one of the best movies of all time

Rating: Null/10 (11 July 2002)

Spoiler Alert i have been reading some of the comments posted here about American Psycho. I have noticed that some of the people are missing the point of the movie. He is a man who believes he is an empty shell. He has acute depression and seeks the acceptance of others (hence the attempts to fit in). Part of the depression is the emptyness of materialism. It shows what happens when you have everything you could possibly want and get bored because that is usually what happens in today's "disposable" society. It also relays the message of the loss of dignity of human life and the disposableness of life (no i am not religious but i have experianced extreme materialism in myself and i have realized that it is pretty much empty). He had a limitless supply of drugs, sex, everything. *shrug* He was tired of "normal" sex he had to get videos of "slasher" sex (there is a scene where there is a man with a chainsaw...if you have read less than zero there is a similer video where a man has sex with a girl and a guy and castrates the guy, with a chainsaw.) He just wanted some "thrills" and got addicted to killing or maybe got addicted to dreaming about killing people. it asks the question "How far will we go for entertainment" Will we kill people just to watch them die. Sure he was insane. Personally, i think he killed some of the people if not all. This is why.
The Woman he was walking next to on the street: the next day he comes in to the dry cleaner with a "bloody" sheet. Is it really cranberry juice or wine? Did he decide in his head it was blood? Is it really blood? I think it really is blood. I think he really killed someone...if not her than someone else he found.
Al the begger: it is very reasonable to assume he killed Al. He was a bum and police probably wouldnt spend to much time investigating it. I personally believe him when he says he killed a lot of bums.
Paul Allen: This is the big one. Did he kill a man over a business card. Lets look at the facts. In the opening of the movie on of the guys mistakes someone else in the restaurant for Paul (it might have been bryce). This shows that people dont know what others exactly look like and they pretty much look the same and can be easily mistaken for someone else. Second A reservation was made under Halberstrand's name. This shows us that he planned on going to dinner with Paul because Paul mistook him for Halberstrand. Next the dinner scene with Paul. The dinner is in a very empty restaurant. This is makes sense, if i planned to kill someone i wouldnt want a lot of people to see me with them. Fast Forward to the actually killing scene. Bateman takes some pills. It doesnt specify what type and its hard to deduce what type because there is no mention of a physchatrist at all in the movie yet they are perscription pills. Fast Forward to the return to Paul Allen's apartment after the incident with the hooker and Elizabeth. The walls are pristine. Yet, i see an expression of urgency in the landlady's face. This is an expensive apartment. Bad press could lose them a lot of money. Isnt it possible that the management had it cleaned out so they could release the condo and turn a very nice profit out of Paul Allen's "dissapearance"? Remember what the main theme of the movie is: materialism at its worst. I wouldnt put it past them...Of course this is all conjecture but it gives you something to think about. Oh and a final note. The lawyer who didnt recognize Bateman. Was this a cover up? Once again facial expressions leave some doubt as to whether or not the laywer is making it up when he says he had lunch with paul. In addition, He may have mistaken someone else for paul fairly easily.
The Hookers: he could get away with killing hookers, maybe even call girls. Seriously. With enough money people get away with murder all the time. There is not a doubt in my mind.
I am probably forgetting things but this is a long post anyway, i hope it has given you all something to think about.