when you realize that all cards have "acquisition" spelled wrong, this scene is like 10x better. They are all MBAs with top grades, so interested in futile things like the color of the card or the font, that they don't even realize that what they are doing is written wrong.
When Patrick says, “Let’s see Paul Allen’s card” and everyone else takes theirs off the table because they know they can’t compete with the completely identical card
*_Evil never looked so damn good. .... "PAUL ALLEN! I killed Paul Allen with an axe! In the face! His body is dissolving in a bathtub in Hell's Kitchen!"_* lol 😂🐺
I love this bit. He forgets to breathe before "impressive, very nice" because he's that enraged, and struggles to get the "let's see Paul Allan's card" out. Amazing acting (by everyone in this scene)
I also love how there’s very little actual difference between anyone’s haircut; aside from minor things like thickness or length, all of their hairstyles are just generically slicked back, maybe with a side part?
@@miguelpereira9859 they are "slightly" different. Different shades of white, different form and colour of letters, different places of addresses, etc.
But can we take a moment to talk about the sound design of this scene? Listen to the subtle card flicks and metal cases, and the deeper tapping and low voices. The tasteful thickness of the wind and suspenseful notes. Oh my god, it even has a watermark.
@@tangocash7304 The top accounts are always the biggest assholes. We used to call them Key Accounts. So never envy the Key Accounts Manager. He or she always deals with the biggest assholes in the world. The Fisher Account is such an account.
The fact that everyone is Vice President is an absolutely genius little detail. It really digs into the main theme of the film, that all of these men are the exact same
Not really. In wall street M&A investment banks, positions that would be called "manager" in other companies are called Vice President because the clients they handle are usually CEOs of corporations. It's just a formality, the rank above would be Director/Senior VP, then managing director/partner.
I love that. Bale did an amazing job at conveying how he is just a hairs width away from losing it. You can just hear the words struggling to come out of his throat.
Fun fact, he used a Tom Cruise interview as inspiration for the character. He then went to lunch with the writer in character, who then asked him to stop playing the character because he was getting so uncomfortable.
@@gcash8892 people at wall street really work hard, but this Patrick Bateman and people surrounding him aren't even working, they're like pretending they're working (I know it's a movie)
The slightly nervous way that he says "Let's see Paul Allen's card" is just brilliant acting.. not overdone.. although the whole scene is just so well acted by Christian. Let's see Paul Allen's acting.
Jared Leto is an amazing actor, but sadly because of his role as Joker and now Morbius people don't realize it. He's absolutely GODLIKE in Mr. Nobody and Dallas Buyer's Club, and he's great in Lord Of War.
@@andmillions What I meant is he never passes the line. He's never hammy, he always feels right, even when he laughing like maniac and killing people in the movie.
Their over the top dramatic behaviors here is so hilarious when you see all 3 cards are basically the exact same design and color scheme, with only the slightest variations a total psychopath would care about.
The ominous music when they show Paul Allen's card is funny too, cause like you said, looks exactly like the others but they decided to add the music, little touches like that to movies I really appreciate.
What I find funniest about this scene is every card is _slightly_ better than the previous in some way. Even though they're all the same, from a design standpoint, Van Patten's name is in bold and the corner details are pushed out more, which draws your attention right to his name, and _then_ Bryce's card has a better texture, and _then_ Allen's card has a better font and looks slightly classier. You can tell the design team put effort into making their business cards just different enough to indicate the way they all compete with each other.
@@osasuvhnvxtgbvddheds1601 they’re all good actors doing a great job (I’m particularly partial to Justin Theroux myself), but “taking the script seriously” was a weird of way of wording it.
@@carolfromhr9900 I wonder how Christian Bale managed to nail this character. At the time the movie was being made, his co-stars thought he wasn’t a good actor. But Christian Bale as Patrick Bateman acting the way he was, was intentional and Bale managed to have the confidence and precise know-how to play him that particular way. It’s “impressive. Very nice” ;)
That's the thing I really love about this scene. Bryce never said he preferred Van Patten's card. He only said he really liked it, but Bateman takes it personally.
Great catch After all, psychopaths are narcissistic ego maniacs. Also it’s hinted that Bateman is delusional, unless the ATM really did say “feed me a stray cat” Or Maybe it was a Lehman brothers ATM
It's such a well-done scene because it depicts a pissing contest about meaningless shit that they all take so seriously. I love how Paul Allen says "got an eight-thirty res' at Dorsia" intentionally loud enough for the whole room to hear, and when he does say it, the whole room stops talking and looks at him, even Halberstram and the other guys by the wall. So subtle that you'd probably only catch it on your second or third viewing but it just depicts how they're ALL obsessed with this bullshit.
I just now read (and it's the reason I'm here, because I remembered that detail when I read it) that it's the sound of a sword being drawn slowed down. Even more genius now, huh? Hope you're well.
Love this scene, at first glance you may think "whats the big deal, its just business cards.." but its something more. Its a battle of pride. The way each man takes out their card and it makes a blade sound was a cool touch. The way the paul comes in and not only establishes himself as top dog...but hes so coy and eh about it, like being in the spotlight was nothing new to him, taking Batemans thunder in such a short time. I like how this scene was filmed and it tells a whole story about power dynamics and status and Batemans character and need to be on top and what he will do when its taken away. Also the way when paul leaves the room patrick tries to pull attention back on him by displaying his card, but then the attention is placed back on paul everyone envying him...and hes not even in the room. Great Scene!
I love how Bateman’s voice flutters nervously when saying “very nice, let’s see Paul Allen’s card”. The nervousness really shows, like he’s about to lose it. Great acting!
@@TheGhostScorpion because it's so superficial, of course who cares its just a card, but to these yuppies everything is a competition. That's the point, so you can laugh at it& enjoy the masterclass in acting. Or not..
