American Psycho Ending Explained: What Really Happened?
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- Look closer at the deeper meaning and messages of American Psycho's ending.
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CHAPTERS
00:00 - Patrick Bateman's Imaginary Killings
00:43 - Bateman's Disconnection from Reality
01:24 - The Ambiguity of American Psycho
02:01 - Exploring the Ambiguous Ending of American Psycho
02:39 - The Psychosis of Patrick Bateman and the Idea of Reality vs. Fantasy
03:23 - 1980s New York Yuppie Culture and Homogenized Identities
04:04 - The confusion of individual identity
04:44 - The Frustration of Society
05:28 - The Trap of Perception and Identity
06:10 - Detachments from Deeper Reality
Works Cited & Consulted:
* Eisenberg, Eric. “American Psycho Ending: What Really Happened.” CinemaBlend.
* Williams, Wyatt (June 19, 2010). “Bret Easton Ellis talks film adaptations at SCAD.” Creative Loafing.
* Watkins, Gwynne (April 17, 2015). “’American Psycho’ Screenwriter on Patrick Bateman’s Legacy and That Controversial Ending.” Yahoo.
* Grow, Kory (March 31, 2016). “American Psycho at 25: Bret Easton Ellis on Patrick Bateman’s Legacy.” Rolling Stone.
* Wood, Jennifer M (April 5, 2016). “19 Things You Might Not Know About American Psycho.” Mental Floss.
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American Psycho Ending Explained: What Really Happened?
sabrina don't just stare at it, eat it
AHAHAHAh
said like a baws
Would have said the same thing. It sticks hey. This movie filters out dumb psychos.
Wash it properly, get on your knees and do it from the back... That's it
yeen XX 😂😂😂😂😂
Give him a break, hes a child of divorce
You're a fucking loser you know that?
Do you know how bad you smell?... Im sorry.. i just dont have anything in common with you
Obama Obama found the child of divorce
zac shifler are you quoting something or why is your comment so upvoted?
@@obamaobama5395 your moniker is a fucking loser, and you're a gullible loser for supporting him.
You know that??
Something that really stuck with me was the fact that, throughout the entire movie, they only investigated the death of Paul Allen. Every unwealthy or homeless person he killed wasn't even acknowledged.
Powerful ones takes all the limelights. .
that's definitely a big part of the commentary
And it was a private investigator hired by Paul's girlfriend
that's because Paul Allen has a better card.
Why would they be associated with him? Jeez people are dumb the comments are so stupid in here
Another point to mention: When Bateman was in the gunfight with the police force, even he appeared a bit surprised when the police cars combusted from gunshots, which is usually a Hollywood situation
He felt something is off. He doesn't know what's reality anymore and what's not.
Tbf cars can explode like that if there's almost no fuel in them, just gasoline vapours
its all real, Evelyn in the taxi with Bateman says "your father practically owns the company, you can do whatever you like, silly" had that in mind at the ending. The lawyer covered it up ofcourse.
Patrick Bateman is Patrick Pierce Bateman as in Peirce & Peirce the company... thats why he does no work... and his mum is Bateman "im a child of divorce, give me a break" said by Bateman when arriving late. OR Pierce is his Step-dad
the Lawyer just confused Bateman with the owners previous wifes child, to Patrick Pierce, which is a theme of the movie
You forgot Bateman’s haircut is slightly better
😭
did you mean Batman ;)
Hey, cool it with the anti-semitic remark !
and because of that haircut, his business card suffered.
Ikr lol
“Oh my god.. it even has a watermark..”
i'd like to put a watermark on your forehead and put you in my doll collecti--
what
@@guineapig55555, oh my.. do it 🤤
@@moy7469 good doll
all dolls must be nice and submit
(except for the WWE dolls who must slap each other up for my amuseme--
is this too far now
That always made me literally LOL
ok
It makes sense when he said he “ is trying to fit in” meaning he is trying to fit in with reality but he’s simply not there. I also noticed that the way Jean ( Batemens secretary) was asking Patrick questions and answering them as she was interested in him and genuine. That’s why Patrick was struggling to find the right weapon to kill her with because he was deciding by her response which weapon to use. She seemed to be the only one that cared about him that’s why he didn’t kill her
I have a feeling he was struck by shame because of his fiance's call. He would have probably killed Jean if she decided to stay.
He didn't kill her because the phone rung he was about to pull the trigger
Don't forget Luis as well
@@stewmeat92 what do you mean? He was about to kill her but thenthe phone rings and they talk afterwards
Then she appears again later when he calls her over the phone and she finds his notebook with all the disturbing drawings inside
@@meatrealwishes I also thought that way, based by the film alone. but I saw a lot of people say, that in the novel it is stated that he could not bring himself to kill her, because he cared about her
4:52 About his confessions: He also tells the model at the club that he works in "murders and executions", but the model responds with "mergers and acquisition".
