Tyler didn’t shoot himself. The Narrator shot Tyler by shooting himself, and Tyler did die as a result. The Narrator didn’t die when he shot himself because he angled the gun so he only shot himself through the cheek back near the jaw.

Not only does Marla’s death come right when she appears to have everything she wanted, but it yanks a happy ending from her love Fran (Eiza González) too. While this comeuppance might be warranted, it’s bittersweet. Rosamund Pike and J Blakeson discussed the ending with USA Today.

At the end of Fight Club, the narrator disables a bomb that Tyler had set up in a van in the basement, and then he and Tyler get into a fight. The fight ends with the narrator being thrown down some stairs and Tyler stalking off somewhere. When they next appear, they are in a room near the top of a skyscraper.

The narrator in Fight Club is socially impaired because he cannot function without going to support groups. He also suffers from anxiety and insomnia. All of the films used violence to portray the disorder. This is the most common criticism about the disorder in film.

10 Fight Club: Tyler Durden His calm yet sinister world view is hypnotic. He is like some kind of destructive guru looking to upend the world. Brad Pitt gives one of his best performances as Durden, commanding the screen in every scene. He is a totally original character who will go down in film history.

11 Hidden Secrets in Fight Club

• 1 | The Tyler flashes. Before Tyler officially enters the Narrator’s life when they’re sitting together on the plane, he appears six times in the film.
• 2 | Tyler as a waiter.
• 3 | No incoming calls.
• 4 | White boxers.
• 5 | Seven Years in Tibet.
• 6 | Hidden marquees.
• 7 | Tyler’s FBI warning.
• 8 | Tyler punched.

Tyler Durden flashes on screen four times before we actually meet him as a character. Fight club, Fight club poster, Tyler durden.

The narrator eventually realizes that he is Tyler Durden and he’s been interacting with a figment of his imagination. He shoots himself in the head, killing Tyler but only hitting the narrator’s cheek.

The first rule of Fight Club is: You do not talk about Fight Club. The second rule of Fight Club is: You do not talk about Fight Club. Third rule of Fight Club: Someone yells “Stop!”, goes limp, taps out, the fight is over. Fourth rule: Only two guys to a fight.

To hit bottom he realizes he must do something life-threatening and plain insane. Whereas the bullet only blew a hole in his cheek, it was his mental F— You to Tyler, showing him that he can take care of himself now, which is why the bullet is shown to have gone through the back of Tyler’s head, killing him.

Suffering from insomnia and depression, he begins visiting support groups for people with illnesses that he is not afflicted with himself. This induces catharsis within him, enabling him to sleep. When an impostor named Marla Singer begins to appear at the groups, his euphoria is broken and his insomnia returns.