my Hokies would not disappoint me.
On the other hand I had a overwhelming feeling the my Buffalo Bills would disappoint with yet another loss. This week the Bills played the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. I thought the Bills where sure to lose, this wasn’t my first rodeo as a Bills fan I know how the seasons go, so I wasn’t expecting a lot. But despite preparing for the worst and hoping for the best the Bills did win. This is especially good because the bills had just got off a crushing loss on Monday night to the Pats. Also the Bills where without Marshawn Lynch who is arguably our best player. This just added to the lackluster play that the Bills have been presenting in previous years. Although I could not watch this game on TV it surprised me because the bills where victorious and seemed like they played fairly well. This is a very god change of pace and I so desperately hope it continues. I am not too sure if I can take another season of disappointment.
Posters.
Something very exciting happened this weekend. While bored and attempting to do chemistry my roommate, Conor, and I finally decided to embark on the journey of hanging posters. We have been here at Tech for nearly a month if not more. I’m sorry for my lack of time knowledge because college is so awesome I lose track of the dates. Conor dived into his closet and pulled out a cardboard tube containing two of the most glorious posters of all time.
We first hung up one of the most awesome, mind blowing Jimi Hendrix posters. This poster is original to the era and is absolutely incredible. If I attempted to describe it’s awesomeness you would not get a true understanding because it transcends words. However, I will attempt it anyway. The poster is centered with Jimi rocking out as he explodes with color. There is paint or some sort of color shooting in every direction of him rocking out. This might be my favorite poster because it is placed right next to my head where I sleep and every morning I awake to Jimi and his awesome glory.
The second poster is one of Molson Beer. This poster is particularly awesome because it is a play on M.C. Escher. In this poster Molson lions are crawling off the bottle and across the pages of work and text books. This poster is so cool because it reminds me of college and what my desk looks like minus the beer bottle of course. Also, the coolness level is increased tenfold because on the desk there is calculus homework being done but it is getting trampled on by the lions. I’m not exactly sure why this is awesome because calculus is not fun in the least bit but it is so deal with it.
Another poster we hung was that of a Hokies helmet. This is clearly awesome and essential to any Virginia Tech dorm room. I almost don’t have to explain why this is cool but fr the sake of my word count I will. This poster is super awesome because our football team is awesome and you have to be into it if you go here. There is no way around it you deal with Hokie football everywhere you go and you have to show your pride. It’s a law. Actually it isn’t but it should be.
After we had finished hanging all our posters we felt very accomplished. We kicked back in our chairs mine being a bean bag and watched some football. Suddenly I had a tremendous idea for the ages. I looked up at the overhang above our door and suddenly I knew what our room was missing. I exclaimed that we should hang a picture of the Hokie stone that is in the tunnel in Lane Stadium. Instantly Conor agreed that this was an awesome and we began our search in the Google machine. We quickly discovered a great picture of the stone and we taped it above our door. Now everytime we, or anyone, leaves our room we reach for success just like our football team.
We first hung up one of the most awesome, mind blowing Jimi Hendrix posters. This poster is original to the era and is absolutely incredible. If I attempted to describe it’s awesomeness you would not get a true understanding because it transcends words. However, I will attempt it anyway. The poster is centered with Jimi rocking out as he explodes with color. There is paint or some sort of color shooting in every direction of him rocking out. This might be my favorite poster because it is placed right next to my head where I sleep and every morning I awake to Jimi and his awesome glory.
The second poster is one of Molson Beer. This poster is particularly awesome because it is a play on M.C. Escher. In this poster Molson lions are crawling off the bottle and across the pages of work and text books. This poster is so cool because it reminds me of college and what my desk looks like minus the beer bottle of course. Also, the coolness level is increased tenfold because on the desk there is calculus homework being done but it is getting trampled on by the lions. I’m not exactly sure why this is awesome because calculus is not fun in the least bit but it is so deal with it.
Another poster we hung was that of a Hokies helmet. This is clearly awesome and essential to any Virginia Tech dorm room. I almost don’t have to explain why this is cool but fr the sake of my word count I will. This poster is super awesome because our football team is awesome and you have to be into it if you go here. There is no way around it you deal with Hokie football everywhere you go and you have to show your pride. It’s a law. Actually it isn’t but it should be.
