'Fight Club' Easter Egg In David Fincher's 'The Social Network'
Yesterday I had a chance to go see David Fincher's new film The Social Network. And yes, I loved it. Not at first. But about a few hours later, I found I couldn't shake the film. I kept replaying the scenes over and over in my head. And now, I'm ready to see it again already. But this isn't a review of that fine film, no. Rather, it's just one more example of how Fight Club lives on for all of us, and perhaps most notably... in its director's heart.
You might remember a scene where Mark Zuckerberg (played brilliantly by Jesse Eisenberg) is half-assedly doing some school work by posting pieces of art under a fake Facebook account and asking fellow students to comment on them, so he can then use their feedback in his assignment. Well, if you look closely at the fake account he's registered, you'll realize that it's registered to none other then.... Tyler Durden!
I didn't catch this myself. For that, I have to credit SlashFilm as the source. But I'll be sure to watch this scene more closely when I see the film again. For now, just thought you all should know... Project Mayhem lives on.
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I also took notice that in Fight Club Brad Pitt opens a bottle of beer on the refrigerator by playing the cap on the edge and hitting it. Justin Timberlake uses the same trick in Social Network, but with a chair.
If Opening a beer on an edge is a tribute to Fight Club, then i pay a lot of tribute.
Every day of my life.
As do I. Considering I haven't noticed that method used in other films, it's noteworthy that it was used in a film by the same director. Just like how when I wake up in the morning and take a leak I'm paying tribute to Will Smith's character in ID4.
Hasn't openig beers in desperation been around since they invented beets?
Kids these days. We oldsters refer to Alex from Kubrick's Clockwork Orange at such times.
lol shrute farms
ha. awesome typo.
The first time I tried opening a beer that way I was sixteen and it was a bottle of Heineken. I slammed my hand down on the bottle and the whole ass of it blew out onto the floor. Needless to say my parents caught me.
But as far as opening a bottle that way; I think as long as there has been beer without twist caps there have been people desperate enough to try anything to get them open.
You can't find Tyler but you can watch Brad