American Psycho: An analysis using the techniques of MacCabe and Macherey
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Summary
The meaning of the film American Psycho has been much debated since its release. Is it a glorification of violence? a satire of the yuppie lifestyle of the eighties? a disturbing trip through psychosis? Based on the controversial novel by Bret Easton Ellis, it is most often considered a black satire, commenting on the narcissism and excess of the young affluent Americans of the eighties and revealing the ugliness of their society.
Table of Contents
- Introduction:
- Art seeks to recreate and reflect reality and thereby provide a key to the understanding of what it is to be human
- In every day life, we tend to believe what our senses tell us about a situation. In this way, film has an advantage over other mediums.
- According to Grodal, films in which 'vital human concerns' are at stake are found to be more realistic
- By inserting us into the psyche of the unstable main character we are given a view into the hidden message of the movie.
- Analysis:
- The film opens with drops of red dripping against a white background.
- More important, however, is the scene directly following the end of the opening credits, which roll throughout the previously described sequence.
- There are a number of voiceovers in the movie, occurring at key points.
- At the twenty minute mark, Bateman kills his second victim, a homeless black man in an alley.
- A few scenes later we become certain that something has happened to Paul Allen, as a detective Kimball shows up to question Bateman about the disappearance.
- Conclusion
- APPENDIX
- Summary of the Film:
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