Also in the clip in that timestamp his face is covered. He isn't saying those words. It's all in his head. He thinks he's telling people and opening up but in reality, he's not.
Ooooooo
And the ATM scene, it can't be real that an ATM asks you to feed it a stray cat
@@gnarlax2005 True
@@gnarlax2005 sure, but it's not about that. He wants consequences. He wants escape from the constant hell of conformity, and he's being driven to madness because of it
Yea, I trust the movie than the director. Because detail in the movie is what we can see and analyze... Its the director fault is he/she cant tell what he/she want us to think or believe.
I came for an answer and left with a philosophy lesson
literally
Got bored after min 3
@@LtSekro stupid
Life, bruh
I'm still confused LOL
Legends say he is still returning those video tapes.
Based pfp
Indeed.
nice pfp
Can’t come up with that excuse today
Ha!
There is one detail I've never seen anyone talk about this movie: the only person he probably did kill in this movie was the homeless man. Everyone other victim has some ambiguity about their status with either people claiming them to be alive and have just talked to them or the deaths being simply too absurd to believe. Meanwhile Patrick simply stabbed the homeless man multiple times in a dark alley, with a knife, in a fit of desperation and rage. No policeman would investigate that crime, no one will remember the beggar or mention about him to Bateman; a true faceless character in our society.
I’m not sure about this because he pulled the knife out from his suitcase, something that could’ve only been done if it was premeditated or never happened at all.
@@Daniella9658 maybe he was tired because he doesn't get enough food
No 100% all his killings were a fantasy in his mind
And like the only black guy in the film lmfaooo
@@noelle4298 Based
When Patrick is dragging out a bag with “Paul” inside, theres a blood trail as he drags it outside. Once he is outside though, the trail stops. I’m not sure if that’s an intentional detail or not
I think it is, because his friend literally talks about the bag and he doesn't mention the blood
also the inside floor was clean of blood
I was just talking about this. I need to know!
Continuity error
Too obvious to be continuity error I would say. The fact the blood was made to stand out in the shot tells us this is obvious if it’s real. Therefore, it must be imagined or he would’ve been identified.
Also, his chauffeur seemed to be an accomplice to some of his crimes. So there’s that too.
“In the end, the real American Psychos were the friends we made along the way”
Hey, cool it with the anti-semitic remarks, okay ?
lol
So True 👍😊
Yup!
Ivory leaugers.....
Most underrated quote of this movie yes it is.
"I'm into murders and executions, mostly."
"Do you like it?"
"Depends, how do you mean?"
"Well, most guys I know who do mergers and acquisitions don't really like it."
That scene was just genius like the many others but i loved that one the most. Merger can mean the murder of a company culture especially if its merged with a much larger company and acquisition can be like an execution cos many ppl are fired or have their job roles changed after the acquisition.
kaputasri what the fuck are you talking about?
@@herrklamm1454 he is trying to over explain a simple joke.
Loud party, misheard through crowded sounds, hearing problems. I've already listed three explanations.
Clearly is an allusion to 9/11
He actually killed people but his perception of it isn't exactly the same as reality. We as the audience experience it how Patrick does. Therefore if he doesn't know what is actually real, niether do we. We aren't exactly supposed to. The film is also satire, he blends in with the culture and people around him so when he tells everyone he is insane or he likes to kill people, nobody takes him seriously.
@@oh-pm1ob satire is a word from 16th century english…
@@oh-pm1ob you cant be making comments like this without at least going through high school english, which if you had you would know this word wasn’t just created
@@alexcrumpton2916 ik but no one used it when this film was made
But why does he get away with it? And what about the chauffeur? Isn’t he an accomplice?
He didn't kill anyone.
The real estate agent old lady explains it why his real crimes are all covered up. If people know there was a murdered case inside that apartment the value will go down significantly and not only for that apartment but the whole building. So she and her company cleaned and covered it up and ask patrick to keep silence to not cause trouble. That was the same case for his murder at the staircase for his apartment building. The others his fake friend and lawyer covered for him because if he was exposed all his inner circle will be in spotflight for all the wrong reason and probably exposes for their other wrong doing. The detectives was obviously trying to tell him this is your alibi at the dinner with patrick and also tells him I know you did it. American psycho wasn't just about him or just him but the whole gang or upper society.
Yeah the real estate agent clearly knowing sometbing makes the “it was all a dream” argument flawed in my opinion. some things like the killing spree were clearly fake, but he definitely did kill the homeless man, and probably alan too.
