Why Men Love American Psycho
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- American Psycho Is The Greatest Societal Warning.
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This video explores the message of American Psycho on modernity and post modernism through Patrick Batemans struggle in the film called American Psycho. Patrick Bateman is wallstreet investor working for a big business and yet his mask of sanity is slipping in American Psycho. Patrick Batemans millions of dollars and investments in art and materialism is not enough for him because money doesn't buy him happiness. This is why American Psycho sigma male compilations are so popular.
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@somni hello
I think it's interesting. This channel seems to go into the deeper meaning of things which we are exposed to in society. Whether or not that has to do with social media, art, popular media, political issues, or anything else, is entirely up to you as the creator. This video was very well done, and you should be proud.
Oh my God...it even has a sponsor
@@Moon-Real hey moon, I would love to see more videos on China, as I found your last one very interesting!
master twerks lol
Impressive, very nice. Let's see Paul Allen's analysis
The tasteful length of it oh my god, is that a raidshadow legends commerial. 1 minute long?
My favorite line from the movie. You can hear the pent-up rage in his voice. He sounds like he's about to cry.
Look at that subtle editing
@@undeterminedchannel oh my God, Moon made it
Before even clicking on this video, I knew this would be the top comment.
He went from Bateman to Batman in five years. Quite a transformation.
from a sigma to another sigma
@@user-ld9mi3ki7q bro what
@@user-ld9mi3ki7q ;Ddd
super lame transformation. he needed 5 years to get rid of an "e" 🤪
@@ignatiosd7262 It was a HUGE "e".
It's both hilarious and tragic how some people love a character that is literally a deconstruction of their personality
Ok satanist
@@romanianhustler3309 What makes you think I'm a Satanist?
Your profile pic looks like a red pentagram my guy
@@AkatsukiGeets it's a star, a pentagram is an inverted star
@@AkatsukiGeets A pentagram was originally used to ward off evil spirits, hollywood made it a satanist symbol.
Lets be real we all like the movie because we have exquisite taste in business cards.
"that's bone'
Mine’s egg surface pattern
@@SarahFinds thats cute. mine is letterpress printed with an off-white coloring to it.
It's so thick and sharp
"Huh-ho very nice"
After seeing this movie, it made sense to cast him as Batman. Batman is basically an American Psycho that doesn't kill.
Well this one does kill
Unfortunately
Its almost the exact opposite of this movie. A rich guy who uses his bteak with normality to do good instead of bad
Batman is Bateman without an e.
@@TransportSupremo If you actually have a look at Batman, he is a Billionaire who uses his vigilante persona to beat up people who pretty much like him, are beating other people to get what they need. Mental note here, Bruce Wayne doesn't need any money. He just wants to beat people because of his "deaddies".
@@jaspergransoren4404 they are criminals
My mask of sanity began to slip once i noticed the seamless transition of your analysis to an ad, it was like your entire point about how absurd and souless postmodern society is just presented itself there. Amazing work sir, i will now feed a stray cat to a atm machine.
Jesus Christ is the truth reach out
You get it
@@ElegyVio amen
@@ElegyVio yessir
@@ElegyVio exactly
”The shallownes of Capitalism.. BTW this vidoes sponsor...” The irony is hilarious
I just love how insane the movie is. Didn't expected such bizarre dark humor.
After rewatching this movie last week, it's crazy how 20 years later the movie just fits what the world has become today. The way he narrates about his lifestyle just sounds so much like what social media "influencers" sound like today. How this narcissistic self love industry is slowly turning us into psychopaths.
whats wrong with self love?
@@arrestedshrimp you missed the point entirely
@@arrestedshrimp Self love is good. The self love industry is sort of like Crack. Might feel great at first but after a while it really starts to fuck you up.
@@arrestedshrimp ACTUAL self love isn't a problem, but it gets misinterpreted to mean "fuck your friends you're a girl boss" and so people act like assholes to people who care for them because "that's what's best for ME.". Real self care is knowing when you or other people are putting you down or making you make bad decisions. NOT cancelling on friends because you just made plans with other friends. Also, the way we comfort people now is dogshit. If your friend makes a mistake and fucks up, it's normalized now to just tell them that they're perfect and they'll never do wrong. What happens then is the person makes the same mistake, because they never learned from it. So IMO, most self care promotes a garbage mentality, and social media amplifies that to such a degree I doubt any of us gen z are gonna make it to 30 without a mental disorder.
@@arrestedshrimp should be rephrased to self obsessive
"This confession has meant nothing."
The movie is about how these violent tendencies, in fantasy or made very real, are not an outlet. They cannot fulfill what is fundamentally missing from Bateman's life; he is lacking human connection, real meaning. The acceptance of the shadow self did him no good; it did him nothing. He gets no catharsis.
i agree
a point in the video was that embracing the shadow self at this time is far too late, because it's metastasized and become murderous and evil through suppression. he didn't behave authentically his entire life and this is the result. bateman is just an extreme example of the other characters in this film, no-one is saying he should be emulated, but the opposite.
@@blowaraspberry380 the shadow self is pseudoscience.
@@oljo0527 it's not really science or pseudoscience, just an idea about human psychology. if you have that opinion, why did you initially post as if you didn't?
@@blowaraspberry380 exactly. And we see the same with Walter in Breaking Bad for example. Both are cautionary tales about what happens when you don’t live authentically for most of your life.
They are also direct commentary on today’s society. Social media, cancel culture and hyper capitalism are causing people to hide who they really are and punishing them for expressing themselves freely.