After we had finished hanging all our posters we felt very accomplished. We kicked back in our chairs mine being a bean bag and watched some football. Suddenly I had a tremendous idea for the ages. I looked up at the overhang above our door and suddenly I knew what our room was missing. I exclaimed that we should hang a picture of the Hokie stone that is in the tunnel in Lane Stadium. Instantly Conor agreed that this was an awesome and we began our search in the Google machine. We quickly discovered a great picture of the stone and we taped it above our door. Now everytime we, or anyone, leaves our room we reach for success just like our football team.
Sunday, September 13, 2009
Football, dude.
This weekend proved to be a very interesting and exciting one. Many fun events and interesting experiences occurred. This Saturday was highlighted by my first ever college football game as a student. It is true I had attended a few Virginia Tech football games in the past and new the protocol but this time was much different. Being a student added to the excitement and unity you feel with the crowd while cheering for our beloved Hokies. I was so excited to kick off my college football fandom with the playing of enter sandman and jumping up and down until the stadium shook.
The game was extremely exciting and Virginia Tech dominated the Thundering Herd of Marshall. Virginia Tech showed that they could bounce back from last week’s loss to Alabama and prove that they had a potent offense that was worth recognition. The Hokie’s offense was led by two freshman running backs, Ryan Williams and David Wilson. These two running backs showed tremendous talent and both of their 100 plus yard rushing games added a lot of excitement to the day. I was extremely happy to see that we have very good running backs to step in and replace Darren Evans and it made me even more excited for the season ahead.
Also, Tyrod Taylor had a very good game and seemingly answered my question from last week. Although he had a slow start T-mobile picked up the pace and showed how talented he truly was. Taylor showed that he was not afraid to scramble and also that he truly is a dual threat quarter back. One play that truly showed this to me was Tyrod’s 20 yard touchdown pass to Dyrell Roberts. Tyrod was rushed out of the pocket but managed to maintain his composure and threw a crazy pass off his back foot that sailed into the end zone and found Roberts waiting. Right after this play I turned to fellow fans and said “I think T-mobile is back. That was the best play I have ever seen him do.” Clearly you can tell that I am very excited and optimistic about Tyrod’s skills and the future season. Also this game showed that our receivers are much improved from last season and that helps Tyrod to show his dominance. This makes me even more pumped that I got tickets for next week’s game. Virginia Tech will have a showdown with Nebraska who might be our second toughest opponent of the season behind Alabama. Last year Virginia tech played Nebraska and was victorious of course and hopefully this year we can repeat that success. I am very interested to see how Ryan Williams and David Wilson will do against Nebraska’s defense. So far they have shown that they are good but if they repeat their success against Nebraska it will prove that they are great and hold their own against talented teams that play on the same level as Virginia Tech. Also winning this game would give us great confidence for we open up conference play against Miami the week following and we must do well in the conference if we are going to threepeat as ACC champions.
However, with all good comes some bad. My awesome seats on east stand had a perfect view of the field but they neglected to provide shade. After an incredible game and tremendous fun I returned to my dorm to find that I was sun burnt. I was not just sun burnt but I was taking sun burn to a whole new level. I was literally the color of a lobster and my whole neck and face ached. This was very disappointing because no one likes to look like a fool. Also the pain was terrible and of course I, being a intelligent college student, did not bring aloe or sun screen. This caused me to journey to Kroger which no one likes to do either.
Not only was this weekend the start of college football, for me at least, it was the start of the NFL season. This is something I am both excited for and somewhat depressed about. For me I have a love/hate relationship with the NFL. Every single year around this same time I become very optimistic that my Buffalo Bills will be successful and maybe even god forbid win the Super Bowl. Every year I, along with many other Bills fans, think “maybe this year will be different, maybe we will win it all” but every season continues to disappoint. The Bills go 7-9 and miss the play offs and continue to sadden me and make me wish for the glory days to come back.
So this Monday I will sit in front of my TV with a bag of chips and a soda and kneel down on my knees and pray to the Bills football gods. Oh please Bruce Smith, Jim Kelley, Thurman Thomas, and Andre Reed have mercy upon the sad Buffalo fans and just give us one measly championship to make us feel special. The Bills went to four straight Super Bowls in the 1990s and failed to win a single one. Sometimes I wonder if there was a reason it never happened for poor old Buffalo. Where the fans not proud enough? Was the team not talented enough? Where the upstate New York winters just too cold to have a trophy? I have not a clue, but I do know that every year until the Bills finally win it all I will forever feel empty inside as a football fan.