@@ryan-ih5bq but Alan was confirmed to be alive at the end of the film when he confronted his lawyer
@@systemedits906 Not necessarily, he could’ve been saying Alan’s alive as a way to cover up for bateman letting him know that he’s throwing it under the rug. that would also explain why the real estate agent acted super suspicious towards batemen as his apartment was being painted over
This was my interpretation exactly.
yeaaa samee that's what i thought too after first time watching it
The only one acknowledging his crimes was the simple minded secretary, who was not self absorbed like everyone else
Ooh, that sounds interesting. Could you speak more on that?
@@shubhamh7451 well she was like most of us, picking up on the obvious around her, while everyone in that higher up circle was so into themselves that didnt care to look into others
@@renatocamara6552 ah, sweet. I like your interpretation.
@@renatocamara6552 it's even more clear about that in the book
"Simple minded"?
"Patrick, is that you"?
"No Lewis. You've mistaken me for someone else."
lol
This scene is too funny 😂😭
Is that you John Wayne?
He actually says.".no lewis its not me" first which makes it the funniest part and u left it out...you should have your spleen scooped out with garden digger.
Kieran Connelly Who said that?
@@Jared_Wignall Christian bales character in american psycho..but he didn't quote it right...he's a fail..
I believe the story is told pretty straightforward. This is the world shown where everyone seems to be a narcissist, so they all turn a blind eye when Bateman, Which happens to be the psychopath of their little group, commits all these crimes. Even the detective when he pulled out the "Huey Lewis" cd is basically telling Bateman he knows he did the murder but basically tells him it's all good , No worries.
3:58 "although I have a slightly better haircut"
I love how he's so petty about that
I'm still waiting for an opening at Dorsia...
househansa - nobody goes there anymore.
I heard their sea urchin ceviche is on point!
jdbrodmdi Mdidmdu have Siri or google listen to it
does that mean we can play squash on Friday?
Hahahahaha!!
I hate it, when people try to analyze me.
Sorry Patrick
Haven’t you got some video tapes to return?
Hey that's a very nice soft skin!
I SEE WHAT YOU DID THERE!
Well, didn't you want to be acknowledged?
The fact that Bateman bases his life on how people view him perfectly mirrors how whenever he was meeting someone new or the prostitutes, he always asks them to ask him a question about himself.
It perfectly mirrors modern society
finally watched this masterpiece, at the end I was like "I don't understand at all.... is it all in his head, is some of it in his head. did I miss something?" Glad to see...no, no I did not.
be quiet, imbecile
I was the exact same way after watching it
Same
I forgot to return the video tapes
whats the movie you'll understand
I laughed so hard when he said it to his fiancé at the end.
Patrick Bateman Someone needs to make an account of how many times he said that
@@fascinatinglist9654 exactly what in the "ass"
I’m just glad he didn’t kill the kitten
but he curb stomped the dog :(
Leo Hernandez humans why would they matter they totally didn’t have families or anything
lmaooo me too!!
corey
Hey that kitten had a family and a career. His business card even had a watermark
@Leo Hernandez you dont fuck with dogs bro
I think all of his crimes existed only in his head. In the last scene, his secretary opens his diary and finds violent caricatures of the people he supposedly murdered. Maybe, the whole movie was him drawing sketches in his diary and imagining all the things he wants to do to these people. It gets to a point where he lost track of reality and imagination.
It can also be confirmed by the fact that his lawyer says that Paul Allen is alive because he had dinner with him in London. And the land lady probably found Patrick's behaviour eerie/ strange so asked him to leave.
And the last thing,
I believe the detective who was after him was a manifestation of his fears self projecting on him. In every scene, the detective seems to be a step ahead of him, confusing him which could be because it was his own second thoughts that made him fear getting caught.
This makes so much sense. Thanks.
@@AnonymousAlien2099 more sense than Mary's explanation
This is exactly how I perceived the movie.
The detective part makes alot of sense how he declined all his offerings when they first met and how the one time the detective asks for lunch Bateman was completely free every other time their was bookings on bookings
I think one major plot point that everyone missed is that the story was told by Bateman, and he can be an unreliable narrator where he tries to describe himself in an image he wants others to believe
Bateman's problem is that he bases his life on how people view him, yet no one can recognize him
yessssss
That sounds like me
Fuck, it just hit me
Well guess gonna lose it for a week now
@@levantinedoomer2317 "Im So QuIrkY Im nOt lIkE ThE OtHeR BoYs"
@@vexial97 You're literally nobody.
@Ham Syde yup. Treat women like disposable pieces of meat. It works for some reason
We are not supposed to know what ist real and what is imagined, because he does not know it for himself.
I’m tired of analyzing the ending so I’m settling for this comment
This is what the author meant it to be.
It's clear though that he may have murdered people.