@@TheGhostScorpion Just like the suits or the restaurant reservation, everything Bateman cares about is meaningless. But it's not just him, it's all of them. The fact that Paul Allen mistakes him for another guy with the same job, same suits, same glasses and same barber so shows they are carbon copies of each other. They all fawn over the restaurant and cards. Nothing of them accomplishes anything. Whatever meeting this is, no work is discussed.
But WHY does he nearly lose it? It's just a business card... Or maybe he wants the contact details of his next victim? He IS a psycho, after all. An American psycho, to be specific.
That's part of the joke - in the late 90's it became trendy to hand out "Vice President" as a title, which of course made the title practically meaningless. Like the business cards & the haircuts, it was a superficial sign of success that, in reality, meant very little.
The Common Cold I’m an open book. Ask away. Spent almost four years in mergers and acquisitions, so many of these scenes are relatable (minus the killings). Casual drug use...check Strippers and call girls...check Overpriced restaurants...check Long hours w/ high income potential....check Happy to elaborate further. What would you like to know?
Lifebeam87 I’m an open book. Ask away. Spent four years in mergers and acquisitions in both junior level positions and Director/VP positions. I have plenty of war stories lol
"Although I have a slightly better haircut" love how quickly he says that, showing how insecure he is about being the exact same as someone else and how he needs to be better than everyone
I think it actually goes to show how little he consideres himself to be a actual person. "we are essentially the same but for a tiny difference in hairstyle" is absolutely insane, he understands and accepts that he can be mistaken for someone else.
No guys you dont get it, what this scene is showing that he's trying to tell the audience that he's been holding his shit for the past 3 hours and that he really needs to go to the restroom
Strangely enough on the set for this movie, all the other actors thought he was terrible. This was his breakthrough role, so maybe they were just jealous the new kid got the lead role
@Mosaab نعم هو mmm well it’s not insane to gently ask people not to touch you ,but wanting to hurt people it’s a Nono because our society stands by rules that prevent chaos, not being touched it’s just a perk of mine ,are u ok?im not good at reading human emotions but the feelings you are talking about don’t seem healthy
I seriously thought Christian Bale accidentally put too much emphasis on the word to make Bateman sound like he's boasting, like he's struggling to get his foot in the door of this uber-exclusive big-dick club. Still, even if he didn't ACTUALLY mean to put that much force into the word, it just makes the scene even more hilarious because the audience is surprised that his simple word has set them up for the dick swinging to begin and then Bateman gets beaten down by the other business cards, LOL...
Its a fairly large company. I work in a company of 20 people, and I don't have everyone's phone numbers. This is set in the late 80s before smart phones so a rolodex of business cards is the best way to keep an associate's number on file.
@@dr.ludwig8189 Man it’s like you guys didn’t even watch the scene. Did you not see Paul Allen hand his card over? It’s a satire movie it’s not supposed to make sense stop trying to make it
@@kudude12many there's a fax and telex number at the bottom of the card. Not exactly a phone number per say but I suppose it's pretty close to what you're looking for.
@Zephyr Still i think it's insecurity, he's got an inner conflict between narcism and insecurity and that's also the reason why he almost gets a panic attack whenever somebody prefers another card to his card
@Zephyr its because the other guy basically has the exact same life as patrick, meaning patrick is the same as someone and not better than them which of course he doesnt like, so him saying to himself that he has a better hair cut is him trying to reassure himself that hes better than everyone else.
This scene seems so surreal. I mean he's literally trembling but I can't tell the difference between the cards. Wouldn't work without bales acting chops. Really sells it
lol...I just came back to this scene from another vid about the authenticity of the stationary design and it was pretty interesting. Most of the fonts are totally made up but their are subtle differences in the cards.
i didnt even know he was British until I watched a recent film where he was this brilliant driver/mechanic. i was like dannggg his British accent is good XD
I can't get over the fact that this scene feels like something outta horror movie despite happening during a day at a well-lit office. Probably the eery music is what does the job.
Amazing how a scene that should feel fairly relaxed and jovial (a group of colleagues sat in an office making small talk), can be given such palpable tension, simply by the sense of petty competitiveness between the characters!
What’s really funny is that Paul Allen gives the guy his business card and tells him to call him, but all their business cards have the same phone number on them.
@@IMPERATOR-EL So that when Bryce looks at the card later that day, he is reminded that he met Paul Allen earlier. In this business, you can meet many different people in a day. The business card is a reminder of whom you had met.
You can feel the insecurity in his voice when he says it, like he's crumbling from the inside, fucking incredible performance I can watch this film so many times and never get bored
Janis Petke Jesus Christ.. That's really super.. How'd a nitwit like you get so tastefull? But wait... You ain't seen nothin yet... Flat lettering... Lobster Font..Yugioh card I spray painted white.
They constantly mistake him for someone else. He probably got tired of explaining who he was and decided it was kinda fun or just easier to "roll with it".
@@edwardbaumbarger160 both the film and the novel (albeit it’s much more common in the novel) have a motif of people misidentifying eachother. I took it as further emphasis on the satirical point that all of these guys are equally meaningless and hollow individuals with barely anything but their watch brands to tell them apart. I mean, just look at the guys in this scene. Each of them bearing the same title as VP, they actually think things as trivial as the embossing style or shade of tan on their business card matter in the slightest. Paul Allen’s card destroys Patrick. Look at his face. He’s utterly crushed. This is all these men have - their business cards for their meaningless job they only have because of nepotism.
I love as well that the cards are basically indistinguishable from one another, heightening the ludicrousness of caring so much about the subtle differences of a business card
Yea exactly, all the cards look the same, all the characters also dress and look the same too. It’s just highlighting the redundancy, NPC like nature of corporate world. Constantly comparing and trying to one up each other even though it’s completely meaningless to an outsiders perspective
When you get to the top of something the margin of improvement becomes so small that these little details matter, it's like when olympic runners make the slightest movement and win the race by a few hundreds of a second. Only those who are/were the best at something can get this feeling
@@SHISH_STYLE That, or people reach their personal “top”, the highest they’re ever going to reach because that’s the limit of their competence, and orbit other wannabe winners also at their peak.