I love it when Patrick finally says "this is it I'm finally american psycho" and then he american psycho's everywhere
💀💀💀💀💀
DUDE, SPOILERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i loved it when he said “It’s Psychin’ Time” and then he goes America over everyone’s ass
truly one of the psychic moments of all psychic time
What’s funny is Bale’s line where he says “there is no REAL me” and how he’s “just an abstraction” is that this is true for every single one of us. We are all constantly changing our persona depending on who we are talking to. And upon further examination you realize that the “you” that you think you are isn’t actually the real you at all. It really is just an abstraction
the more you grow the more you loose the sense of reality of yourself
No i always know who i am, im not changing just because some dumb talking, i know the real me, i know the value of myself
@@notoriousboy3397 that “you” that you’re referring to is your personality or even perhaps your persona, but it’s not the real you. Who’s the one experiencing and observing your thoughts and actions? It goes much deeper than any persona or personality or whoever you claim to be. That’s all the “ego” speaking. For example why do we ask ourselves in our minds “where did I put my shoes” when you already know you are looking for your shoes. Who are you talking to? That’s what I mean when there’s a disconnect between you and your personality and personas
@@WickedIndigo i feel the connection u cant just dictate how i feel, i literally feel it, just because u are just dumb empty shell doesnt mean everybody are like u. I know myself better than everyone
@@notoriousboy3397 I’m not trying to tell you how you feel I’m just trying to explain my side. I’m not an empty shell of a person I’m aware of my ego and I don’t have full control over it like I would like to. This isn’t me trying to preach to you because I’m in the same spot you are. I’m just saying on a very deep philosophical note you are nothing but the consciousness that observes and experiences what the brain interprets from the world. And you obviously know yourself better than anyone else that’s true for everybody as well.
"yeah its terrible how artificial society is, and this movies shows that"
"anyway, the sponsor of this video is artificial, inc."
Someone noticed this.
"This bland, high-class artwork is a representation of how superficial our lives have become. Purchase your own artwork in the link below!"
"There is no catharsis, this confession meant nothing."
@@chad4698 what?
@@Julys443 It's a quote from American Psycho.
"Why do rich people invest in art?"
To launder illicit money and/or avoid paying taxes
lol, it's for saving, like cryptos my friend, you can loundry without art.. there are easier ways
NFT’s are becoming popular for this reason exactly
"I hate rich people because I cannot better myself and so make up horseshit about money laundering and tax avoidance schemes to pretend I'm on a higher moral ground than them/that they didn't actually earn their wealth+that meritocracy is a myth [it isn't, but I don't want to work because I'm a lazy fucking parasite]"
At least when I'm jealous, I'm HONEST about it
Let me guess: Jake Tran ?
@@thehonorablereverendaddiso1943 Goodness, you’ve really internalized the oppression. The USA is middle-of-the-road in terms of earnings elasticity…so, objectively, there’s a pretty solid argument that meritocracy is only partly functional here (but way better than lots of other places). This is separate from the common understanding that wealth equals political influence (ensuring the preservation and concentration of power and wealth) and a different experience of the legal and tax systems.
Why should low earners love rich people, exactly? The hardest working people in this country are the very poorest.
This is my go-to Christmas movie
There's plenty of reasons why men would like "American Psycho". The first one is pretty much the content of your video. This being that they (and you) almost completely misunderstand it. Let's get this straight: the film is a self-proclaimed feminist satire and a scathing comment on white male fragility and toxicity. The movie is an important feminist film made by feminists and it is literally laughing out loud at men. Another reason would be that there are plenty of smart men out there who actually do understand the film and can appreciate this satire and how incredibly intelligent the film is. These men actually get it and appreciate its feminist message. Other reasons would be that the film is incredibly well written, directed, shot, acted and highly entertaining. To put it simply, the film "American Psycho" is an iconic feminist satire that not only attacks male fragility but also attacks consumerism and the male dominated corporate culture of the 1980's. Now that we have clarified this, if you are one of the men who took this video at face value and completely misunderstood the film, I suggest you rewatch it. While doing so, please work to understand the satire and try not to fall into the role of playing the victim like this content creator would encourage and support. Learning to laugh at ourselves is an extremely valuable skill and the film encourages men to do so. The attempt to co-opt the meaning of the film by the creator of this video essay and his subsequent attempt to change its true meaning and intent as an unapologetic, hilarious and horrific exploration of toxic masculinity wrapped up in a brilliant satire into some sort of examination of the supposed cycle of men's suffering, repression or examination of the Shadow Self is quite simply an utter failure at analysis, a complete misunderstanding of the film and a blatant inability to grasp satire. In fact, this analysis was so bad that it reminded me of that time Ronald Regan thought "Born in the USA" was a patriotic song and used it in his campaign like so many others who followed him.
"I very much think it’s a feminist film. It’s a satire about how men compete with each other and how in this hyper-real universe we created, women are even less important than your tan or your suit or where you summer and to me, even though the women are all sort of tragic and killed, it’s about how men perceive them and treat them."
-Guinevere Turner, Co-Writer of American Psycho
Crazy the hoops jumped through to justify these psychopathic behaviors
There go everyone's read it lol😂
Actually people can interpret the story in whatever way they want to. The movie does have aspects that support what he is saying in the video. Basically, the “real intention” or the producer/writer’s point is not the only one acceptable
American Psycho aged like a fine wine not just because of all the technical and philosophical aspects of the film but because the world became colder and it became easier to relate to Bateman himself.
They did a great job of making it look like an 80s film
@no info awake, woke is neo-marxists censorship.
@no info i don’t see how it in its core has antiwhite values, could you elaborate?
Please seek help.
@@gozerthegozarian9500 opinion discarded from that sus profile pic
One thing i believe is hes actually saying everything outloud but no one cares, like the bartender not hearing him cause she hears a million things each night.
Id also say the same for alot of his actions
Nahh, you'd atleast look a little repulsed as he's pretty detailed
The end of the movie makes it clear, in the ATM scene. He is going through all of it in his head, he is repressing these feelings because he is a corporate lemming.
