American Psycho - The greatest film of the 21st century.

[Patrick Bait-man]

"New film adaptation. What do you think?"
"Woah, very nice. Look at that."
"Picked it up from Bret Easton Ellis."
"Good cinematography."
"That's Andrzej Sekula, and the music is by John Cale."
"That's very cool, Mary Harron."

 

[pork and beans]

Perfect film and if it ever gets a remake I'm ending it or something


I bought the book for two bucks off a random guy and I've read it like seven times

 

[PeachDream]

0/10 his reflection in the knife is facing away from him

 

[Tablet County]

When I was young and I watched my first episode of the Simpsons featuring Sideshow Bob, I thought his name was actually Psycho Bob, but with "Psycho" intentionally mispronounced as some kind of gag.

 

[TheArtilleryman]

How does the book compare? I really, really like the movie and Christian Bale's performance. His early work was a little too ethnic for my tastes, but when American Psycho came out in 2000, I think he really came into his own, commercially and artistically. His whole character has a profound, menacing presence, and a new sheen of consimante professionalism that really gives the film a big boost. He's been compared to Daniel Day Lewis, but I think Christian has a far much more bitter, cynical sense of humour.

Spoiler: Spoiler

But really, how is the book?

 

[Fascist Frederick]

Their early work was a little too new wave for my taste.

 

[Lord of the Large Pants]

Patrick, it's you!? YOU'RE THE AMERICAN PSYCHO!?

 

[Rudy Coleman]

what was the meaning behind the ending where he cannot for the life of him self get arrested?

 

[Mister Qwerty]

I thought it was an odd film when it first came out. I kept thinking to myself why is Christian Bale acting like Data from Star Trek?

 

[Corbax]

I'll be that guy and point out that the movie came out in the 20th century.

 

[GeorgeFloydFentanylStash]

How does the book compare? I really, really like the movie and Christian Bale's performance. His early work was a little too ethnic for my tastes, but when American Psycho came out in 2000, I think he really came into his own, commercially and artistically. His whole character has a profound, menacing presence, and a new sheen of consimante professionalism that really gives the film a big boost. He's been compared to Daniel Day Lewis, but I think Christian has a far much more bitter, cynical sense of humour.

Spoiler: Spoiler

But really, how is the book?

Book is really good. I recommend it to anyone who has watched the movie. One chapter about taking an Uzi to the gym should have made it to the movie.

 

[FuckedOffToff]

How does the book compare? I really, really like the movie and Christian Bale's performance. His early work was a little too ethnic for my tastes, but when American Psycho came out in 2000, I think he really came into his own, commercially and artistically. His whole character has a profound, menacing presence, and a new sheen of consimante professionalism that really gives the film a big boost. He's been compared to Daniel Day Lewis, but I think Christian has a far much more bitter, cynical sense of humour.

Spoiler: Spoiler

But really, how is the book?

I'd recommend it. It's been ages since I read it, in fact before the internet was big and the film came out. The rat thing has stayed with me, and I've got a shitty memory, and haven't watched the film in case it made it in as a scene.
I was younger, more naive and not as fucked up by the internet but it skeeved me out so much I've never reread it, or watched the film. Doesn't mean it's bad, just my sensitivities for certain things were weak.
Is the hooker rat torture in the film?

 

[Admiral Throbnelius]

Book is really good. I recommend it to anyone who has watched the movie. One chapter about taking an Uzi to the gym should have made it to the movie.

This is a poem Patrick writes in the book and then makes this girl he's having lunch with read out loud in the restaurant:

The poor nigger on the wall.
Look at him.
Look at the poor nigger.
Look at the poor nigger on the wall.
Fuck him.
Fuck the nigger on the wall.
Black man is devil.

-A poem by Patrick Bateman

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But yeah, I'd also recommend reading the book. To be fair, although it isn't one to one and there's content cut out, I still think the film is a really solid adaptation.

 

[Bionicle Enthusiast]

what was the meaning behind the ending where he cannot for the life of him self get arrested?

I thought it meant that because he was so affluent, he just ended up facing no consequences as nobody believed his confession, and life for him, as a high up elite person will just go on.

 

[General Emílio Médici]

I remember seeing a article that back in 2016 some j*urnalist tried to get the book author to go on a "Trump bad right?" tangent while doing a interview about the book and movie, and the creature basically threw a fit when she wouldn't do it and instead actually spoke about the novel and the themes and how Trump's character played into it without the political angle the journo wanted.

what was the meaning behind the ending where he cannot for the life of him self get arrested?

There are a few interpretations. One is that Bateman is hallucinating it all and didn't actually kill anyone, there is also the interpretation that these people are so shallow and self-absorbed that they honestly can't differentiate themselves from each other and Bateman and the lawyer have no idea who the person Bateman claims he killed is so he thinks he is still alive. Or maybe the lawyer is lying to cover his ass because he doesn't want to get involved at all due to his own self importance and desire not to rock the boat. Or maybe it is all true and Bateman did kill those people but he is such a fake person when he finally speaks truth no one believes him.

 

[Breadbassket]

Did anyone watch the sequel?

 

[Flatline]

The book is excellent. Read it if you haven't.

 

[666NASTYFUCKINGFREAK666]

Call me a retard but I always thought this movie was a comedy.

Dropping a chainsaw on a stripper from 8 stories up, and then going on a killing spree because an ATM told you "feed me a stray cat lol xd" is fucking hilarious because its so absurd.

Cool movie though.

 

[Rudy Coleman]

I remember seeing a article that back in 2016 some j*urnalist tried to get the book author to go on a "Trump bad right?" tangent while doing a interview about the book and movie, and the creature basically threw a fit when she wouldn't do it and instead actually spoke about the novel and the themes and how Trump's character played into it without the political angle the journo wanted.



There are a few interpretations. One is that Bateman is hallucinating it all and didn't actually kill anyone, there is also the interpretation that these people are so shallow and self-absorbed that they honestly can't differentiate themselves from each other and Bateman and the lawyer have no idea who the person Bateman claims he killed is so he thinks he is still alive. Or maybe the lawyer is lying to cover his ass because he doesn't want to get involved at all due to his own self importance and desire not to rock the boat. Or maybe it is all true and Bateman did kill those people but he is such a fake person when he finally speaks truth no one believes him.

My interpretation is that patrick exists in some kind of purgatory, not in the literal sense that hes dead, but perhaps a twilight zone where he has everything he could ever want but no way to actually affect the world or anyone in any meaningful sense. him killing people is really the only way he can satisfy himself anymore. kind of like how people go on killing sprees in gta when they are bored.
at the end where he gets into a shoot out with the cops and confesses to his lawyer is more of a desperate plea to the universe to acknowledge his existence. But it doesn't.
Hes stuck in ground hog day living among npc's where nothing he does actually matters or have any effect on anything, that face he makes at the end is one of existential dread now knowing this

 

[General Emílio Médici]

Did anyone watch the sequel?

Sequel wasn't actually a sequel. Hollywood slapped the name on it because they thought it would help sell. Kinda like the I, Robot movie was originally a independent screenplay not really related to Asimov's book but was tied to it for marketing.

Call me a retard but I always thought this movie was a comedy.

Dropping a chainsaw on a stripper from 8 stories up, and then going on a killing spree because an ATM told you "feed me a stray cat lol xd" is fucking hilarious because its so absurd.

Cool movie though.

It is a comedy though. A black comedy. Like Doctor Strangelove.