David Fincher's Fight Club has had its ending significantly altered to appease government censors for its release on a Chinese streaming service.
Fight Club's iconic ending has been censored for its streaming release in China. Released in 1999, Fight Club has become one of the most beloved, discussed, and dissected films of director David Fincher's career. The film tells the story of an unfulfilled man who starts an underground fight club after meeting soap salesman Tyler Durden .
Fight Club famously ends with Norton's narrator discovering that Durden is one of his own disassociated personalities. After finding Durden's plans to blow up a specific set of buildings to erase debt, the Narrator shoots himself through the cheek, killing Durden. The Narrator then watches the buildings explode before the end credits start to roll.
Through the clue provided by Tyler, the police rapidly figured out the whole plan and arrested all criminals, successfully preventing the bomb from exploding. After the trial, Tyler was sent to lunatic asylum receiving psychological treatment. He was discharged from the hospital in 2012. The changes made to Fight Club's ending are far from the first instances of censorship for films entering China. The Chinese government strictly regulates all TV and movies to ensure that they align with the ideals established by the Communist Party, including the notion that law and order must prevail over any criminal enterprises.
Changing the iconic ending to Fight Club is sure to displease longtime fans of the cult classic movie. In many ways, the altered ending undermines the Narrator's character arc and some of the critical themes of the film – namely, his journey to achieve true freedom by destroying certain aspects of his life. Interestingly, however, the altered ending is closer to what happens in the Fight Club novel upon which the film is based, where the Narrator ends up in a psychiatric hospital.
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