I'm sure it's not the first time the bartender has heard something like that, she purposely ignores him to not give him the satisfaction of seeing her upset
@@LlamaMeatftw yeah my thoughts exactly
no he was delusional. its a common trait. delusions of grandeur. bateman thought of himself as more superior than every one else.
That sponsor segment was so dystopian 💀💀
When I watched Christian Bale in this film I actually thought , 'Holy shit. The duality of this masked corporate character with a dark, truly unhinged side shows how perfect Bale would be as Bruce Wayne.'
I couldn't believe my surprise when Nolan had him as Batman 5 years later. I read American Psycho book and feel this film is as good as you could get portraying it as a movie. I love that they got a female director as well to create AM as she fully got Brett's vibe.
Are you applying that fiction to something outside of the fiction itself?
After researching a bit, I think the movie was trying to portray just how self centered people are, especially the wealthier business men (as the movie's portrayal). Bateman definitely did kill people in brutal ways, but after a while he started going insane, imagining murders just because he wanted to be recognized, but everyone was literally so stuck up their own ass they wouldn't even recognize him even when he was murdering people.
I imagine it being like this:
Bateman: Hey. I killed people, will continue to kill people, and I like doing it. Isn't that awful?
Some Businessman: Sure, Richard, sure. Anyway, have you seen my new business card?
Narcissism at it's finest. Horrible thing is, it's pretty accurate.
On point!
@@njux1871 Lol, "I briefly glanced at the Wikipedia, and the link below that, and the bit that says "reception" said something similar to this. Ain't I a genius? I done solved American Psycho!"
@@njux1871 GURP DURP BURP yessah you did!!!!!!!!! AMAZEBALLS
Like how spiderman tells "I had to beat an old lady with a sticky to get this pizza" and how people think it's a joke and talk about the pizza other than the lady who got killed
Yep, that’s why if someone says something like that …take it at face value, sociopaths often let their real self slip from time to time. Never just dismiss it.
"This confession has meant nothing."
I think this line perfectly sums up the film's outlook on modern society. Everybody is so busy conforming to the ideals of others, that nobody has the time, energy or drive to care about others.
The problem goes deeper than that. Every liar thinks others are like them, so when they have to face an uncomfortable truth they just prefer to avert their ears and brains. And everybody lies.
“This is not an exit.”
That’s how the novel ends. Bateman reading a sign on a door
@@Illlium I always tell the truth! Even when I lie!
@@jackmemphis777 everyone lies
you’re so based and different from the rest of us
Thats exactly what i was thinking. The masculinity and lack of empathy and emotions of Patrick Bateman is idolized by "Sigmas" now. Even tho the character is not a role model. It is a warning, a warning of what happens with those people. And even those "Sigma males" dont understand that Patrick dosent fell badass, but onlh feels pain from the disconection from reality. But those people propably think its cool.
Exactly, its so funny to see all these insecure blokes who don't realise that Bateman's entire existence is a criticism of them
Tbh if this character wasn’t played by Christian Bale who’s handsome as hell, it’d be just that sick movie about a schizophrenic necrophiliac. Alpha male can be Bruce Wayne but not Patrick Bateman. I hate how people confuse everything nowadays but it’s the lack of intelligence
@@_VR_8 You can't really slam other people's intelligence when you've completely missed the point of the movie
@@user295. no. i got the point pretty well. i also don’t want to be a part of this society i know the movie is meant to be this tragic comedy about the downfall of priorities, moral values and critical thinking. i’m just saying patrick bateman is a necrophiliac which is a paraphiliac disorder and as i can see you and many others missed that part lmfao. try harder next time
@@_VR_8 I didn't even give my opinion on the film, so what point did I miss, dumbass? Try harder next time. I was saying that your point about the movie only being about a necrophiliac if Bateman was ugly is stupid. No matter what he looks like, the social commentary remains the same. Whether a bunch of stupid teenagers see him as cool or not is irrelevant. If I'm misunderstanding you or something, please correct me because you're not being very clear. What does Bruce Wayne have to do with anything?
I honestly find it kinda cringe when teenagers UNIRONICALLY say “literally me” and call themselves a “sigma male” after watching American Psycho
Like, yes, you’re definitely a “sigma male” because you want to be just like a sociopathic murderer with no friends
i think most of them say it as a joke
@@hoodieslut I hope so
Holy shit stop taking a meme so seriously no one unironically calls themselves a sigma male
@@tuffyrunner205 I think the meme is funny, but I really HAVE met people who call themselves a sigma male and refer to others as “beta” males
@@tuffyrunner205 I’ve met so many teenage boys who think they r sigma males
At its core, “American Psycho” is a satirical work meant to make fun of the yuppie world of Wall Street business executives, but it was written to appeal to and be easily marketed to the same men it is mocking.
Thanks for giving a better explanation of the movie in two comments than this guy did in 17 minutes
100%
Which is a tiny demographic.
No your just obtuse so you can’t really get the themes but read the comments for better analysis
Anyone who actually likes Patrick Bateman isn't intelligent enough to realize they are being made fun of
Dont let the ending fool you into thinking alll these murders were inside his head, the director came out and commented on that stating that it wasnt her intention to make the ending scene make it seem that it was all in his head, but instead her intention was to paint the picture that all the people in this movie were so caught up in their egotistical frame of minds that that guy mistook patrick for someone else because everyone acts and looks the same.
it could also be that the lady cleaned up the apartment and pushed bodies under the proverbial rug because Patrick is powerful and wealthy and she needs to sell that room and not stir shit up.
@@notanimportantperson Everybody knows regular everyday people and even government institutions cover up the crimes of the rich and powerful. It's been happening since day 1 and will continue to happen until the end of humanity.
