Mayka, To assign Biblical roles to characters in Fight Club is demeaning to both the Bible and to Fight Club. I don't think there is any real 1:1 relationships between these two.
But in general, Marla is the Temptress - and is the only window into reality that the unnamed main character has. Tyler Durden is what we all would like to be if we could be - absolutely free without even a hint of restrictions! ...Bill! --- In [email protected], Maria Lopez <flordeloto@...> wrote: > > Bill: >  > Oh, you said Joanna the Baptist for fun. And me trying to figure out what > you meant by that!. What did you make of her then?.  Are you not going > to tell me who is Tyler?. Not even a very little, petite clue? >  > Mayka >  >  > --- On Thu, 3/3/11, Bill! <BillSmart@...> wrote: > > > From: Bill! <BillSmart@...> > Subject: [Zen] Re: The Fight Club Movie on TV > To: [email protected] > Date: Thursday, 3 March, 2011, 9:38 > > >  > > > > Makya, > > I said Mara was 'Joanna the Baptista' just for fun. It echos back to > someone's suggestion that in the movie The Matrix that one of the characters > played the role of John the Baptist. I actually liked that suggestion. > > Mara is a predator. John the Baptist was also a predator, wasn't he? A fierce > perdator always on the hunt to capture souls for God. > > Who is Tyler Durden (Brad Pitt)? That is the whole point of the movie. You'll > have to get your VCR fixed or buy a DVD player and watch the movie to its end > without falling asleep to find out. > > ...Bill! > > --- In [email protected], Maria Lopez <flordeloto@> wrote: > > > > Bill; > > à> > Bill: > > à> > What does it make you say that the girl was Joanna The Baptista?.àWell, > > According to Taylor she was a predator.àA predator of what?.àA > > predator of nonsense?.àDon't know as I didn't seeàmovie > > developments.àAnd who will be Taylor then?...Any of those in the black > > listsàmisleading gurus zen teachers who get all those idiotic desperate > > public,àperhaps? > > à> > Mayka > > > > --- On Thu, 3/3/11, Bill! <BillSmart@> wrote: > > > > > > From: Bill! <BillSmart@> > > Subject: [Zen] Re: The Fight Club Movie on TV > > To: [email protected] > > Date: Thursday, 3 March, 2011, 1:10 > > > > > > à> > > > > > > > Yep! She's Joanna the Baptista...Bill! > > > > --- In [email protected], Maria Lopez <flordeloto@> wrote: > > > > > > ....And what about the girl arriving to the terminal groups and also > > > pretending she suffers from all those illness as he does?.ÃâàHe > > > can't stand to be mirrored in her.ÃâàAnd negotiate first different > > > days of not bumping with each other.ÃâàHe can't stand to face > > > himself.ÃâàSo he keeps running away.ÃâàBut he can't and she > > > appears back again....! > > > > > > --- On Wed, 2/3/11, Maria Lopez <flordeloto@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > From: Maria Lopez <flordeloto@> > > > Subject: Re: [Zen] Re: The Fight Club Movie on TV > > > To: [email protected] > > > Date: Wednesday, 2 March, 2011, 9:28 > > > > > > > > > Ãâà> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Bill: > > > Ãâà> > > I'm afraid I fall to sleep while watching the movie!.ÃâàWhat a > > > shame!.ÃâàÃâàIt was too late on and my video recorder is not > > > working anymore.ÃâàDon't know who could fix it as DVD players have > > > overtaken.Ãâà> > > Ãâà> > > For the little I could see my thought is that characters were all > > > crazy!.ÃâàIt sounded to me as a very strong critic to a society > > > swallow by consumerism given as a result consumed people.ÃâàI > > > would like to watch it more than once.ÃâàThis is that kind of > > > movies that need to be watched more than once as there is lot of detail > > > on it not to be missed.ÃâàIt's also a movie open to > > > multi-interpretations.ÃâàIn that way is interesting.Ãâà> > > Ãâà> > > Take for instance the scene in which one of characters go to the doctor > > > to be givenÃâàsleeping tablets as he suffers from > > > insomnia.ÃâàÃâàTheÃâàzombie more death than alive > > > expression he has.ÃâàThe refusal of the doctor of giving him those > > > tables telling him thatÃâàreal pain was that of having cancer in > > > theirÃâàwherever.ÃâàAnd yetÃâàthe man is in terrible > > > mental pain.ÃâàSo what he does to have attention is to pretend > > > that he's also suffering for severalÃâàterminal illness and join > > > the groups in which he will be able to express out himself and anywhere > > > else can do that.Ãâà> > > Ãâà> > > The Fight Club what a crazy idea in order to have a sort of reaction as > > > they are all numb as human beings! > > > Ãâà> > > Mayka > > > --- On Wed, 2/3/11, Bill! <BillSmart@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > From: Bill! <BillSmart@> > > > Subject: [Zen] Re: The Fight Club Movie on TV > > > To: [email protected] > > > Date: Wednesday, 2 March, 2011, 4:14 > > > > > > > > > Ãâà> > > > > > I watched The Turman Show last night. I thought it was just 'okay'. > > > > > > I did like the very last scene in the movie where the two uniformed guys > > > who always watched and seemingly made it the most important thing in > > > their life, upon figuring out that the Truman Show was now over turned to > > > each other and asked, 'Well, what else is on?' > > > > > > ...Bill! > > > > > > --- In [email protected], Maria Lopez <flordeloto@> wrote: > > > > > > > > Just in case anyone is interested > > > > The movie The Fight Club is on film4 UK right now.Ãâà> > > > Yupiii!!!.Ãâà> > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ Current Book Discussion: any Zen book that you recently have read or are reading! Talk about it today!Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Zen_Forum/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Zen_Forum/join (Yahoo! 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