There's a theory that the main character actually is suffering from cancer and that the love interest is also a lens for him to confront who he really is.

Fascinating how that upends it all, but I am not sure I believe it.

[–] stringere@sh.itjust.works 9 points 1 week ago (1 children)

There's also a theory that Tyler Durden is created in response to The Narrator's inability to form a real personal relationship with Marla.

[–] usernamefactory@lemmy.ca 14 points 1 week ago (1 children)

There are a million Fight Club theories. My favourite is that the narrator is Calvin and Tyler is Hobbes.

[–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 week ago

There's some unreliable narrator aspects to Fight Club (the narrator is mentally ill) so there's some ambiguity with events, particularly the nature of Tyler Durden that are open to audience speculation. For example, was the soap salesman on the plane actually real, and The Narrator latched onto his image to create the Tyler Durden persona?

Better question: Who cares? Does that change the theme or message of the film overall?