@@cattysplat yes, Patrick Batemen is the rich and powerful
Despite the fact that's literally how the book the film is based on ends?
@@hysterical5408 did you not read? The director literally said that it wasnt inside his head.
No sane man idolizes patrick bateman. They just like the good aspects of him such as his discipline to work out everyday etc.
You literally gave the reasons of why some guys have him as a inspiration. Not the fact that hes a sociopath and murderer but for the fact that he has self discipline (Sometimes), routines, and good aesthetics.
Well… yeah. No one idolizes his personality. He’s in all the videos because of discipline.
Exactly. I just copy the good parts. Discipline, well-dressed, etc. Not the murder, psychosis, or narcissism. I don't see him as a role model in certain aspects the way I see him as such in other aspects.
you sum up the whole thing! literally no men idolizes him but only admire his quality of "taking his life seriously"...
Only people who are different from each other are kids and that’s why I’m scared of being a adult
American Psycho, Fight Club, and the Matrix are three most important movies of our time. Exploring the modern ailments and collective psychosis.
Things didn't get better even 20+ years later. Au contraire.
No no no. The most important movies of the West, otherwise I'd also put in Burning (2017) for the toxic masculinity, Joint Security Area (2000) for oppression, Into the Wild for nature, The House That Jack Built (2018) for the artist, Nymphomaniac and The Hunt for prejudices, Spring Summer Fall Winter and Spring for, I guess, life, A Hidden Life.... not to mention The Leftovers and Mr. Robot for grief and isolation. so many important works of art. American Psycho, Fight Club and American Beauty are "just" the perfect illustration of western facade. And speaking of Matrix, Sense8..
Point being, art is awesome. Finding one most important will be hard.
@@njux1871
"Literally Who"-movies, the only one i heard of is Mr. Robot. Drive and Interstellar are more influential even.
@@njux1871
I fell for bait didn't I..
@@perverse_ince I doubt it. A lot of the movies lised are highly rated foreign films. Either they are being pretentious, or they feel the movies showcase the themes better than others (fight club was misunderstood for quiet some time, and most people think of the fight scenes when they think of the matrix).
You forgot to mention another significant film when talking about those topics. "Blade Runner"
It’s funny watching everyone get back into and even relate to this movie because whether we’re aware of it or not this is how the vast majority of society goes through life now; projective, dissociative, materialistic, and delusional.
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Jesus Christ is the truth reach out
Jesus Christ is the truth reach out
@@ElegyVio Lmao if I'm gonna wear the garbs of Platoism it's not gonna be the slave morality flavor
@@ElegyVio Go back to sunday school and take your meds schizo
Another story that has a similar appeal is berserk it’s a story where there is no mask, and (almost) everyone is their darkest self. It explores the horrible consequences of this as well as the positives. We see people committing unforgivable acts left and right, and we follow someone who, while isn’t as bad as the ones he stands against, could be described as a monster, while being so much more than that. Berserk is a story about a man resisting and giving into his darker self, and facing the consequences of others doing the same, it’s a story about not only determination and perseverance through depression and pain, but about finding the balance between your best and your worst, showing who you truly are but doing what you believe is morally right. There are far more messages in berserk than these, but I would never be able to explain them all, it’s one of the greatest and most impactful stories of all time, inspiring AOT, dark souls, and countless other dark stories. And it changed my life more than any other media.
Sorry for making this so long and not describing this as well as I could. I hope you read a bit of berserk and decide to make a video on it! (The shows aren’t as impactful but the 1997 is definitely the best of them)
Berserk 🙏🏼
Absolutely 100%. Berserk is my no1 of all time. Before that it was Akira which could be used in the same light. They’re all timeless.
I absolutely love your video essays, Moon. So much effort and quality.
Another thing I think was missed was that Jean was the only one in the movie that was different to everyone else. You can see that in the conversation between them in the apartment. When Bateman was probing her and asking her questions, he was gauging what type of person she was and realised that she was genuinely passionate about the things she was saying. Additionally, she was the only person in the film that saw him as a person and didn't try to appease him or compete with his ego. He saw that she genuinely cared for him and because of this Bateman was then hesitant to kill her because she embodied the very ideal that he sought after, which is to live authentically without a mask. So he decides to let her go, fearing that eventually his psychopathic tendencies
, or shadow side will destroy his ideal.
Feels kinda bad reading this when you remmeber she saw patricks drawings in his agenda
Loved that scene I was really hoping he didn’t kill her, she didn’t deserve it most of all.
So many people miss the point of the book/movie. Its literally an metaphorical satire of 80’s yuppie culture, where shallow psychopathic monsters are forgiven and allowed to roam free and do their thing, while having everyone cover their tracks and be oblivious to the terrible things they do
Exactly! Why would anyone think he imagined it to me it was very clear in the movie especially the conversation with the old woman when he went back to the apartment and at the end with the conversation with his lawyer.
Nailed it. Now that there’s a new following of the movie recently and people think it’s cool to like the movie have no clue what it’s really about. It’s always been a satire of 80s yuppie culture. The people who think Batemen is some badass sigma male don’t realize his character is written to make fun of that.
@@1God1Christ yeah. Unfortunately the "based, redpilled gigachad sigma males" saw memes about the film and think Patrick Bateman is a God
My goal is to become psychopath who does extreme skin care routine
No, this movie tells something deeper. It is not a mockery, it is a tragedy. It is a man who has become a monster, living in the skin of a human, trying to fit in and be normal, yet also at war with everything he hates about himself and his life. Patrick wasn't always like this, and the book emphasizes his disfunctionality and awkwardness. Hes a severely mentally disturbed person who could have been a perfectly normal member of society if the world he lived in wasn't a cheap facade of pretty lights and fun sensations, cheaply masking the cold, ugly, shallow reality. Patrick has lost what made him human, and somewhere deep down, he wants to get it back, but he knows that its too late. Men today love it because its relatable.
have any of you noticed the direct contrast Christian bale has when playing Patrick Batemen and batman. both prefer their unmasked persona over their fake one, the only difference being one learned to control and tame that shadow self. So glad this man go to play both of these characters basically back to back.