Care to elaborate? They keep talking about how various accounts are doing as if that's what their livelihood depends on, I don't quite understand that.
@@hoon_sol they most likely manage accounts or index funds for large companies - make decisions on what stocks/shares to allocate funding on, so if the account they’re handling isn’t growing at the expected rate, it reflects badly on them
MATTIA CALLIAN you’re so right. I always marveled at that line. His delivery is perfect, his tone and subtle insecurity almost already knowing Paul’s is nicer than his.
This scene is just brilliant. Listening to Bateman's voice starting off as super confident, just to unravel into anger and jealousy which he is struggeling to control. And look at how they all act after Bateman says "Let's see Paul Allen's card.". They all flinch uncomfortably, withdraw their cards as to not be compared to his card. It's even presented differently, as if it's in a league of its own. Hilarious how we fixate and place personal value on meaningless things.
What's even more brilliant about it is what they are all(or Patrick really) making a big deal about. Their business cards. Flimsy pieces of paper that are all basically the same. They're all white, all have black lettering, only things that set them apart from each other are just minor things, like the font size, the texture, the thickness of the letters. In a way you could say that it reflects Patrick and his colleagues. By that I mean how they are all pretty much the same, with only Patrick Bateman being the one to take it seriously.
Every scene looks like a Chris Van Allsberg drawing. Not only is it thoroughly of its time, it makes this feel like its within the confines of a picture frame, further emphasizing the claustrophobic and dark mind of Bateman.
Everything about this is so good. The fact that there's basically no objective difference in quality between the cards, yet Patrick is devastated by each of them. The way it seems at first like no one else really cares as much as he does. But then when it comes to Paul Allen's card, Bryce's sense of humor and relaxed body language fades away and he seems hesitant to reveal it, as if it's something so beyond him that he's ashamed to show it or something dangerous he wants to protect the others from seeing. The tense sound design straight out of a psychological horror film. And then the final dramatic reveal that it's.... almost the exact same card as all the others. Genius.
Exactly, what this film entails is a society is so deprived of unique identification, and this scene nails that theme perfectly, from nearly identical cards and how everyone is narcissistic in their own ways yet being so irrelevant in a world of copy and paste
@@andrewsullivan2369 Paul Allen's card is tastefully thick.. you can't exactly say the same for the others. Especially bone white ? The hell was Bateman even thinking about when he made that decision ? Ludacris !
The reason Bryce seems reluctant is he knew what Bateman's reaction would be - he is his closest colleague. They're toleratant with Bateman because his father owns a large portion of the company they all work for. They know he's odd and don't particularly like being around him.
You can really sense the insecurity in him when he feels outdone. These guys are so superficial and narcissistic, they’re comparing business cards. This is probably one of the most well made scenes in movie history.
@@Desmaad Yeah, right?! They all look so similar, and almost none out of them really catches my eye or attention. It's like they're competing to see who's the most perfect/boring out of them. Hmm...
@@remmie6744 Yeah thats usually the big companies management, they argue about often unimportant details because they lack the initative to really improve and see the bigger picture, its funny when its about cards, its worse when it's about someone's work, my brother worked in a big company xd
business cards are actually my fetish and paul allen's card is definitely on a league of its own. if i am being honest, i did cum to paul allen's card the first time i saw it. and i am only saying that because it's the internet.
Ive always ADORED this scene, cause it just shows A: what a different, meaningless little world they're in, all of their own. and B: the Cards all being basically the same, but hearing Patrick go on about them and lose his cool over it just makes it fucking hilarious!
@@VOTVRe would I wanna live in a world where some dude's reason for bludgeoning me to death.... was the color of my fucking business card disturbed him...? fuck that shit
They way he utters "impressive, very nice" and "let's see Paul Allens card" is just so perfectly acted, I'm astonished by it everytime. That may be my favourite movie scene of all time.
+Shinnjid Yeah, you can feel it in his voice that hes very upset, but still tries to maintain a certain level of calm, although his voice is giving him away. So subtle, yet so wonderfully executed. This is why Bale is my fav actor
I think there is literally no other actor who could have pulled off the role like Bale did. He perfectly captures Patrick, which is important for a character who needs to be at the same time menacing and pathetic.
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This is the single most captivating movie scene in which nothing of substance happens - it is perfect/iconic, and oh my god, it even has a watermark.
@An On You completely and utterly missed the point of Robert's observation.
@An On Based
Lmao. The *gasp* oh my god. Gets me everytime 😂😂
Nothing of substance happens In the screen, but a showdown happen in the character's mind.
when you realize that all cards have "acquisition" spelled wrong, this scene is like 10x better. They are all MBAs with top grades, so interested in futile things like the color of the card or the font, that they don't even realize that what they are doing is written wrong.
When Patrick says, “Let’s see Paul Allen’s card” and everyone else takes theirs off the table because they know they can’t compete with the completely identical card
It’s not identical. It has a subtle off white coloring with tasteful thickness
@@bandalysaba2778 Oh my god.
the watermark
*drops card*
@@bandalysaba2778 Don't forget the watermark
This is how we acted when we were eight years old with our Pokemon cards
At my school, Yu Gi Yoh was the shit
Peter Ola-Itan both were the shit
0:21 if your friend just want to touch your holographic machamp card.
@@PeterOla-Itan I swear lol.
Undrrated comment
The voice crack when he says "Very Nice..." is some crazy skilled acting
He was brilliant in this role.
@@marionmarino1616
This was the role that Made him a great actor.
Yeah you can see him barely holding his rage already.
