First, this paper will compare the definition of “masculinity” as a cultural symbol in relation to other common cultural symbols.
The following study will explore two aspects of masculinity as found in both cultures. By drawing upon the cultural semiotic theory of Yuri Lotman, we propose to compare and contrast the form and function of “masculinity” as a cultural symbol in both the film and the evangelical right.
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In the present paper, we will explore one area of ideological similarity between the movie “Fight Club” and the evangelical right that employs the “Fight Club” metaphor. Nevertheless, certain areas of ideological similarity between the movie “Fight Club” and these evangelical men’s ministries do exist. In previously published research, the presenters explored the ideological discontinuity between the evangelical men’s ministries and the film-based metaphor and considered the broader implications of the Christian appropriation of media-based metaphors, including the ways in which the adopted metaphor inadvertently/implicitly influences its users and recipients. Various evangelical men’s ministries across the country have adopted the name “Fight Club,” drawing images and slogans from the film (e.g., the image of “soap,” and the slogan: “the first rule of fight club is…”) and occasionally even initiating faith based mixed martial arts competitions. One unexpected sector of American society that has identified with the film, however, has been the religious right. The film prompted not only raving reviews from media analysts but also inspired the formation of miniature fight clubs across the nation, complete with the occasional creation and detonation of home-made explosive devises inspired by Project Mayhem. Since the 1999 release of the film “Fight Club,” millions of people have resonated with Brad Pitt’s Tyler Durden and Edward Norton’s unnamed “everyman” character.
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