@@epicon6 Yes, but not everyone we see in the movie
thank you so much this makes everything so much more clear i was kicking myself because i couldn't understand but now I get it i was never supposed to understand.
"Bateman leads a second life"...HE BECOMES A MASKED VIGILANTE THAT FIGHTS CRIME IN A BAT SUIT
Because of American Psycho, it can be said that Bale played Batman and like, half the people in Arkham
In the cab ride with Evelyn, she says," Your father practically owns the company. You can do anything you like silly." Along with the realtor 's demeanor and the lawyers dismissal of his actions leads me to believe Patrick is protected by his father. Especially in a film where consumption and perception are major themes. In the film setting, status, inclusion, and privilege matter more than human life.
This is cannon actually. I think the movie's name explains it all "American Psycho" which means everyone is psycho when it comes to money. I'm just curious about 1 thing that when Bateman shoots the cops car and it exploded he probably already been so wanted and no time for anyone to bribe for him because the cops there will chase and busted him up till the edge of world no matter what so it's either on his head or because he's an elite American. 50/50.
The lawyer thought it was a sick joke and was scared of him
Did you know that Whitney Houston's debut LP, called simply 'Whitney Houston', had 4 number one singles on it?
You actually listen to Whitney Houston 😂 🤣
I got a vibe that the ladies in the scene genuinely thought it was funny 😆
You own a Whitney Houston CD? More than one?
Did you know that Christie?
I swear someone needs to make an account on how many random music facts he kept saying 😂
Very Nice.
Let's see Paul Allen's Explanation
Look at that subtle off-white coloring, the tasteful thiccness of it...
I’m impressed
Zandur hahaha
Oh my God, it even has metaphors...
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
The Murders definitely happened, the land lady scene at the end was way too strange for it to just be all in his head and he clearly knew something happened because instead of pressing for information like he would usually do he just left and said “thank you” the lady also said “I don’t want any trouble” when she saw him.
Some of them were real. If you look at it some of the murders are quite obviously real while others have plot gaps and with writing and directing that Is breaking bad level in all other areas it wouldnt make sense for them to leave that part out and it makes it seem unrealistic, but yeah its true that it is A fantasy However Its quite obvious that It was true aswell
Exactly the moral of the film is how a rich man can get away with anything in America
An interesting thing I noticed when watching this again recently, in the dinner scene with Reese Witherspoon, when he says the “engage in murder on a massive scale” line, we the audience can’t actually SEE him even say this line, his hand is covering his face. Is this potentially just what he WANTED to say?
This movie aged so well cause of how our society is even more self absorbed honestly i think this was a genius film
take the piss
True
Not even in the slightest. With internet culture, its more so the opposite. People are more aware. Thats why the "ok boomer" joke exists. Older people(roughly anyone born before 1990ish) are so lost and absorbed within the "society" that they are walking drones, npcs.. You dont see young adults acting this way. Its older folk.
@@vexial97 yeah young adults of today are definitely not self absorbed npcs
@@vexial97 the fact you think your generation is so superior just shows how self absorbed you are
Slide in business card while casually whisper..
*_"Perfect white with comic sans typography"._*
Damn it, that beats my Arial-Card
Is the lettering raised tho?
@@psychickoi no, it's italic
It even has a watermark on it
Oh my god... it even has an ifunny watermark
*I think they covered this whole situation up going on with the lady that is the housekeeper of the apartment, his friends and especially his laywer. The real question is why did they do that? Why would someone cover up attrocities from a psychopath that sits and speaks next to you daily? You would always live with the anxiety and fear that one day he could kill you. In my opinion their friends are also some kind of psychopaths and sociopaths. Everyone have his own fetish to kill someone. That represents the business cards that they put on the desk to compare it. They were all the same except some tiny details that refelects their fetishes and characters. In the core they have the same narcistic hedonistic character. Therefore everyone knows the other at its best. Tell my your friends and I will tell you who you are. In order not to get caught in what was happening, they covered his ass and they were professional at doing this because its happend not the first time in this circle.*
What a surprisingly insightful essay. Was not expecting this level of insightful commentary. Good job, really helped me understand my own view of the movie after digesting it.
I like the idea that not even the audience will acknowledge his crimes
Oh Man, that's pretty awesome actually. Never thought about it that way
💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀
That’s actually really cool
Mind-blowing
Not even the actor or writer
“I’m on the verge of tears by the time we arrive at Espace, Since I’m positive we won’t have a decent table....but we do. The relief washes over me in an awesome wave”
I love how he said like:
”I’m on the verge of tears😄😀”
People love quoting this movie, huh?
“What are you Patrick, some kind of American Psycho?” Such a classic line.
