Fight Club (1999)

Fight Club stands to be the most talked-about film of the year simply because there's so much that can be said about it. Wildly inventive, exceptionally cast and undeniably controversial, there's an endless list of subtexts and viewpoints which will fuel student pub debates for years. It might be about the soullessness of corporate America or the moral vacuum of consumerism. There's enough obvious Nazi imagery in it to argue that it's a metaphor for the rise of National Socialism. But there are also enough unexpected laughs to make it a satire on modern society. Of course, maybe it's just an impressive movie about nothing more than a bunch of frustrated guys who realise they enjoy beating each other up to prove they're not turning into a bunch of lily-livered quiche-eaters.

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