Bale is A list every damn second.
the "oh my god, it even has a watermark" is just so well delivered, like the guy was devastated by such a small thing
its funnier when you realize there isnt even a watermark
How else would you know the card wasn't forged.
@@aetu35 LOL
The watermark is what sealed his fate lmaooo
That’s the point
This whole film is like a comedy show without laugh tracks.
I looove this film
It's a dark comedy that's actually funny.
so basically The Office with more blood.
@@zackzallie8735 you know creed and bateman would be best friends
it was strangely marketed as a "thriller" which is why it was a relative flop.
Slime green, Comic Sans, all caps. Oh my god, it even has clip-art.
Lmao this cracked me up
best comment
You win
The hardest I've laughed in a while. Nice one.
Love this comment..lmao!!
Patrick Bateman saying “oh my god, it even has a watermark” was the most dramatic moment in cinematic history
Let's not get carried away ffs
That's bone.
*_Evil never looked so damn good. .... "PAUL ALLEN! I killed Paul Allen with an axe! In the face! His body is dissolving in a bathtub in Hell's Kitchen!"_* lol 😂🐺
😂 I know right and we love it
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When he says "Let's see Paul Allen's card" he sounds like he barely keeping himself together.
I love this bit. He forgets to breathe before "impressive, very nice" because he's that enraged, and struggles to get the "let's see Paul Allan's card" out. Amazing acting (by everyone in this scene)
@@jameseyk1 Oh wow I never noticed that! It's very subtle and such a small thing that indicates just how furious Patrick is
thats the beauty of it
he is. thats why he kills him. lol
@@sevensixtwothirtynine3020 it's less about the card and more about him being jealous of him in general
I love that he critically analyses haircuts enough to only consider his "slightly better"
You don't do that?
I also love how there’s very little actual difference between anyone’s haircut; aside from minor things like thickness or length, all of their hairstyles are just generically slicked back, maybe with a side part?
@@gregjayonnaise8314 In Patrick's defense, his haircut was indeed slightly better.
@@Hoffmayne at least 25% better than halberstram’s
@@gregjayonnaise8314 Same with the cards!
So much nuances in the movie and little secret.
Its a masterpiece.
Absolutely love how Bale sounds like he is on the verge of tears after seeing how better everyone's cards are
Funny thing is that the cards all look identical anyway 😂
@@miguelpereira9859 . . . Are you certain about that ?.. Miguel . If you are , then I can't help you .
@@miguelpereira9859 they are "slightly" different. Different shades of white, different form and colour of letters, different places of addresses, etc.
@@hideous_taco_michael_zacki Yes Van Patten's card was better than Bateman's
@@miguelpereira9859 i cant believe you prefer Van Pattens card over to Patrics
But can we take a moment to talk about the sound design of this scene? Listen to the subtle card flicks and metal cases, and the deeper tapping and low voices. The tasteful thickness of the wind and suspenseful notes. Oh my god, it even has a watermark.
Yeah I like the metal sound of the cases, like they were drawing a sharpened blade from its sheath.
impressive, very nice
I love the sense that everyone in the room is having their own version of Patrick's inner monologue, and secretly hates everyone else in the room
They're not, they all look freaked out by Bateman at 2:24
@@cpndo3126 They are freaked out by being confronted with PAUL ALLANS card. They weren't freaked out by Bateman, just the person he was mentioning.
Classic narcissists
Everyone dresses the same...this movie is a great representation of society and maybe in a few years it will be reality 100%
@@mrbungle3310 this really says a lot about society
"...although I have a slightly better haircut"
Gets me everytime
Best line in that whole scene maybe the entire movie 😂
they literally have the same haircut.
Shahid Khan but his is slightly better
@@ShahidKhan-ke8fe Yeah but Patrick's haircut is slightly better.
@@ShahidKhan-ke8fe Patrick's is slightly better.
"Let's see Paul Allen's card."
Ghostly silence. In anticipation, everyone puts their card away shamefully, suddenly aware of their lack of worth.
@@devmanboy8316 because they knew Paul's card was better than theirs.
Theirs didn't have watermarks
Because Paul Allen represents perfection
@@tangocash7304 The top accounts are always the biggest assholes. We used to call them Key Accounts. So never envy the Key Accounts Manager. He or she always deals with the biggest assholes in the world. The Fisher Account is such an account.
they all know Allen's is the best
“Allen has mistaken me for this dickhead Marcus Halberstram” that line kills me everytime 🤣
funny as shit hahahahha
Meanwhile Halberstram's thinking "Paul Allen has mistaken that dickhead Patrick Bateman for me"
Esp when he confirms they wear the same brand suits, get the same haircut basically, same glasses, etc 😆
I thought the same
How the hell are ya?
Everybody gangster til they see Paul Allen's card
2:44
Lmfao
the low rumble XD
😂😂
Oh my God... it even has a _watermark._
The fact that everyone is Vice President is an absolutely genius little detail. It really digs into the main theme of the film, that all of these men are the exact same
Well, Patrick is definitely unique in his inner working.
So you're saying that everyone in this scene is a killer?
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@@simonarcher4445
It is not actually clear whether he really did kill anyone or if it was just all in his head
Not really. In wall street M&A investment banks, positions that would be called "manager" in other companies are called Vice President because the clients they handle are usually CEOs of corporations. It's just a formality, the rank above would be Director/Senior VP, then managing director/partner.
the way he says "let's see Paul Allen's card" whilst trying not to have a nervous breakdown rly gets me
I love that. Bale did an amazing job at conveying how he is just a hairs width away from losing it. You can just hear the words struggling to come out of his throat.
a psychopath at wall street
you want to say that again?
Best part of the scene :)
Fun fact, he used a Tom Cruise interview as inspiration for the character. He then went to lunch with the writer in character, who then asked him to stop playing the character because he was getting so uncomfortable.