Interesting. I watched it for the first time today and I was thinking along similar lines. He says "I'm simply not there.", but there's still a small enough part of him left to express that, and that part wants to empathize with others, to be noticed, and experience meaning, all of which he is denied throughout the movie. I started watching to find some of the memes, but finished it with an understanding I never would have expected.
Good review. Now, if you'll excuse me, I need to return some video tapes.
Before you go, can I see your business card?
InternetJuror is that a gram?
JRLOC488
New card. Whadya think?
Good Coloring
JRLOC488
That's Bone. And the lettering is something called Cillian Braille
This explanation is even more ambiguous than the movie itself...
yup, agreed.
HAHHAHAHAHA
is it though? i thought it was pretty thoroughly explained
As it is supposed to be
Hey, Paul!
amazing!! really helped me to have a better perspective of the movie and also confirm some of my own ideas about the ending
A brilliant take. Nicely handled!
I thought his lawyer was protecting him by saying he saw Paul Allen in London *wink wink*
Does she Go? Nudge nudge
I thought so too. I think everything is being covered
me too, i like my reading better haha
yeah and when he didnt find Paul's body i thought the lawyer sorted it all out for him
That’s the problem with identity. Throughout the movie, you see how Bateman is mistaken for another person. But Bateman may have mutually mistaken the person who mistook him for someone else, and in turn killed the wrong guy. Or, the lawyer could have mistook the identity of the man who died for someone else too. As you can tell even in the lawyers scene, he mistakes Bateman for someone else.
Only one conclusion:
Don't touch his watch.
In the movie too.
It´s a Rolex Datejust 36 mm Steel/Gold with Jubilee Bracelet. I have exactly the same as well . Also from the 80´s ;)
LMAOO my favorite part out of that whole movie
rahul juneja I swearrr!!
😂😂
face* NOT THE FACE
Wow, thanks for this great explanation!
"You see I AM the American Psycho"
Greatest line in the movie.
Enough of this, let's see Paul Allen's card
The subtle off white coloring...
But it has a watermark
Your compliment was sufficient, dude
very original mate
The tasteful thickness ......
A few things I’ve noticed since watching this theory: the business cards themselves are literally a symbol of identity for each of the businessmen, all competing to stand out in this homogeneous society the video talks about. They all obsess over the smallest of details on the cards which helps them do so. With the idea that this is all in Bateman’s head, you can bring it back to the movie’s opening: he insults the bartender and says he wants to stab her to death. Whilst saying this, it’s all seen by the audience through the mirror - this is a different reflection of reality, how only Bateman sees himself.
Also in the business cards, everyone title is Vice President. I guess it calls out the blatant narcissism.
@@ZeeeeeeeeeeA In low-employee financial companies VP really doesn't mean anything, their dads gave them those jobs. They actually run the company and the yuppies just maybe handle the low level clients while trying to look important.
i really appreciate your observation with the bartender and the mirror situation. it must be in his head, i just can't see how it's not anymore.
They all try to stand out but they're all the same, even the cards, there's not much of a BIG difference at all
I always felt his co-workers weren't taking the cards as seriously as Bateman, they almost viewed it jokingly when comparing it.
Awesome analysis!!
I have not read the book, so my experience only comes from the movie. The director says she wanted to make it ambiguous (kinda like in the Sopranos finale), but as she said she didn't deliver completely. My theory is that we simply don't know enough to decide, but the hallucination theory is still more valid. All of the kills happen in a completely surreal setting (the whole movie is kinda surreal tho) and besides the homeless man we have no details about, they are all explained to be not real (even though there is always at least a small doubt they may have actually happened, especially because all the killed people never appear afterwards).
When he kills Paul Allen, the bag leaves a huge trail of blood on the floor and is super heavy, in the moment the guy sees him the trail disappears and the bag appears much lighter, as he is holding a carpet.
The final killing spree is completely unrealistic, and even more unrealistic is the police not catching him in the span of an hour, with that huge trail of evidence. Also it is ironic how that scene feels like a complete murdering orgasm, a CATHARSIS, but it's clear it has not actually happened at all. The ATM speaking to him and him blowing up a police car with a 9mm and surviving a shootout with no cover is clearly a narcissistic hallucination.
There are two possibilities, either Bateman has imagined everything from the beginning, or he has killed but most likely not the people shown in the movie, or at least not in the way the kills are portrayed.
But yes, the point of the movie is that Patrick is batshit insane and nobody notices (or cares?) because they are just as detached and vain as him.
I just keep discovering new layers and interpretations of this movie. What a masterpiece.
It's the movie that keeps on giving.