Ultimately, I love football with all my heart. I believe it is the greatest sport of all time and one of the best things to ever happen to planet earth. Football rules my day and dictates my mood. I would bear any weather or any conditions to watch football. I love the Hokies and I love the Bills they are like my family I always stand up for them and fight for their honor no matter how hard it is sometimes to be a Bill.
The game was extremely exciting and Virginia Tech dominated the Thundering Herd of Marshall. Virginia Tech showed that they could bounce back from last week’s loss to Alabama and prove that they had a potent offense that was worth recognition. The Hokie’s offense was led by two freshman running backs, Ryan Williams and David Wilson. These two running backs showed tremendous talent and both of their 100 plus yard rushing games added a lot of excitement to the day. I was extremely happy to see that we have very good running backs to step in and replace Darren Evans and it made me even more excited for the season ahead.
Also, Tyrod Taylor had a very good game and seemingly answered my question from last week. Although he had a slow start T-mobile picked up the pace and showed how talented he truly was. Taylor showed that he was not afraid to scramble and also that he truly is a dual threat quarter back. One play that truly showed this to me was Tyrod’s 20 yard touchdown pass to Dyrell Roberts. Tyrod was rushed out of the pocket but managed to maintain his composure and threw a crazy pass off his back foot that sailed into the end zone and found Roberts waiting. Right after this play I turned to fellow fans and said “I think T-mobile is back. That was the best play I have ever seen him do.” Clearly you can tell that I am very excited and optimistic about Tyrod’s skills and the future season. Also this game showed that our receivers are much improved from last season and that helps Tyrod to show his dominance. This makes me even more pumped that I got tickets for next week’s game. Virginia Tech will have a showdown with Nebraska who might be our second toughest opponent of the season behind Alabama. Last year Virginia tech played Nebraska and was victorious of course and hopefully this year we can repeat that success. I am very interested to see how Ryan Williams and David Wilson will do against Nebraska’s defense. So far they have shown that they are good but if they repeat their success against Nebraska it will prove that they are great and hold their own against talented teams that play on the same level as Virginia Tech. Also winning this game would give us great confidence for we open up conference play against Miami the week following and we must do well in the conference if we are going to threepeat as ACC champions.
However, with all good comes some bad. My awesome seats on east stand had a perfect view of the field but they neglected to provide shade. After an incredible game and tremendous fun I returned to my dorm to find that I was sun burnt. I was not just sun burnt but I was taking sun burn to a whole new level. I was literally the color of a lobster and my whole neck and face ached. This was very disappointing because no one likes to look like a fool. Also the pain was terrible and of course I, being a intelligent college student, did not bring aloe or sun screen. This caused me to journey to Kroger which no one likes to do either.
Not only was this weekend the start of college football, for me at least, it was the start of the NFL season. This is something I am both excited for and somewhat depressed about. For me I have a love/hate relationship with the NFL. Every single year around this same time I become very optimistic that my Buffalo Bills will be successful and maybe even god forbid win the Super Bowl. Every year I, along with many other Bills fans, think “maybe this year will be different, maybe we will win it all” but every season continues to disappoint. The Bills go 7-9 and miss the play offs and continue to sadden me and make me wish for the glory days to come back.
So this Monday I will sit in front of my TV with a bag of chips and a soda and kneel down on my knees and pray to the Bills football gods. Oh please Bruce Smith, Jim Kelley, Thurman Thomas, and Andre Reed have mercy upon the sad Buffalo fans and just give us one measly championship to make us feel special. The Bills went to four straight Super Bowls in the 1990s and failed to win a single one. Sometimes I wonder if there was a reason it never happened for poor old Buffalo. Where the fans not proud enough? Was the team not talented enough? Where the upstate New York winters just too cold to have a trophy? I have not a clue, but I do know that every year until the Bills finally win it all I will forever feel empty inside as a football fan.
Ultimately, I love football with all my heart. I believe it is the greatest sport of all time and one of the best things to ever happen to planet earth. Football rules my day and dictates my mood. I would bear any weather or any conditions to watch football. I love the Hokies and I love the Bills they are like my family I always stand up for them and fight for their honor no matter how hard it is sometimes to be a Bill.
Sunday, September 6, 2009
Defeat is just a learning process.
Saturday night Virginia Tech opened its football season against Alabama in a bustling Georgia dome in Atlanta for the Chick-fil-a college kick off. This game was highly anticipated by everyone who enjoys college football. Although the beloved Hokies did not win the game did not disappoint. This game was a thriller from start to finish and was almost impossible to call at any point through its duration.
