THE CONTEST: CNN IBN was running a contest, asking the
contestants to write a piece about their favorite movie and why it is their
favorite, in 200 words or less. These are my 200 words.
Every night I take the DVD out of the shiny cover and dump
it in the drive. Dust brothers’ soundtrack takes you to a place where even insomnia
seems like a blessing. Tyler says, this is the best book to movie adaptation.
Chuck Palahniuk is a genius, he says. I feel threatened by chuck, I disagree. I
tell him LOTR was better.
Tyler says, reading books have never made anyone famous only
writing them has. If nobody reads them then how do they become best-sellers? Advertising
has us chasing cars, clothes, working jobs we hate so we can buy shit we don’t
need. Pretentious people buying books to decorate their drawing rooms. Faking
intelligence in a world filled with idiots. That’s why books sell. It started
to make sense in a Tyler sort of way.
Why this movie?
Because after watching it, everything in the world gets the volume turned down.
Nothing can piss you off. Your word is law, if other’s break that law, even
that doesn’t piss you off. Tyler’s words coming out of my mouth.
People are always asking me, do I know Tyler? People are
always asking me, which is my favorite movie? Isn’t it obvious?
PS: I didn’t win.