The book is equally brilliant.
no it's not, it's boring, too violent and 50% of the text is a description of clothes, talking about the book
It truly is brilliant. I can't read the book because I will be confused as shit
@@a.j8307 the book is probably beyond my education to understand.. And I have a good education
He’d be very popular on social media today,being a self obsessed narcissist .
Phone bad
@@aninfinitemindofmusicandreams Retard what does this have to do with technology?
Ok boomer
self obsessed and narcissist are the same thing 🙄
Officer Sack is social media not apart of technology? That’s what it has to do with it.
And As I watched it, I need a video of explanation explaining this ending explained video to me!! Great JOB NONETHELESS!!
Every time someone asks where I'm going I say "I've got to return some video tapes". I use lines from this film all the time, and no one ever gets it.
"Your compliment was sufficient lewis"
His name was actually "Luis". Some quotes from the book
"I've seen you looking at me," he says, panting. "I've noticed your" - he gulps - "hot body."
He tries to kiss me on the lips but I back away, into the stall door, accidentally closing it. I drop my hands from Luis's neck and he takes them and immediately places them back. I drop them once again and stand there contemplating my next move, but I'm immobile.
"Don't be... shy," he says.
"Bateman lives a second life."
>Second life
>Bateman..
>Batman?
he work with 2 jokers. Jared and headth . then he becomes a crazy
User Unknown 😂
User Unknown Christian bale?!?!
User Unknown I was thinking the same thing 😂
_Hannibal_
Fucking never understood why no one figured it out
Excellent analysis!
great analysis of a book and movie open to so many perspectives.a deep reflection of oneself.
If only he got a reservation at dorsia
"I don't want you to get drunk but that's a very fine chardonnay you're _not_ drinking." x
This is a great analysis
Correction: Sociopath not psychopath, he showed mercy to Jean because she's the only one who shows interest in Bateman. Emotions are foreign to Psychopaths, whilst Patrick Bateman seems overflowing with emotions.
Ikr he DOES NOT seem like a psychopath
Well, first point that's disproves that is the title.
Secondly Bateman doesn't have emotions for other people (Jean), he is obviously sparing her based on his own narcissistic wants- he isn't showing empathy, he's sparing her for his own gain. It serves his twisted mind more to have her be infatuated by him and have feelings for him as a person with humanity, rather than killing her like the other shallow victims.
He is not showing any emotion through the whole movie- never smiles genuinely, gets sad, has remorse, guilt (other than when he takes a considerably larger dose of his medication at calls his lawyer), the only humor he has is serial killer facts (ie. Ted Bundy's dog scene).
Bateman is the prime example of a psychopath in his mannerisms and traits imo
@@benjaminschmidt3612 Yeah you are stating your opinion to a psychologist. It's fine learn something new everyday.
@@godsoffice5714 Well, I know how to google: the differences between psychopath and sociopath. To my knowledge diagnoses don't have to be a 100% textbook, points can overlap between conditions and not all symptoms are the same in all people.
And yeah you are stating your opinion to a movie enthusiast. It's fine to see learn a new perspective. You can't treat this movie like a 1 on 1 conversation with a patient, you have to review it like a movie first are foremost: camera angles, soundtrack, lighting, characters appearance, dialog, plot, story and so on.
There is so much more explained in this film rather than what is supposedly Bateman's thoughts and actions.
PS. stating your a psychologist doesn't automatically make everything you say true ;)
@@benjaminschmidt3612 You are getting hilarious with every comment.
Its hip to be square.
Hip to fuck bees
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Tandy p you gotta pay the troll toll
"No, Antonio! You control nothing. I am not your slave anymore, and I'm not a boy. I am a man, see? I was transformed by the strong musky power of true love. I am now.... THE DAYMAN!"
Jarod Smith "what the hell is that?"
"you know what it is, bitch. -BANG, BANG,BANG!"
I think the reason why I like this movie so much is because of how everything is ridiculous and blown of proportion, whether it be the dark/crude humor or the killing scenes.
I used to think that the cop car blowing up was too much, but then I realized that Bateman is a pretty good killer. He takes to the gun very easily and it even surprises him. If he were recognized as the psycho he really is, he would definitely get some credit for being so efficient and deadly. So not only is he reaching for being different, he's really good at that different life, but nobody will ever credit him for that...not because it's insane to credit someone for being that good at murder, but because everybody simply doesn't care.
