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Am I being a complete muppet for not being able to work out why Edward Norton's version of Tyler doesn't know his own name? 
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can't remember the film in enough detail to remember wtf ur on about robin, so... what do you think of pork and leak sausages, personally i think they're lovely
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Brett
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Am I being a complete muppet for not being able to work out why Edward Norton's version of Tyler doesn't know his own name?
Don't understand the question tbh 
"Edward norton's version of tyler" - That doesn't sound right for starters, he doesn't imagine a 'version' of him, he imagines him, full stop. Tyler does know what his name is too, as he introduces himself on the plane.
It's true that Edward Norton never reveals his own name, but it is Jack.
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Steve
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lets not even get started on Donnie Darko 
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the film confuses me, still amazing
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Marc
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Originally posted by loafofbrett
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Originally posted by Robin
Am I being a complete muppet for not being able to work out why Edward Norton's version of Tyler doesn't know his own name?
Don't understand the question tbh
"Edward norton's version of tyler" - That doesn't sound right for starters, he doesn't imagine a 'version' of him, he imagines him, full stop. Tyler does know what his name is too, as he introduces himself on the plane.
It's true that Edward Norton never reveals his own name, but it is Jack.
His name isn't Jack, he says that through out the film in reference to the childrens book his mentions "I am Jacks...."
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Marc
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Edward Norton is Tyler Durden. The Brad Pitt charactor is a figment of his imagination and represents all of his confident qualities etc.
A clue to this is when he tells his boss not to bring him every piece of paper he finds - He even references this.
Another clue, when he tells Marla the conversation is over and Brad Pitt puts words in to his mouth, thats because its him talking.
Marla also asks who he is talking to when she falls off the bed. Theres only them 2 there. Same in the kitchen.
Hes delusional.
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quote:
Originally posted by Marc
Edward Norton is Tyler Durden. The Brad Pitt charactor is a figment of his imagination and represents all of his confident qualities etc.
A clue to this is when he tells his boss not to bring him every piece of paper he finds - He even references this.
Another clue, when he tells Marla the conversation is over and Brad Pitt puts words in to his mouth, thats because its him talking.
Marla also asks who he is talking to when she falls off the bed. Theres only them 2 there. Same in the kitchen.
Hes delusional.
Have u got this saved for everytime a Fight Club thread starts lol
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Brett
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His name isn't Jack, he says that through out the film in reference to the childrens book his mentions "I am Jacks...."
His name is Jack.
In the book he is called jack. It quite a widely recognised fact. Look it up on google.
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Marc
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No, I've just read the book and have the dvd. 
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Brett
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50/50 right
Straight from wiki.
Some fans of the film refer to the narrator as "Jack", which is in reference to a scene in which he reads stories written from the perspective of a man's organs (e.g. "Jack's medulla oblongata"); the protagonists' lines in the official movie script also use the name "Jack" to denote them. Furthermore, a number of props from the film (such as a paycheck for the narrator) have the name "Jack Moore" on them, indicating that members of the film's crew also thought the narrator's name was Jack. The name "Jack" was "Joe" in the novel, which was changed in the film to avoid conflicts with Reader's Digest over the use of the name (the articles read by the narrator were featured in the magazine).
[Edited on 08-07-2007 by loafofbrett]
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Robin
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What I mean is, considering his name is Tyler, always has been and always will be... Why did he not realise that the Brad Pitt Tyler had the same name as himself?
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Brett
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He was leading two lives. When he was being called Tyler he was Tyler, when he was being 'Jack' then people would've been calling him 'Jack'.
[Edited on 08-07-2007 by loafofbrett]
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Marc
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Originally posted by Marc
Hes delusional.
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Robin
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Being delusional wouldn't make you not know your own name
Brett's answer was better.
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Marc
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Robin 
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his name was not tyler, tyler was his egos name..
he was only known as tyler to the ones who he was being tyler to..
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