I finally watched American Psycho to watch your video and I am once again impressed. At this point you must be my favourite TH-cam channel.
Damn you have low standards dont you?
I just love it because it's an artistic masterpiece; the acting, the cinematography, the subtle things in its story that just bundles it all together
Also Sigma male grindset funi
Ligma male googolplexillionaire grindset, the day has 26 hours a day if you move fast enough, is relativistic time space dilation, look it up while eating shit and imagining your loved ones getting fucking shot in the face with a shotgun.
How much wiener would a Wienerchuck chuck if a Weinerchuck could chuck wiener?.
BTW you won't find this funny unless you know who am talking about.
@@granudisimo ok
@@gary-fl7hm k
it even has a watermark
@@suhaanmitra5665 And he's using the Copperplate font?
This piggie dies tonight...
"The whole point of this film is to show the fundamental importance of self-expression and human connection; something that nihilistic materialism cannot replace."
This video sponsored by a company that asks you to treat art as an investment tool.
Right? 😅😄
Shows that his analysis falls flat in the end: talking about "modern (corporate) culture" without criticizing capitalism and its inherent contradictions has no point at all. Classic reactionary world view.
I would certainly question weather a socialist society wouldn’t experience the exact same issues. Perhaps even at an accelerated pace due to an even higher degree of control over all aspects of economy.
You guys are acting like you did something when pointing out he had a sponsor. He needs money to survive, he uses the sponsor to put food on the table, that’s it, it’s that simple.
The dude thinks it's smart to quote Peterson and talk about "cancel culture" and "social justice warriors" in this review. It's a bad take factory and the plug at the end was the cherry at the top
amazing video, thanks so much for creating and uploading. one of my fav movies ever and to understand it in a whole new light due to your analysis has been incredible!
One of the best videos I've ever watched. It all seemed so obvious listening to you yet I missed everything
I literally just watched this movie for the first time the other day, a blessing for you to upload this
SAME THO I WATCHED IT 2 DAYS AGO
I knew this movie was gonna be good not two minutes in when one of them casually goes "They don't have a good bathroom to do coke in"
Same here
Yo same
same
Not to be 'that guy' but everyone should definitely check out the book as well! Extremely well written pitch black satire on greed, consumerism, and anti-social behavior that hits even harder than the film does. Absolutely one of the best and funniest (I have a very dark sense of humor) books I've ever read!
Jesus Christ is the truth reach out
@@ElegyVio Hail Satan.
@@ElegyVio god sucks for putting his own son out of heaven, fuck heaven
What’s the book called again?
@@cozyboi1876 bible
2:39 thank you for this part by Academy of Ideas. Love that channel.
thanks for the edit btw
Look at the subtle finance lesson embedded in the sponsorship message. The tasteful timing of it. Oh my gosh, it’s even thematically accurate to the video.
Lol nice one
The thing I like the most in the company I work for is that I don't need to be a shallow facade of a human being there, I can be about 75% of who I really am there.
Working independently here and not needing to hide who I am.
Makes life easier.
I interact with people whenever I want, and choosing who I interact with.
It is better than wearing a mask. Masks belong to.the collection on my wall, not my personality.
@ʇǝǝʎ chinese production line factory
wait so you are like a real life patrick bateman? Is that what you're telling us?
Same I too can kill my co workers in a death match if I argue with him I like my job
Yo you kill your co workers too? That's pog dude
Spot on this is fantastic. Good job.
Wow this video essay is a masterpiece.
Moon: It's a message a about the nihilistic realities of repressed identity accompanied by a plastic, hedonistic lifestyle
Also Moon: Buy vapid art from my corporate sponsor
yeah he just totally annhilated any message of the video with it.
r/woosh
@@connivingkhajiit that’s the point
Society
man needs to pay the bills
Although Patrick Bateman is meant to be a negative example of the problems of modern America, many men actually look up to him as a role model. Despite his hollowness and criminality, Patrick Bateman is a classic male fantasy: Handsome, wealthy, powerful. Even his psychopathy has its advantages; it makes him ruthless and less vulnerable. Yes, Patrick Bateman is sick. Society is sick. But would you rather be Patrick Bateman, or the homeless man whom he stabs to death?
Exactly. Because society is sick. So they see him as a role model because they need to liberate themselves.
That's a reductive choice.
Fight to change the system. Don't become Bateman.
@@joshuasanderson7359 If Bateman can't change the system, how can anyone with less money and charisma make any difference?
@@joshuasanderson7359 True, or you could do what I've done and drop out of the system entirely, living parallel to it, but not within it, being able to view it and all of its cogs as a spectator. Also, the accelerationist route where you use its own worst elements against it. I've done a bit of this here and there, but I'm beyond the point of caring what happens to society now. I just want to live my own life, as detached from it as possible. Essentially, I just wanna grill.
I would rather be the guy who lives in the woods with a gun.
American psycho's message still applies but I believe the current circumstances in our society are very different. Instead of everyone being the same and no one being authentic and no one thinking differently, now everyone is trying so damn hard to be different or be authentic that it ends up drowning out all genuineness or actual authenticity and that same feeling of not being able to be yourself is created.
Extremely well done. Subscribed for sure.
WE NEED "They Live!" stat!!! That movie demonstrates how lonely it can be to think for yourself, and see things no one else does. Much like the Truman show too.