damn
No actually the book is disgusting and overburdened with naming everyth god damn cloth. And also exact descriptions of bateman necrophilia
"She'll have the squid ravioli and sea urchin ceviché followed by the almond and pinenuts encrusted Red Snapper; Zagats called it a playful little dish for the senses"
''Courtney opens the door and she’s wearing a Krizia cream silk blouse, a Krizia rust tweed skirt and silk-satin
d’Orsay pumps from Manolo Blahnik''
That’s so much cognitive dissonance. Wanting to fit in and stand out at the same time. Also he’s “not the killer he thinks he is” because his narcissism of being the best and being an apex predator merged with his psychosis and gives him a fantasy of him being a more inflated mass murder machine. I would like to believe, as someone who listened to the audiobook, that Pat did do at least some of those murders, and the lawyer at the end mistook the Paul Allen he had dinner with in London for someone else. Just as everyone had been confusing people the entire movie (and even moreso in the book) And the bodies and evidence all get cleaned up because nobody cares and everyone has enough money to erase everything. I agree with what Ellis said about the book not being born to be a movie. The book is insanely long because it bores down on the repetition and the methodical routine and inner monologue of Patrick’s life. The book’s length and pacing are trying to make you feel like you’re going insane with Patrick. Like something’s about to break at any moment.
Sublime analysis 👌
I'm glad Reese Witherspoon went to harvard after he broke up with her.
she was too blonde
@@skinnyqueen5914 so blonde it was considered illegal
She was a marilyn not a jackie
Dodging psychopaths is Reese's modus operandi. Bob Wolverton almost got her as well!
'Did you hear about that actress who murdered her husband? oh whats her name, Reese...'
'Witherspoon?'
'No it was with a knife'
anyone want to compare business cards
Mine's an index card with my cat's name scrawled on it in blue ink. Pretty nice, huh?
Mine's just my name on the back of a cocktail napkin.
There's a shop near me with 100 year old windows, leaded with Universal Hexagrams. I sometimes wonder if Old Crow had a hand in it.
Sean seguin mine is on my ass.
I would, but I have to return some videotapes.
Favorite movie 🌟
what i find absolutely hilarious is the intro music, the cheery background sound commences while the narrator talks about how horrendous his killings were
Do you like Huey Lewis and the News???? Their early work was a little too new wave for my tastes, but when Sports came out in '83, I think they really came into their own, commercially and artistically.
The whole album has a clear, crisp sound, and a new sheen of consummate professionalism that really gives the songs a big boost. He's been compared to Elvis Costello, but I think Huey has a far more bitter, cynical sense of humor.
Andrew Wang TRY GETTING RESERVATIONS AT DORSIA NOW!!!!!! *hacks up person with a very shiny ax*
Andrew Wang Where did you get that overnight bag??
Stephan Mahler I need to return some video tapes
That's Bone
I still think the movie is Patrick's own personal hell. His never ending torment is never being caught.
No, it's the autor's personal hell, kind of a bio. Takes one to know one.
I pray you catch me
I love psychology and everything with it so much and I also enjoy learning about homicide and crime. I literally just watched it and I think the best thing was how they subtly made him lose grips on reality/ his routine and being to control himself.I think the whole idea of the movie with everybody being obsessed with themselves and dumb things have the movie a lot of depths too. I want to read the book to get a better idea of it too.
1980s version : Patrick Bateman
2021 version : social media
My mind is blown I just thought his lawyer fixed everything for him like the room with bodies and lied about seeing Allen as a get out for him
yeah same maybe he did
That's the same thing I thought, but others tell a completely different story.
But why would the lawyer call Patrick with a different name?
@@drasticgamerstv1025 maybe pretend like he didnt even know him, especially being in public
@@drasticgamerstv1025 why would he even show that he knows him, the man's killed tons of people! And maybe he wants to show that I don't know you I.e. I've taken care of the matter.
I'd love to hear you views on this.
Batman killed Joker in this movie. Think about that
Ryan West, Bateman - e = Batman 🤔🧐hmm
that's a joke, not the Joker
Batman "is" the joker in this movie..Think about that !
VAS He could also mean that Christian Bale also played Batman in The Dark Knight
@@Ramguhan7 ~ it's Bruce Wayne if his parents were never shot.
what really happened was that he never killed anyone, he was simply returning some video tapes
Well done! 👍
Batman killed the Joker in this movie.
Christian Bale (Batman) axed Jared Leto (Joker)
hahaha yeah
Hollywood is laughing in our faces while they drink martinis on their million dollar mansion balconies listening to Hughey Lewis.
XD
No joke, this evening I was watching Joker movie clips on youtube, then youtube started recommending Dark Knight clips with heath ledger's joker, I was thinking aight time to watch The Dark Knight on Netflix, but I clicked on Netflix and the main promotional display was for American Psychco, which I've never seen. I was thinking what a crazy coincidence it has Christian Bale in it too, I guess I'll watch that. I had no idea it had Jared Leto in it too. It has come full circle!
