Evolution of a cult classic

Most bloggers would probably call this a 'fan suggestion', 99% of the people of the people who read this blog i know, thus i will call it a 'friend suggestion'. My first inclination was to compare this particular film to another cult slassic, however seing as the only cult classics i could think of were The Rocky Horror Picture Show and Priscilla Queen of the Desert, i thought it might be more prudent to discuss the film alone, lets leave the camp classics for another time. The film and the book on which it is based are essentially critiques of commercialism and our culture of advertising, these are carried over into the film, as shown by scenes such as the trashing of the new VW Beetle, IKEA furniture and the destruction of the coffee shop. Norton himself spoke of the Beetle, saying that the original Beetle stood for freedom, and emancipation and yet the new Beetle stood for commercialism and capitalism.

The film is ludicrously intelligent, and shows strong performances from its 5 leads, particularly the two main characters, however i feel the true star turn is Bonham-Carter as Marla, who manages to on one hand play a sexy voluptuous femme fatale, and yet also manages to show a great amount of depth in a character that if played by a lesser actress could become 2-dimensionnel and superficial.

Another intriguing theme of the film is its view on masculinity, in some ways the character of Bob Paulson, played by Meatloaf, is the embodiment of the crisis of masculinity, and the way patriarchy is being lost in a modern society, the character was a former bodybuilder, and testicular cancer survivor, who without his testicles, grows man boobs (or bitch tits as he describes him) and becomes more than a little flabby. Bob's appearance in the film is essentially a metaphor for society, and the how something can only become stretched so far before it snaps, the was his body has from years of abuse.

Aside from the film containing a series of metaphors, the film is also supremely entertaining, and uses a unique visual style and narrative which makes the film complex and distinguished, many gags in the film will get a laugh, especially the infamous glove scene (i guess Kathy Griffin was right, people really do love fisting) Rating: A+

"Narrator: I felt like destroying something beautiful." 

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