Jocelyn Lachance, Sébastien Dupont : temporality in risky behaviors: the example of the film fight club

In 1999, David Fincher directed the feature film Fight Club, which is often regarded as a film against capitalist society. But beyond that, this film is a striking example of risky adolescent behaviour that can be interpreted anthropologically and psychologically. In many ways, the dialogue between characters is similar to the language used among teenagers today. In addition, we can see that the framework and dialogue of the film allude to the different concepts observed in the theory of risky adolescent behaviour. This point of view allows us to take another look at Fincher’s film in order to understand why it became a true cult film for a young generation. Furthermore, we will see that an interpretation of risky adolescent behaviour can be further strengthened by an analysis of temporality…