I feel like everyone has already made video essays on 'They Live'. Truman show on the other hand, that I'd like to see
@Max Singer thanks for the recommendation! I'll check that out
Ah yes, think for yourself. Don't get your info from mass media, get it from conspiracy forums on the internet, as of those are any more trustworthy
@@ileutur6863 what 'info'? We're talking about fictional films here lmao nobody considers this a news source
@@ileutur6863 Neither of those are reliable sources.
I think you are kind of missing the point. Yes, "American Psycho" is about shallowness of yuppie corporate culture but Patrick is not "man trying to incorporate shadow, driven by frustration of bland postmodern world". He is literal psychopath. He is monster. But this culture allows these kind of monsters to be successfull and powerfull
thank you!! so many people miss the point of the film, which is that capitalism creates and enables psychopathic behaviour in these kinds of men
Yes, it is an indictment of corporatism itself. Bateman only has his prestigious job due to nepotism, and his entire circle quite literally is not shown doing work once in the film, showing the purposelessness of their jobs and the extent of their ill-gotten gains. All that is left is a dick measuring contest of materialism and status. When an insecure and lost character like Bateman exists in this ruthless hierarchy, an already unhinged psychopath is triggered.
@@pineapplejester7191 You don't need capitalism to do that.
@@pineapplejester7191 try reading a history book.
I disagree with your disagreement. I believe that, although it provides entertainment and a key aspect to the plot, his psychopathy is actually used as a tool to point out the modern mans suppression of his true self. Although he is different than the common man, he is the same in that he leads some semblance of a double life just as the rest of society does. As I stated previously, his mental instability serves to highlight and accentuate the plasticity that is the manifestation of ones self in society.
Amazing video man!
Fantastic video.
Well done.
People that know the channel academy of ideas are truly people that Id love to meet one day. Amazing video, you are really underrated !
Good to see someone else got the reference.
Academy of ideas introduced me to integrating the shadow
It didn't surprise me a bit that this dude watches the academy of ideas. Two very enlightening individuals
I am one of those drones.....
Watching Academy of Ideas should be compulsory at school!
The great thing about this movie is that there are so many different interpretations and meanings to be derived from watching it. Even twenty plus years later it still maintains it's relevancy.
It's a master piece. It's in my top ten favorite movies.
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That was an AMAZING transition to the sponser lol
the irony of American Psycho's hypermasculinity and themes of the dichotomy between the shadow/persona or the id/ego, is that the screenplay was written by two women, Guinevere Turner and Mary Harron, the latter also directing as well as lobbying hard to get the film made and get Christian Bale in as Patrick. Its a brilliant film, honestly.
EDIT: i change the wording so dudebros stop adding on "oh it was written by a man" thinking that they have checkmated me or some shit
They likely did that to humiliate men.
Instead, men got inspired.
@@SuperAxon2 I don't think you "get" American Psycho
Wasn't American Psycho written by Ellis? Or did I miss smth
@@lad3144 the movie was adapted by those two ladies i should say, Bret Easton Ellis wrote the novel. the two are pretty different though
Very interesting, I didn't know that. It changes my way of thinking about the movie
It’s like you’re in my head. I’ve been blasting Hip to be Square non stop
You might like "hip to be scared" by ice nine kills, but it's metal core so idk
I prefer Hip to Fuck Bees
@@Necrozma1166 I’m sorry what
@@arklados3596 Imagine Hip to be Square but better
@@arklados3596 th-cam.com/video/8CvqmD0CZao/w-d-xo.html
That was the best video I have ever watched, hands down!
I finally watched American psycho last week and I have to say it's probably one of my favorites
I used to like it when I was a teenager because I thought Patrick Bateman was cool. Now I like it because I understand he’s a ‘loser’ and it’s a fantastic critique of 80’s materialism and absurdist masterpiece.
He has more girls then us though. He's living american dream we all want besides the killing. But some prob have fits of rage losing a sale
@@sadhu7191 yeah but if you look at him in comparison to other members of his social group he’s utterly unremarkable. There’s a reason why he is so often mistaken for other people because he’s so utterly unremarkable, in addition to Paul Allen trashing him right to his face when he thinks he’s Halberstram. In comparison to us, normal people he’s the peak of success but compared to his social group he’s a loser, Paul Allen says as much.
He is cool
@@sadhu7191 "he has more girls than us" did you just completely ignore the utter misogyny in this movie or are you just dumb?
@@ijwd424 It's ironic that many misogynists unironically look up to Patrick Bateman, considering this movie was directed by a woman, in one part to highlight how ridiculous those behaviors are.
I can’t believe people idolize this man. It’s a good movie because of what it depicts, not because Patrick should be relatable
oh wow, a singular voice of reason. thank god!
I mean he’s rich, powerful, charismatic, and attractive. Who doesn’t want to be like that?
@@christianmerchant6523 he’s literally a psychopathic murderer that no one even really knows and the entire story is told through his eyes. So who’s to say any of it is really. It could all just be his fucked up imagination
@@christianmerchant6523 like half the time in the book and movie, people don’t even know his fucking name and call him by some other loon in the company
@@christianmerchant6523 I'm hoping that's a joke, but if it's not, he's also incredibly tortured and hates his very existence. He lacks meaning in life. He also has a terrible outlook on life, seeing monetary gain as the only form of success, hating those who are below his social level and envying those more well off than himself. Furthermore, he's incredibly misogynistic and violent
favorite video of all time @Moon
Every f ing time i watch a good movie Willem Dafoe is just there.
I would love to see a breaking bad.