Although this game was a fun watch it was pretty disappointing for Virginia Tech fans. This game was thought to make or break the Hokies season on the national championship front. Many thought that Virginia Tech was a dark horse contender and that if they were victorious they could run the table and possibly win their first ever national championship.
Although many commentators feel we are done in the national championship scene I say not so fast. We played extremely well against a very talented Crimson Tide team. Our defense was stout and stingy and our offense was strong although it was not potent. Many questions were answered in this game. A big pre game concern was the loss of star tailback Darren Evans. This was quickly answered by Ryan Williams who played outstandingly and mounted two touchdowns for the Hokies. He ran like an all star he was quick, powerful, made good reads, and put effort on every single run.
Other questions that where answered didn’t have such great answers. Can Tyrod Taylor be the star quarter back we need? After that game I’m not so sure. He put on a lack luster show and didn’t prove anything about his arm. I truly believe that he is a star but he needs to realize what his bread and butter is and stop worrying about what others think. Through the off season many wanted Tyrod to develop into a pocket passer who throws a lot more. Tyrod focused way too much on these comments during the game and made me think he had totally forgot about his legs.
I have a feeling that in the devastated moments toward the end of the game he had a “Tebow moment” and will open up and play his own game instead of what others expect him to play. Through this defeat I still foresee a fantastic season, another ACC championship, and my national championship hopes have not been squandered.
Although this game was a fun watch it was pretty disappointing for Virginia Tech fans. This game was thought to make or break the Hokies season on the national championship front. Many thought that Virginia Tech was a dark horse contender and that if they were victorious they could run the table and possibly win their first ever national championship.
Although many commentators feel we are done in the national championship scene I say not so fast. We played extremely well against a very talented Crimson Tide team. Our defense was stout and stingy and our offense was strong although it was not potent. Many questions were answered in this game. A big pre game concern was the loss of star tailback Darren Evans. This was quickly answered by Ryan Williams who played outstandingly and mounted two touchdowns for the Hokies. He ran like an all star he was quick, powerful, made good reads, and put effort on every single run.
Other questions that where answered didn’t have such great answers. Can Tyrod Taylor be the star quarter back we need? After that game I’m not so sure. He put on a lack luster show and didn’t prove anything about his arm. I truly believe that he is a star but he needs to realize what his bread and butter is and stop worrying about what others think. Through the off season many wanted Tyrod to develop into a pocket passer who throws a lot more. Tyrod focused way too much on these comments during the game and made me think he had totally forgot about his legs.
I have a feeling that in the devastated moments toward the end of the game he had a “Tebow moment” and will open up and play his own game instead of what others expect him to play. Through this defeat I still foresee a fantastic season, another ACC championship, and my national championship hopes have not been squandered.
I am the zen master.
Recently, killing time after class and searching for inspiration, I came across a programming of Fight Club on the TV. Thinking “I love this movie” I decided to watch. As the movie progressed I began to think that I really enjoy this movie but why? What is the message of this? I began to search for the true meaning of Tyler Durden’s underground fighting club.
Fight Club is not only a critically acclaimed cult classic it is a huge comment on modern human society and what the world has become. This novel turned movie comments on the feminization of modern men. The main character of the movie experienced a lack of father figure which makes them feel like “a generation of men raised by women.” This creates the characters hate of consumerism because they feel like nesting is a female role in which they have taken on and are very dissatisfied with the nature of their modern life. The characters try to combat this problem they all face by fighting it both metaphorically and literally. Since the problem is internal they feel like they must fight themselves. Tyler Durden literally fights himself at one point in the movie but all the other characters and members of project mayhem change their looks to be similar so that they feel like they are fighting themselves. The main character fights Tyler who is himself to defeat his internal problem and also to make himself feel like he has power. He fights himself in front of his boss to get him fired but symbolically Tyler does this to become his own boss and gain power in his own life.
Also, the main character’s extreme dissatisfaction with his life leads him to feel the need to create chaos. Tyler hates his life so much that he wants to “destroy something beautiful.” The main character’s need for chaos is stemmed by both his Oedipus complex created by his lack of a father figure and also because he wants some form of significance in his life. When the main character meets a future member of fight club he explains something very interesting. The mechanic as he is referred to explained that our idea of god is born from our father. So Tyler’s lack of a father shows he has no idea of what god is so he creates chaos so that god will recognize him. He feels that he is one of “god’s middle children.” So Tyler creates chaos to get attention from god because he feels he would rather be hated by god than not recognized at all.