How many people are going to Fckingg Comment the same thing we all know already your not special for pointing that out 🤦♂️🙄
you have a nice voice I'll call you christie
Don’t just look at it eat it
As soon as I saw the police cars explode on his killing spree, I first assumed "Oh, this is a dream, there will be a scene soon where he wakes up or something". Then when he met with his lawyer, at the end of the conversation his lawyer sternly expresses how he had lunch with Paul Allen recently and seems annoyed that Patrick isn't understanding what he is trying to convey. My assumption is that the lawyer was acting as an alibi, and just wanted Patrick to act like it never happened so that he doesn't incriminate himself. Or maybe he actually thought of it as a joke and Patrick really did hallucinate the scene. I still believe most of the killings before that happened though. Especially with the "cranberry-apple juice" stained sheets.
I thought this was an excellent analysis of the film and its actual meaning. Very good job, thank you.
Literally the most in-depth, deep, thoughtful, observant, philosophical movie review/interpretation I have ever heard.
Remarkable.
Now can you PLEASE TELL ME WHAT THE FUCK WAS UP WITH DONNIE DARKO??!!
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Donnie Darko , like it . watch "Sexy Beast " , the demonic rabbit { puka } makes a cameo appearance in the final scene . I got a kick out of that .
Phoenix Archangel That'll take longer than one of these 6 minute videos. Probably more like 30 minutes.
+Richard Nixon
Cool story, bro.
i was afraid someone was going to say something like that.
i got the whole kundelini/energy potential stuff (honestly, quantum physics stuff almost gives me a boner)
i just didn't get if any of the characters in Darko (including Donnie) were supposed to be in another observer's imagination.
Guess Tears For Fears were right:
it's a very, very
mad world.
This is good, but there is a two-part analysis video for "Taxi Driver" that blows this out of the water. (Not made or uploaded by the same people though).
Check it out sometime if you like "Taxi Driver".
I expected some buzzfeed-tier content, but you guys really did your homework. Very well done; thanks for sharing
I find similarities between this work of art and and " The Stranger" from Albert Camus. Both of the protagonists, although thought to be insane in the eyes of the reader/viewer, simply are the sanest people in the reality they are set in. They are surrounded by the absurd. In a weird way he is the sanest person in his reality.
I thought that the lawyer was just so good at covering everything up that he even made Bateman believe that he didn't do it
When I get to Paul Allen's place, I use the keys I took from his pocket before disposing of the body.
There is a moment of sheer panic....
When I realize that Paul's apartment overlooks the park...
and is obviously more expensive than mine.
When he said that i laughed so harf
This line killed me 😂😂😂😂😂
How is this movie so scary and funny at the same time
When I watched this scene I just started laughing so hard☠️
Hay... I’m the 666th like 😈
This is more or less how I interpreted the ending. It doesn't matter whether he's a serial killer, because nobody cares one way or the other, and the system is designed to shield him and those like him from consequence anyway.
This is probably more real in the upper circles than we know.
@@alexl.4362 without a doubt.
Great explanation
I love the part he says its bating time and bated all over the place
Patrick controlled everyone in the movie. He always held the power. The real estate agent flipped it on him. She beat him mentally when she asked if he saw the posting only to then tell him there was no posting, she never turns her back to him and he's the one that tucks tail and leaves. She even follows him and tells him not to come back. She has a darkness in her.
I immediately thought he met with another psyocpath
@@alfonsoc.950 sameeeee!
Or she's used to these "situations" So, she knows how to deal with it.
Yeah. He's the narrator. Wee see everything from his pov
Yeah i always thought she was creepy the way she stares right through Bateman and doesn’t even blink.
I read the book years before the movie came out and it made complete sense. I was disappointed with the movie as it left a lot of detail out. If you read the book, there is no ambiguity, and the final scene with the lawyer, saying he saw Paul Allen in London is funny - becasue in the book, that was the rumor Partick started after he killed Paul - he started telling people that Paul went to London. Then, after 6 months, the rumour had gone full circle, and as people do to legitimize themselves, they embellish the story. And that was the irony. Patrick is stunned at how superficial people are, even though he used to be like them. He was now happy he was no longer part of that crowd - he was free. People need to read the book.
movie is great bc of Bale's performance. The book is actually very boring to be honest
That's not a lack of ambiguity that's just another implied possibility
I read it 22 years ago and it still marks me
I thought of this when I saw the movie but it left me questioning if [the rumour] it was real. Definitely reading the book.
The London bit is in the movie though...? He creates a voicemail mimicking Paul's voice saying he took a trip to London. The whole point of the ending of the film, I felt, was to suggest that other people were so steeped in a culture where someone like him is considered normal that they couldn't see the evidence of his wrongdoings even though they were right in front of them.
Bateman is just how Batman would've actually turned out given what happened to him
broo , that dude running naked with a chainsaw, was one of the best parts xdddd