This scene has a separate fanbase from the movie 😂
Do Americans really check their business cards with this detail?
@@Nagvanshieuslol no
@@Nagvanshieus its an exaggeration of wall street people in the 1980s. they're not common anymore
Lmfaoo yes this scene is the reason I watch this movie at least twice a month 😂😂
@@gcash8892 people at wall street really work hard, but this Patrick Bateman and people surrounding him aren't even working, they're like pretending they're working (I know it's a movie)
English Teachers:
Times New Roman
12 pt font
Oh my god... it’s even double spaced
LMAO
i love this comment
Thank God there's no watermark. Oh my God yes there is.
turn in a paper with a watermark, professor realizes its downloaded from course hero.
ah yes, APA formatting.....
"Oh my god...it even has a watermark..."
- me trying to use a picture owned by shutterstock
Lol
Very nice.
Ha ha
Ahahahahhaha
Omg you made me clinch lmao
this scene is genius. the subtle acting, the off-beat humor, the tasteful direction. my god, he's even sweating.
Let's see Paul Allen's acting
10/10
Allegedly, Christian Bale could sweat on command, but don’t quote me on that
The pale nimbus of acting
Boooring.
Do a new joke, please
I almost forgot to watch this today
Let's take a look at Bruce Wayne's card.
Ayush Tripathi Your compliment was sufficient.
Hey Shephard, congratulations on the 1k+ comment
Christophe TETTARASSAR Thankyou, Christophe👉
Well you also had to return some videotapes so don't stress yourself.
I still cannot believe that Bryce preferred Van Patten's card to mine.
I don't believe it either
😂
Nice name how did you swing that?
Real talk, though, not a fan of Van Patten's font choice.
So how's the fishers account patrick Bateman?
The slightly nervous way that he says "Let's see Paul Allen's card" is just brilliant acting.. not overdone.. although the whole scene is just so well acted by Christian. Let's see Paul Allen's acting.
"It's Morbin' Time!"
Jared Leto is an amazing actor, but sadly because of his role as Joker and now Morbius people don't realize it. He's absolutely GODLIKE in Mr. Nobody and Dallas Buyer's Club, and he's great in Lord Of War.
Christian Bale walks a fine line between hammy acting and believable this movie.
@@tiaaaron3278 that's the point. He's a psycho trying to mimic human emotions
@@andmillions What I meant is he never passes the line. He's never hammy, he always feels right, even when he laughing like maniac and killing people in the movie.
Fun fact: the noise of when they open the card holders are actually the sound of swords being drawn.
Interesting.
That sounds highly unlikely.
Ehh sounds more like a drawing a knife
Wait til you see mine,
Pink
Comic sans
In Italics
oh my god, its even all lowercase
Oh, my god. It's A4.
You monster.
It’s a poster! With emojis!!!
The tasteful thinness of fast food toilet paper...
2:22 "Let's see Paul Allen's card."
Bale made him sound like he was about to start crying, holding back tears. Pretty nice touch.
Haven’t seen the movie yet but yeah, the performance seems really good there, really feels like he’d start crying if the others couldn’t see him.
@@mlsdreavusjargon6910 you should se it. its fucking great
Their over the top dramatic behaviors here is so hilarious when you see all 3 cards are basically the exact same design and color scheme, with only the slightest variations a total psychopath would care about.
The ominous music when they show Paul Allen's card is funny too, cause like you said, looks exactly like the others but they decided to add the music, little touches like that to movies I really appreciate.
@@Vestner262 The way he drops the card at utter amazement and disgust at himself at the same time.. lmao
when youre a designer in school and everyone is presenting their projects
You mean teacher?
There gavin belson in it.
"I can't believe that the teacher prefers Van Patten's project to mine. "
Too damn true
@@adriannn3720 i assume they mean designer in the vein of graphic design, etc
What I find funniest about this scene is every card is _slightly_ better than the previous in some way. Even though they're all the same, from a design standpoint, Van Patten's name is in bold and the corner details are pushed out more, which draws your attention right to his name, and _then_ Bryce's card has a better texture, and _then_ Allen's card has a better font and looks slightly classier. You can tell the design team put effort into making their business cards just different enough to indicate the way they all compete with each other.
ngl i didn’t notice them being better he’s just delusional
Patrick's card is the most attractive one!
They're all the same in that they're different.
@@idolaltry he's insane
This explanation reads exactly like one of Patrick's monologues on music taste
These actors deserve an Oscar for taking the script seriously.
In the world of acting, I believe that’s referred to as “doing your job.”
doing job excellently don't deserve an oscar?
@@osasuvhnvxtgbvddheds1601 they’re all good actors doing a great job (I’m particularly partial to Justin Theroux myself), but “taking the script seriously” was a weird of way of wording it.
@@carolfromhr9900 I wonder how Christian Bale managed to nail this character. At the time the movie was being made, his co-stars thought he wasn’t a good actor.
But Christian Bale as Patrick Bateman acting the way he was, was intentional and Bale managed to have the confidence and precise know-how to play him that particular way.
It’s “impressive. Very nice” ;)
Most stupid thing I've read all day
That's the thing I really love about this scene. Bryce never said he preferred Van Patten's card. He only said he really liked it, but Bateman takes it personally.
Great catch
After all, psychopaths are narcissistic ego maniacs.
Also it’s hinted that Bateman is delusional, unless the ATM really did say “feed me a stray cat”
Or Maybe it was a Lehman brothers ATM
Nice observation
It's such a well-done scene because it depicts a pissing contest about meaningless shit that they all take so seriously. I love how Paul Allen says "got an eight-thirty res' at Dorsia" intentionally loud enough for the whole room to hear, and when he does say it, the whole room stops talking and looks at him, even Halberstram and the other guys by the wall. So subtle that you'd probably only catch it on your second or third viewing but it just depicts how they're ALL obsessed with this bullshit.
