Embarrassment prevents Fight Club director from revisiting the film since its release
Fight Club director David Fincher admits he hasn't watched his own film in 20 years, citing personal embarrassment as the reason for his detachment
David Fincher, the acclaimed director of Fight Club, recently admitted that he hasn't watched the film in the past two decades due to personal embarrassment. Regarded as one of the finest action-packed psychological thrillers, Fight Club from 1999 stands out among its peers.
Edward Norton, Brad Pitt, and Helena Bonham Carter star in the movie, which is an adaptation of a novel sharing the same title. The plot revolves around an unnamed narrator who, disillusioned with his conventional existence, creates a "fight club" alongside soap vendor Tyler Durden.
Since its release, the movie has garnered a significant and devoted fan base, revered for its defiance of societal conventions. However, the director of the film, David Fincher, has stated that he will not revisit it.
Fincher can’t rewatch Fight Club because he’s detached
Fincher recently sat down with GQ to discuss his latest movie, The Killer, which stars Michael Fassbender as a hitman who seems to have undiagnosed OCD.
During the interview, when the reporter mentioned having watched Fight Club the previous night, Fincher confessed that he hadn't seen the movie in more than two decades. "And I have no intention to," Fincher commented, comparing it to reminiscing upon grade school pictures. "Yeah, I was there."
While Fincher didn't provide additional details on his reasons for not wanting to revisit one of his most significant films, he is not alone among renowned artists who choose not to view their own creations.
Directors and actors such as John Carpenter and Adam Driver have different reasons for not revisiting their work, ranging from a desire to avoid being stagnant in the past to an aversion towards watching themselves on the big screen. For more of Dexerto's TV and movie coverage, click here.
