American Psycho Movie Bollyflix

“It’s fitting that a woman directed “American Psycho.” She’s turned a novel about bloodlust into a film about men’s vanity. While a male director might have seen Patrick Bateman, the protagonist, as a serial killer due to psychological twists, Mary Harron views him as a man who’s subject to typical male drives and compulsions, just taken to the extreme. Most men aren’t chainsaw killers; they only act that way in business. Traders clawing each other on the stock exchange floor, used-car dealers trying to dump excess stock, and the joy of one megacorp stock-raiding another – it’s a dog-eat-dog world. As a novel, Bret Easton Ellis’ bestseller was passed around like a hot potato. As a film project, it went through various hands before landing back in Harron’s with Christian Bale in the lead. Harron is less impressed by the despicable Patrick Bateman than a man might have been, likely because as a woman director, she deals daily with men who resemble Bateman in everything but their body count. She sees the connection between Bateman’s morning routine of applying male facial products and his violent outbursts. He’s a narcissist driven by ego and fueled by greed, targeting mostly women but occasionally men. The film depicts the male executive lifestyle with a fetishistic devotion. A scene where businessmen compare their business cards reveals their sexual insecurities manifested as card envy. They engage in grim rivalries over clothes, offices, salaries, and restaurant tables. Bateman’s resemblance to a colleague becomes a running joke, highlighting their empty existence.”