The Ferris Bueller Fight Club Theory. *Contains Spoilers

uncleoswald

I recently heard about this theory on the hidden meaning in the film Ferris Bueller's Day Off. Did you know the story is actually a more subtle take of the dual-personality escapist complex that is also seen in Fight Club?

Ferris Bueller IS Tyler Durden.

Cameron, while off school sick, invents Ferris Bueller as it is the only way he is able to get the courage to rebel against his oppressive Father by trashing his beloved sports car. Bueller is everything Cameron wants to be, confident, good looking, has loving parents, is a risk taker, charismatic and a hit with the ladies (Sloan is his crush in school so in Cameron's mind Ferris persuades her to come along.) He imagines everyone at school talking about Ferris in his absence and the school principal out to get him while nobody would notice Cameron been off sick at all. After the car is trashed Cameron realises he must confront his father and imagines a happy ending for his 2 dimensional alter-ego before facing his real fate.

This theory explains the more fantastical elements in the story such as how Ferris is allowed to sing at the parade and instigates a 1000 people strong musical number in the middle of downtown Chicago and the fact that the three of them are able to accomplish so much and go so many places in just a few hours.

Please note that I know the theory is of course complete and utter b*llix. But it was on last night and I have to say it was cool to see the bits that fit the theory and those that make no sense. And it left me wondering what other films have potential other meanings, true or not?

SugarHigh

I've nothing to add to this but that was ****ing brilliant.

ziedth

Oh the website cracked.com there is an article that mentions this and a few other interesting theorys on films, i'll link to it later.

delta214

Cracked

weiland79

delta214 wrote: »

Cracked

There really is an Internet page for everything.:D
BTW interesting thought OP

Duggy747

Ha, never thought of Bueller that way but now that you mention it.............



:pac:

uncleoswald

Sorry for the bumb, just saw this and remembered this thread.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eiMuj85ngEo

opr

Thanks for the bump. The OP is even funnier in light of all the theories and deep meaning people are looking for in Inception. Look hard enough at most stuff and you can find a theory relating to almost anything.

Opr

take everything

Duggy747 wrote: »

Ha, never thought of Bueller that way but now that you mention it.............



:pac:

LMAO
Great job (did you do that yourself?).

Brendog

The only reliable source of believing this is that Cameron looks like Edward Norton....




Also think about this...If Cameron mentally created himself in his own "perfect" vision.....then why is Matthew Brodrick married to a transvestite donkey wench?