The main character also realizes that he is Tyler which is very profound and astonishing to him at the time. His extreme hatred for his life, consumerism, and job creates another personality which is Tyler. His new personality is everything that is crazy about the main character and comes up with extensive plots to create chaos by destroying buildings and museums and also to kill the main character.
I find this movie to be very interesting because of the relation to ideas that are common in modern society. Fatherless families are a very common issue in our society and are building something similar to what is portrayed in this film. In poverty ridden areas of America such as the ghetto “men raised by women” are becoming thugs, gangsters and drug dealers. This movie suggests something that makes a lot of sense about their motives. These thugs are creating chaos to try and get judgment from god and their fathers. The conclusion of this movie also brings up an idea that is thought provoking. These people seeking chaos and destruction to fill the void in their life must take responsibility for their actions like Tyler suggests to the main character. The main character must resolve this by destroying Tyler and accepting the chaos he has caused.
The greatest point of this movie, in my opinion, is that we should not live a life in which we hate. The creation of the psychopathic character of Tyler was only because the main characters life was so devastating and opposite of his own beliefs. If we continue to live in such a way we will create our own Tyler and terrible things will happen. I think that this point really reverberates in my mind because as a college student I have my whole life and career life ahead of me. I need to focus on the future now and make sure I’m making good life decisions so I don’t end up with a terrible figure such as Tyler Durden looming over me and plotting to destroy the world. No one wants to live “jack’s wasted life.”
Fight Club is not only a critically acclaimed cult classic it is a huge comment on modern human society and what the world has become. This novel turned movie comments on the feminization of modern men. The main character of the movie experienced a lack of father figure which makes them feel like “a generation of men raised by women.” This creates the characters hate of consumerism because they feel like nesting is a female role in which they have taken on and are very dissatisfied with the nature of their modern life. The characters try to combat this problem they all face by fighting it both metaphorically and literally. Since the problem is internal they feel like they must fight themselves. Tyler Durden literally fights himself at one point in the movie but all the other characters and members of project mayhem change their looks to be similar so that they feel like they are fighting themselves. The main character fights Tyler who is himself to defeat his internal problem and also to make himself feel like he has power. He fights himself in front of his boss to get him fired but symbolically Tyler does this to become his own boss and gain power in his own life.
Also, the main character’s extreme dissatisfaction with his life leads him to feel the need to create chaos. Tyler hates his life so much that he wants to “destroy something beautiful.” The main character’s need for chaos is stemmed by both his Oedipus complex created by his lack of a father figure and also because he wants some form of significance in his life. When the main character meets a future member of fight club he explains something very interesting. The mechanic as he is referred to explained that our idea of god is born from our father. So Tyler’s lack of a father shows he has no idea of what god is so he creates chaos so that god will recognize him. He feels that he is one of “god’s middle children.” So Tyler creates chaos to get attention from god because he feels he would rather be hated by god than not recognized at all.
The main character also realizes that he is Tyler which is very profound and astonishing to him at the time. His extreme hatred for his life, consumerism, and job creates another personality which is Tyler. His new personality is everything that is crazy about the main character and comes up with extensive plots to create chaos by destroying buildings and museums and also to kill the main character.
I find this movie to be very interesting because of the relation to ideas that are common in modern society. Fatherless families are a very common issue in our society and are building something similar to what is portrayed in this film. In poverty ridden areas of America such as the ghetto “men raised by women” are becoming thugs, gangsters and drug dealers. This movie suggests something that makes a lot of sense about their motives. These thugs are creating chaos to try and get judgment from god and their fathers. The conclusion of this movie also brings up an idea that is thought provoking. These people seeking chaos and destruction to fill the void in their life must take responsibility for their actions like Tyler suggests to the main character. The main character must resolve this by destroying Tyler and accepting the chaos he has caused.
The greatest point of this movie, in my opinion, is that we should not live a life in which we hate. The creation of the psychopathic character of Tyler was only because the main characters life was so devastating and opposite of his own beliefs. If we continue to live in such a way we will create our own Tyler and terrible things will happen. I think that this point really reverberates in my mind because as a college student I have my whole life and career life ahead of me. I need to focus on the future now and make sure I’m making good life decisions so I don’t end up with a terrible figure such as Tyler Durden looming over me and plotting to destroy the world. No one wants to live “jack’s wasted life.”
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