@Guy LeDouche it's not even funny
He reacted more strongly to van patterns card than he did to Bateman's. So I'd say he liked it more.
Just the way he drops it at the end like seeing it has shattered him to nothing.
Something wrong Patrick your sweating...
Stroke I'm having a stroke...💀💀
I cant believe that someone, a real human being made this script
warrington are u ok ? u look sweaty
Let's see Paul Allen's script.
@@kaiiheenjik1668 haha
If you think that is crazy, you should read the book that this movie is based on and reply to my comment after. lol!
I would personally give more credit to the director. Without them, this scene wouldn’t be nearly as good.
"Your compliment was sufficient" i die laughing everytime.
"Louis"
I cant tolerate the voice of that dude...
"Your compliment was sufficient, Simp"
Pour Louis. He would have been such a sweet girl if the body matched the heart. And like most sweet girls she/he is attracted to bad guys.
@@nikosgreek352 wait, is luis supposed to be a gay guy or a trans woman?
The over the top but somehow subtle "swoosh" sound that play every time a card is shown is the stuff of legends
I just now read (and it's the reason I'm here, because I remembered that detail when I read it) that it's the sound of a sword being drawn slowed down. Even more genius now, huh? Hope you're well.
haha yup. its absolutely perfect. Just loud and silly enough to notice, not so much to disturb the perfect underplayed comedy of the scene
nice catch
Didn't even notice that 🤣
yeah and when paul allen walks up it sounds like a snake
Love this scene, at first glance you may think "whats the big deal, its just business cards.." but its something more. Its a battle of pride. The way each man takes out their card and it makes a blade sound was a cool touch. The way the paul comes in and not only establishes himself as top dog...but hes so coy and eh about it, like being in the spotlight was nothing new to him, taking Batemans thunder in such a short time.
I like how this scene was filmed and it tells a whole story about power dynamics and status and Batemans character and need to be on top and what he will do when its taken away.
Also the way when paul leaves the room patrick tries to pull attention back on him by displaying his card, but then the attention is placed back on paul everyone envying him...and hes not even in the room.
Great Scene!
Commenting to show you 64 people thought this was a tasteful comment.
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What was the funniest was all their cards said Vice President.
the way christian says “oh my god” will be stuck in my head forever
His world shatted when he saw that water mark. Totally agree it came out in his voice
that’s legit why i keep coming back to this video
That and his 1,000 yard stare
i use that tone constantly for totally stupid shit too... like at a restaurant and being like " oh my god!...they even have tater tots here"
I mean, if you are getting your ass handed with how good the card is, I'd say the exact same thing. Lol.
I love how Bateman’s voice flutters nervously when saying “very nice, let’s see Paul Allen’s card”. The nervousness really shows, like he’s about to lose it. Great acting!
That was one of the best acting I ever saw
He looks like he's on the verge of crying/screaming
Bale's best performance
over a card?? i dont get it
@@TheGhostScorpion because it's so superficial, of course who cares its just a card, but to these yuppies everything is a competition. That's the point, so you can laugh at it& enjoy the masterclass in acting. Or not..
@@TheGhostScorpion Just like the suits or the restaurant reservation, everything Bateman cares about is meaningless. But it's not just him, it's all of them. The fact that Paul Allen mistakes him for another guy with the same job, same suits, same glasses and same barber so shows they are carbon copies of each other. They all fawn over the restaurant and cards. Nothing of them accomplishes anything. Whatever meeting this is, no work is discussed.
But WHY does he nearly lose it? It's just a business card...
Or maybe he wants the contact details of his next victim? He IS a psycho, after all.
An American psycho, to be specific.
The way he says "impressive... Very nice"... The way his voice breaks so subtly... Superb acting.. And basically Paul Allens card is the +4 Uno Card
He is so furious he is out of breath and it gets me every fucking time
he sounds like hes gonna cry😂
not only that, but they way he inhales just afterwards.
🤣🤣
Is it actually the acter who says it? Or was it dubbed by another person?
“That’s bone” is so confidently delivered, yet within 60 seconds Patrick’s entire life comes crashing down
This company sure has a lot of vice presidents.
@Ayush Tripathi Bateman says he's in murder and executions, and the girl mishears him as merger and acquisitions. So that's probably what it is.
That's part of the joke - in the late 90's it became trendy to hand out "Vice President" as a title, which of course made the title practically meaningless. Like the business cards & the haircuts, it was a superficial sign of success that, in reality, meant very little.
Investment banks have a lot of VPs
VP is a very common title in US financial companies, and it's not a particularly high position
That's the point.
Former investment banker here. This scene is not an exaggeration. They really act this way.
Taylor Mason
Tell us more.
I would also like to hear more
ama thread when??
The Common Cold I’m an open book. Ask away.
Spent almost four years in mergers and acquisitions, so many of these scenes are relatable (minus the killings).
Casual drug use...check
Strippers and call girls...check
Overpriced restaurants...check
Long hours w/ high income potential....check
Happy to elaborate further. What would you like to know?
Lifebeam87 I’m an open book. Ask away. Spent four years in mergers and acquisitions in both junior level positions and Director/VP positions.
I have plenty of war stories lol
"Although I have a slightly better haircut" love how quickly he says that, showing how insecure he is about being the exact same as someone else and how he needs to be better than everyone
I think it actually goes to show how little he consideres himself to be a actual person.
"we are essentially the same but for a tiny difference in hairstyle" is absolutely insane, he understands and accepts that he can be mistaken for someone else.
You misunderstood it. It's not about how he wants to be better, it's about how he considers himself to be defined by his physical appearence
@@crab_striker1961 I think it can be both but it's up to interpretation from the audience
No guys you dont get it, what this scene is showing that he's trying to tell the audience that he's been holding his shit for the past 3 hours and that he really needs to go to the restroom
I love the sound effects when they all pull out their cards lmao. It's like your hearing Bateman's anxiety over other people's cards.
