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title: Fight Club is really Calvin and Hobbes
date: "2004-11-19T12:00:00Z"
categories:
  - links
wp_id: 788
description: I found a fascinating comparison between Fight Club and Calvin and Hobbes, arguing that the movie is essentially a dark reimagining of the comic strip's core dynamic and the nature of imaginary friends.
keywords: [fight club, calvin and hobbes, film theory, imaginary friends, pop culture analysis]
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[Fight Club - Calvin and Hobbes](http://metaphilm.com/philm.php?id=29_0_2_0)? A discussion on how the movie **The Fight Club** is really **Calvin and Hobbes** in disguise. Read only if you like Calvin and Hobbes, and have seen the movie.