With “Fight Club” David Fincher has created a true cult classic. His work has one of the most striking twists in film history, creating in Tyler Durden a character often quoted in pop culture. It combines motifs of the modern search for meaning with fantasies of escape and anarchic reproduction of violence. The film lives not only from the story and staging of Fincher, but also from the wonderfully cheerful Edward Norton, Helena Bonham Carter and Brad Pitt, who carry the plot.
Like all cult films, “Fight club“ Fans who have seen the movie countless times and are always looking for little details and Easter Eggs. There are quite a few to discover in Fincher’s work! Because we want to help with the search, we present you a very special Easter egg today. It’s a written message that Tyler Durden uses to address the audience.
Tyler Durden: “You’ve Been Warned!”
The Easter Egg can be found at the beginning of the movie on the DVD release. Before the actual movie begins, the usual warnings and copyright notices are displayed. However, if you pay close attention, you will realize that you have never seen a warning message before. It’s specially made for itFight club‘ was designed by and seems to come from Tyler Durden himself!
The red warning sign criticizes us viewers for reading the fine print of the warnings. We are asked if we have nothing better to do. Whether our existence feels so empty that we waste our time on such details. We are asked if we read everything – simply because we have to read it. Or we obey an authority just because it presents itself as such. The note ends with “You’ve been warned… Tyler”.
An Easter egg that criticizes who seeks and discovers it? That sounds like crazy logic that really suits Tyler! Even before we see the film, the character leaves a lasting impression on viewers – that is, once they’ve managed to read the content of the warning in such a short amount of time.