I don't think the subtext is any deeper than a simple reminder of how seeking validation from external sources is a neverending chase for dopamine. It seems so relatable because everyone on the planet is guilty of "needing" our "want". Wants and needs are different; and interestingly enough, tend to yeild opposite results for our well being. It's never enough, and it only pulls us farther away from ourselves. The monologue during Patrick's morning routine summarizes all of that perfectly - which he delivers while staring at his reflection in an artwork from a book about liberation from social injustice.
the sponsor placement is the best thing about this video
2nd video i wacthed, i like this channel
i always found it interesting how a gay (in general as he is attracted to men) man wrote american psycho and 2 women wrote and adapted it into movie form. i always took a completely opposite look at how most men take the movie. i think that's the beauty of it though. it's so interesting seeing men idolize the parts that were meant to be warnings or satire.
What's interesting about gay men or 2 women doing their work? It's work, and they gotta do it or someone else gonna do it.
And always took completely opposite look? Hey this video doesn't represent all men. It's just this youtuber opinion. So it doesn't represent the normal view of things. And so your "completely opposite look" is biased now, since it's simply based on this youtuber opinion.
Which men idolize them? Out of around 3 billion men?
"The parts that were meant to be warnings or satire". Which part?
@@peelfreshvita3199 This person is referring to the "sigma males" who idolize Christian Bale, not all men.
@@peelfreshvita3199 it’s referring to those overly into red pill cringe and edgy alpha male types
@Amaria Jade Why you freaking out over my benign comment?
Okay profesor, you're the one giving marks and the absolute determinant of whom is correct. Everything you said correct, is correct. Only you.
And you have the ABSOLUTE RIGHT to tell other to shut up, sit down as you are the most correct person in the whole universe.
Sorry i didn't learnt anything for once in my lifetime. I didn't even learn how to type. Only you learnt everything.
@@peelfreshvita3199 damn this video caught a sigma male and now the little fucker is angry. get a grip kid, grow up.
Impressive, very nice. Let's see Paul Allen's NFT ad
Awesome and interesting video man and have a good day everybody :]
that’s always been my favorite horror. it’s like a comfort movie, christian bales voice is relaxing. and it’s so funny despite how disturbing the themes are. good movie
Interesting. I think the book suggests the murders are real or at least most are. As there is a scene where a man in a taxi recognizes him as someone who killed his friend and essentially mugs Patrick. So I don't think that would be much of a power fantasy.
It pains me every time I see someone casually remark how all the murders happen in his head.
It’s been stated like a hundred times by both the author and director he killed all those people and did all of those horrible things it’s to show in the end society doesn’t really care when you’re successful so he got away with mass murder
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I have just watched this movie recently and need some further analysis into it:
If all the deaths are real, how does that explain:
1. Paul Allen still being alive at the end?
2. The chainsaw murder scene? How did all that noise not cause alarm? Did he clean up the blood and dispose of the body?
3. The cop-massacre in the street? The entire scene (shoot-out, cop cars blowing up, seemingly infinite number of bullets in a pistol) felt unreal.
@@VokeRwasha Paul Allen isn’t alive it’s a big point through the entire book/movie that people are confused for others so the lawyer actually makes the same mistake
The chainsaw murder I can’t give ya answer on no one heard it but it’s hinted at in the book his crimes are being covered up on top of the fact no once could care less since he’s a white rich man
The cop shootout was just him being lucky and hitting the gas tank as for the infinite bullets tons of movies actually do this lol
@@manuelmoralez2257 Interesting. That answers some of my questions. He does seem to bathe in white privilege which explains how he didn't get caught for his murders yet.
I still think that cop massacre scene had to be in his mind but I can't say for sure. And the director says it's real so there's that.
Perhaps I should actually read the book itself. Does it differ much from the film?
Really missed a big point being that they do this to themselves. The machine has always existed in one form or another. The warning is about the seduction of status, not about “modern” society
This is true. Human dissatisfaction effects us all, but the rich and powerful are perhaps harder to be satisfied because they already have so much and live around people who own and do more than they do, whilst being disgusted of those they consider lesser who look up to them. They perpetually feel like they are never enough and always crave more things and if they cannot get it legally, will break rules and laws and flex their power to do more extreme things to feel they have power and respect of their peers.
@@cattysplat I think you just summed this up better than anyone else here
@@cattysplat I'd honestly rather be born into a 3rd world country than be the son of the wealthiest man alive. Sure, living in a life of luxury and security instead of a hell-hole with constant thoughts of fear and hopelessness is better, but when you have everything you could ever want/need, you appreciate none of it.
@@REvoLverj98 L
this is a better analysis than this video itself if i’m gonna be honest.
The mask could represent the reason that protects us from doing harm to ourselves and others. When he takes it off, he's not being himself or feeling free; he's unleashing anger, jealousy, envy, frustration, lust, and other negative emotions that he's been holding in, just like we all do. Without the mask (reason), and with people doing as they please, this world could descend into chaos.
I also recently changed my business card. The font. The black off white. Oh my god
Watched this movie recently for the first time, and I felt all that you said in this video, I just couldn't put it together properly. Thanks for doing that. Liked the movie before, now I love it.
Because it's not just about the pleasures of conformity and the importance of trends. It's also a personal statement about the band itself.
HEY PAUL!!
Holy shit, why have I only come by this now? Great video!
Wow, this video was mind-blowing. Very good job!
I've seen the movie once, but did not get this message out of it, as it does show it al very metaphorically and abstractly. But you explain it very well, and with it, indeed raise a very big yet mostly unseen problem in modern life. I recognize this in my past self and battles immensly. Very great job.
How he never got an Oscar for this I will never understand.
is your name daniel
Naw his name is not daniel, you misunderstood.
Oscars doesn't deserve him
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I get shit on so hard for thinking for myself and using writing to self-express
bruh
You are so woke wow congrats🙄
@@agstinacueva1673 What does that even mean?
