Why Men Love "Literally Me" Characters

Fight club and American Psycho have been warning us, the idea of what it means to be a man is destabilizing in modern society. Recently a lot of characters have gained renewed interest among young men calling them "literally me": Travis Bickle from Taxi Driver, Ryan Gosling from Drive, Tyler Durden from Fight Club, Lou Bloom from Nightcrawler and ofcourse Patrick Bateman from American Psycho.
In this video essay we will dive deeper into the psyche of men in order to get a grip on why men find them so relatable and understand the so-called crisis of masculinity...
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