As the movie goes on it starts to get more and more surreal. It reaches a point where you have to ask if Bateman is really killing anyone or just fantasizing about killing people. This theme continues to the point that when we walked out of the theater the general feeling was one of utter confusion. Now some people like confusion and like debating movies because the ending is so ambiguous. The point of this movie is painfully obvious.
Men are shallow creatures that act on the simplest of urges.
We get scenes showing Bateman's astounding vanity. We see businessmen comparing business cards in thinly veiled show of penis envy. It has been frequently noted in the press that director Mary Harron is a feminist. This comes across loud and clear in the movie. I don't have a problem with that.