Christian Bale is such an amazing actor. The way his voice trembles when he asks to see Paul Allen's card is perfect
Yes, CB really knocks this scene out of the park. Heck, the whole movie!
Not to mention he had to modify his voice to an American accent. 😲
Strangely enough on the set for this movie, all the other actors thought he was terrible. This was his breakthrough role, so maybe they were just jealous the new kid got the lead role
I mean that's his job so
You cannot really say that until we see Paul Allen's trembling voice scene.
The cards are good I guess, but I'm more impressed by the card holders, those little booklets are fucking rad
Just ordered my friend one of those when we did her business cards. We both were like, gotta do it for PB!
agreed
and only place for 1 card LOL
Yes, and the sound they make when they are opened. Fucking cool.
next thing you know your friend has murdered half of colleagues
“Your compliment was sufficient, Louis.” Man, the contempt.
I don't like to be touched, either. My response would be the same.
@@shrapnel77 I don't like to be touched either, but there's a difference between simply wanting personal space and the absolute disdain Bateman has.
@Mosaab نعم هو one can dislike being touched for several reasons,I find hands gross for example
@Mosaab نعم هو no I wouldn’t because it’s rude ,I would just ask not to be touched again
@Mosaab نعم هو mmm well it’s not insane to gently ask people not to touch you ,but wanting to hurt people it’s a Nono because our society stands by rules that prevent chaos, not being touched it’s just a perk of mine ,are u ok?im not good at reading human emotions but the feelings you are talking about don’t seem healthy
The themes of American Psycho (Narcissism, The flaws of Male Ego, and psychotic obsession) brilliantly summed up in just one scene.
"I can't believe they prefer Pattinson's movie to mine"
Masterful comment haha
they not you failed
@@andermolk2428 who failed ? What are you talking about?
Christopher Nolan - "I Can't Believe That Robert Prefers Matt Reeve's Movie To Mine"
The new Batman is pretty great man. Like a 9/10.
“Your compliment was sufficient, Lewis”
“Your compliment was sufficient, Gavin Belson”
Yes, we all just heard that line. Your comment is unnecessary.
Your comment was sufficient Brendan
@@johanliebert4622 Your comment was insufficient, Johan.
@@iggystardust9236 your life is insufficient filthy peasant.
Who knew the Wayne Enterprises meetings were so tense?
Ha ha ha! Well played.
Mou Jalout Thanks :)
*I can't believe that Selina Kyle prefers Bane's mask to mine*
You either die a secretary or live long enough to see yourself become CEO...
Because he's Bateman.
I love the whooshing sound when the card is revealed lol
"That's bone" makes me laugh so hard. He says something so trivial with such intensity.
I seriously thought Christian Bale accidentally put too much emphasis on the word to make Bateman sound like he's boasting, like he's struggling to get his foot in the door of this uber-exclusive big-dick club. Still, even if he didn't ACTUALLY mean to put that much force into the word, it just makes the scene even more hilarious because the audience is surprised that his simple word has set them up for the dick swinging to begin and then Bateman gets beaten down by the other business cards, LOL...
@@largol33t1 🤣
Because with him, you could actually believe it's made from bone. LOL.
Classic🤣🤣🤣
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It’s literally crazy how many incredible lines are in just this one scene.
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Then explain this scene and what’s the big deal with the cards?
@@Thankuforsubing idk wtf
It’s very cool ARI2001, but that’s nothing.
Let's see Paul Allen's incredible lines
The funniest part is Paul Allen giving his business card to someone he literally works in the same building as
Its a fairly large company. I work in a company of 20 people, and I don't have everyone's phone numbers. This is set in the late 80s before smart phones so a rolodex of business cards is the best way to keep an associate's number on file.
@@Zwickerly2 Go ahead and watch the scene again and tell me what phone number you see on each of the cards
They're just showing off their cards to their coworkers though, not giving them to potential clients.
@@dr.ludwig8189 Man it’s like you guys didn’t even watch the scene. Did you not see Paul Allen hand his card over? It’s a satire movie it’s not supposed to make sense stop trying to make it
@@kudude12many there's a fax and telex number at the bottom of the card. Not exactly a phone number per say but I suppose it's pretty close to what you're looking for.
"That's bone..." I LOVE the way he delivers this line - the emphasis he places on the word "bone". This scene is a masterpiece.
In an interview, Mary Harron said that Christian Bale would start sweating at the same part during every take. Incredible.
Impressive. Very nice.
Let's see Jared Leto's sweating.
@@s4ulyaniv35 'Look at that subtle sheen of oil. The tasteful thickness of it. Oh my god, he even has sweat patches'.
@@J1283-s1k 😭😭
It's the watermark that does it.
Oh my god... It even has a watermark..
+Abdul Hakim where is the fucking watermark btw?! Can't see it...
Frodoshouse
It's so subtle and off-putting we can't see it
+Abdul Hakim Sweating intensifies
Look at that subtle off-white coloring, the tasteful thickness of it. ..
that cracks me up every time
Wait until you see mine, index card, in crayon. Drawing of a flying weiner. Majestic, simple, elegant.
Hahahahah 🤣🤣
Hilarious!
Brick Red Crayola on egg shell School grade index study cards....when did you get so tasteful
Jeez, how'd a nitwit like you get so tasteful
Nice... Impressive...
(sweats/shakes profusely)
"although i have a slightly better haircut"
lol
I actually prefer Marcus'
Don't kill me Patrick please
hahaha i love the fact he's so insecure he only claims his haircut is SLIGHTLY better hahaha
@Zephyr Still i think it's insecurity, he's got an inner conflict between narcism and insecurity and that's also the reason why he almost gets a panic attack whenever somebody prefers another card to his card
@Zephyr its because the other guy basically has the exact same life as patrick, meaning patrick is the same as someone and not better than them which of course he doesnt like, so him saying to himself that he has a better hair cut is him trying to reassure himself that hes better than everyone else.
