"The First Rule About Fight Club is: You Don't Talk About Fight Club"

At first glance, Fight Club seems to be a rather screwy movie about a man with Schizophrenia or some type of Multiple Personality Disorder. But looking at the movie with an open mind and a bit more in depth, it is likely that one might notice that the main characters in the film resemble Sigmund Freud's structure of personality. The Id and the Superego are plainly noted in the actions, thoughts, and words of the …

…All in all the movie does an excellent job, whether it is actually intended or not, of portraying the "Elvis of psychology's" ideas on his psychoanalytic theory and his structure of personality. From portraying each personality determinant to a "T" to providing the defense mechanisms needed for there to be a "happy ending," the film appropriately depicts the battle that Freud believed our unconscious struggles with on a daily basis. <Tab/>