@@Whoopsie_woggzy dawg
Ty for this video
After watching the hook I can tell you that your explanation is my feelings exactly put into the words I could not find
I like how you make a video praising a movie that criticizes how people are forced to supress their inner selves and conform to drab and boring standards in pursuit of money and popularity and then do an ad for a company that treats actual art like day trading
It's funny hows theres a sponsorship
@@thatdudevj459 well i mean the creator has to make money somehow, its just ironic lol
The fact that we are on a social media platform criticizing this act is even more ironic. You either disconnect or you don't.
@@kingalaric4431 nah because i never said anything about disconnecting. You can still use the internet and like art/ be yourself or whatever your angle is. I was just saying it was stupid he was praising american psycho while simultaneously taking money from an app that makes art lose its uniqueness and strips everything but its value away
Would you rather pay a fee to watch youtube? I think not.
I just like Christian Bale's voice in this movie
That's the real reason men like it 😏
Excellent take!!! Thanks
American Psycho is such a great movie and awesome video man :]
I think alot of people miss interpret the ending as Patrick having imagined the entire debacle when in reality the scene in Paul Allen's apartment proves the opposite.
Painters painting the walls over with white and the realtor whole ass gaslights Patrick telling him that he needs to never come back here and "to not make anymore trouble."
Patrick went on that murder spree he killed all those people caused all that damage but it didn't matter because his dad owns the company. He has all the money and It literally does not matter what Patrick does or doesn't do because he has no agency over the outcome or direction of his life, in that he truly doesn't exist.
Also there is a huge element of how Patrick's social status plays with his victims and the irony that he was only pursued once he killed Paul Allen.
Patrick perpatrates the objectification of women and the devaluing of human life.
I would agree. Only to a point though. The way the cop cars explode. And his confusion at such show that it is at least in part in his head.
White is the singular color painted on EVERY place about to be sold. The realtor probably saw signs of his tampering--possibly spattering red paint all over, making a mess she had to clean up. Even all of Patrick's real emotions are shallow and underdeveloped, as Jean saw in his notebook. Nothing, especially all of the hilarious crazy overblown murders with chainsaws somehow working long after the trigger is released and magically landing in the exact right position and place, was real. The exploding cop cars certainly weren't. Patrick's insane delusions are his only release. He knows he couldn't get away with this stuff, which is why he doesn't actually insult the bartender aloud.
Some of it was in his head and some of it wasn't. I believe the author of the book confirmed this.
Why is it so hard to accept that people like this truly exist? When you have money and power to such a degree that business cards become a competition for me when he goes back to the apartment and has the conversation with the old lady she clearly states “don’t come back” knowing what he did and he sets him up asking “did you see the add?” To which he says “yes” and she reply’s “there was no add” and also the final scene the conversation with the lawyer who is clearly covering him up giving the protagonist hints to shut the fuck up basically, as to the drawings he just can’t handle it anymore causing him clear sings of regret and pain because of the atrocities he committed having only that form of expression the only illusion on the movie it’s the ATM screen saying “Feed me stray cat” and the police car explosion.
@@junjun.47_ I seen and heard of some crazy people, so I don't have any trouble thinking that people like Bateman can exist.
i think this is missing some very important things the films tells us about patrick. he’s not just repressing consciously to keep his job, he repeatedly expresses genuine desire to fit in with others. he literally screams about getting a seat at dorsia when kills paul allen and is horrified when he realizes allen has a nicer apartment. it seems more that he wants the approval of others around him in their power game, which he is consistently losing. his fiancée is cheating on him and his own affair partner is a junkie dating a homosexual, his coworkers constantly talk about how shitty he is when they think he’s not there, nobody likes his business card and he gets laughed out of dorsia. his only peer in the movie who clearly genuinely likes him is lewis, who he thinks is a giant dickhead. the murders seem to be an assertion of his position in the social hierarchy and desire for recognition. he gets more erratic hoping to get caught, but even the real estate agent who finds all the bodies won’t give him the satisfaction of actually acknowledging it. this culminates in him bragging about killing paul allen to his lawyer, as if he’s hoping to impress him with his murder of someone so respected in the company. the theme of the film is the absurdity of this class of yuppies who are hungry for power and recognition and they seek it by making themselves unrecognizable among a crowd of identical power hungry psychopaths. to say that bateman’s murders are an expression of his shadow is to imply that they’re unrelated or even opposed to the general psychopathy of yuppie culture.
Dude, you're absolutely right. The guy who made the video missed the entire point. Bateman has no "Shadow-self". He a psychopath who admits to having no emotions whatsoever. The character shows no alternative self having to be buried, there is none.
Fight Club touches the same way
very impressive analysis bro
I felt this exact thing in the military. Every emotion that he described in the video felt relatable. It wasn't until I left the organization that I was finally able to let my inner self out. I was no longer just a clone repeating a perpetual cycle productivity pushing and commands. Trying to to fit in always and never being true to the self. and if you do try to break away, you are ostracized and condemned. I'm happy where I am now. Different.
"You are not black and white! You are shades of green! You are light green! You are dark green!"
Sadly in army this is absolutely neccesary.
At least in the army you can act like a total mad man at work and cut loose. That's just not possible on the outside
I can sympathize, but for me it was the opposite.
In the military i felt like i could be more who i naturally am, whereas in the civilian world, you have to be so soft and what not it feels like
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Unless you are a private or a trooper, which is the most of the majority where you need to bootlick your Superiors. Just like everywhere else.
everyone's got imposter syndrome where they don't want anyone to find out they've got demons. little do they know, everyone has demons. severe anxiety is caused by a persistent paranoia that people around you are trying to expose your demons.
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Imposter?
Like how the original person explained the solution to problem many people (including myself) face, and everyone's be like "lolz amogus" XD.
@@Chip_Fuse Laughter is the best medicine.
These "Tried to warn us" are dope... You should add more to this series. 1st, Demolition Man! Then Cherry 2000 perhaps...
Awesome explanation 🔥