Arts Thread

My inspiration comes from exploring the experience of the "ordinary" individual in a vast world full of opportunities. Globalization allows us to reach across the globe instantly, but it also creates a complex reality where we often feel small and miss out on much, revealing how little we truly understand. This theme is succinctly expressed in "Fight Club" and "Mr. Robot." Both reflect our era's subconscious, depicting personal journeys with social commentary. They show how the average person feels trapped by the false narrative that job success and economic status define happiness— a deception by large corporations. When overwhelmed, we repress our feelings, which surface in our subconscious. Elliot from "Mr. Robot" exemplifies this with his split. personality and social anxiety, a result of his rage against an unfair world and traumas, leading him to create an alter ego. Both the series and the film carry an underground spirit of liberation. Characters feeling alienated in a city like New York find the subway—a symbol of the subconscious-forcing them to choose a path, creating a sense of freedom from judgment. "Logic and order are a thin veil over a chaotic world."