@@nd5030 very insightful!
“Your compliment was sufficient, Louis”
I don’t know why but that cracks me up every time lol
Chillo56 feels like something Vader could said
Clearly Louis is trying to make a move on Patrick by subtly touching him
It's like the psycho version of "Donny you're out of your element!"
That and
“Hey, cool it with the anti-Semitic remarks” are the two best lines in the movie
Zen Master LOLOLOL I gotta rewatch this movie.
This scene seems so surreal. I mean he's literally trembling but I can't tell the difference between the cards. Wouldn't work without bales acting chops. Really sells it
the font differs and the slight difference in coloring, thickness, texture and not to mention the watermark.
It's satire so it's exaggerated but that doesn't mean there aren't still people out there like this
@Johnny Chimpo acquisitions is spelled wrong on all the cards too
Do people care this much
lol...I just came back to this scene from another vid about the authenticity of the stationary design and it was pretty interesting.
Most of the fonts are totally made up but their are subtle differences in the cards.
Ive seen this movie many times and just realized how ironic it is that Patrick Bateman chose "Bone" as his card color!
No one talks about how good Christian Bale's American accent is
i didnt even know he was British until I watched a recent film where he was this brilliant driver/mechanic. i was like dannggg his British accent is good XD
Every now and then I'll hear him in his native British accent and I'm momentarily taken aback as I remember "Oh yeah. He's a Brit"
Let's see Paul Allen's Accent
I was completely shocked when I found out that he's British.
Watching this and dark knight movies, made me forget about Bale’s real accent
2020: Let's see Paul Allen's Linkedin profile.
I was thinking, developers sharing their portfolio sites.
Nice 👍🏻
Paul Allen
Vice President
He/Him
@@AlphaFoxDelta nope. More like keyboards. ruclips.net/video/uHt01D6rOLI/видео.html
@@MrKmas508 LMAO
You know he started this whole card thing just to see Paul Allen's card.
Great profile pic. You deserve a subscription
And the card could have been anything: any color, any lettering, and Bateman would have looked up to it.
I can't get over the fact that this scene feels like something outta horror movie despite happening during a day at a well-lit office. Probably the eery music is what does the job.
Amazing how a scene that should feel fairly relaxed and jovial (a group of colleagues sat in an office making small talk), can be given such palpable tension, simply by the sense of petty competitiveness between the characters!
"We even go to the same barber, though I have a slightly better haircut."
It kills me every time 😆😅😂😭
Same
I feel like he’s not even lying about that. Seeing as how he freaks out about a slightly better yet technically identical card.
@@MikeOcksmallClips bc paul allen's dick is technically identical but its slightly longer than his. with a tasteful thickness to it
It kills him that they have the same barber as well
When their hair is exactly the same 🤣
What’s really funny is that Paul Allen gives the guy his business card and tells him to call him, but all their business cards have the same phone number on them.
The call goes through to main reception where you'll ask to be put through to whomever you want to speak to
@@southwestkinema9149 lol so why give him a card?
@@IMPERATOR-EL to show off the card
@@IMPERATOR-EL So that when Bryce looks at the card later that day, he is reminded that he met Paul Allen earlier. In this business, you can meet many different people in a day. The business card is a reminder of whom you had met.
@@bayek8377 True. It's also a subtle sexual insult, he's waving his dick at Patrick, saying "I'm bigger than you! Na na na na na naaah!"
the little voice break at 2:19 when he says "very nice"...incredible actor
Your compliment was sufficient, Lewis
And at 2:23 when he asks for Allen's card. Bale is legendary
You can feel the insecurity in his voice when he says it, like he's crumbling from the inside, fucking incredible performance I can watch this film so many times and never get bored
I’m pretty sure Bale made himself sweat on the spot when he was looking at Paul Allen’s card
I also think the voice break is incredible and when he asked to see Paul Allen's card. I always get a laugh
This scene should be preserved on repeat in a museum.
Wait to you see mine...
Flat lettering
Times New Roman
Recycled pizzabox
KiloByte
All caps
Comic sans
Used envelope
Impressive...very nice.
Beat me to it, Janis... Comic Sans is the king of the fonts!
Janis Petke Jesus Christ.. That's really super.. How'd a nitwit like you get so tastefull?
But wait...
You ain't seen nothin yet...
Flat lettering... Lobster Font..Yugioh card I spray painted white.
Red Color
Arial
Italic
On recycled paper
2:18 I'm laughing so hard at how close he sounds to tears
I would say he sounds closer to absolutely snapping lmao
So very good.. love is a word I’d use right now
lmao it gets me every time
lets see Paul Allen's laugh
His acting is amazing, the tiny crack in his voice as he's struggling to keep it together 🤣
Mine's better:
- Arial
- 12 point font
- even has clip-arts
Very nice, DC37, but that's nothing.
Check this out:
-Times New Roman
-Bold and Italic
-features several Thonk emotes
Kosaku Kawajiri “Nice”
@@spartacus778 and... DOUBLE spaces after the stops! Twice as many as you plebs!
@mihailomsm Impressive, very nice.
An On he’s probably bluffing
this is probably if not the most intentional unintentional funniest scene I've ever seen, I always come back to it lol
2021: Let’s see Paul Allen’s NFT
haha
"New NFT, what do you think?"
"Minted it on the blockchain yesterday."
@@chaoticgoodcreations947 impressive, very nice
🤣🤣🤣🤣
“Look at those pixels, the tasteful thickness of that , omg it even has his name on it “
Normal person: “Hey Paul, I’m actually Patrick. Marcus is over there.”
Patrick Bateman: i am Marcus now
They constantly mistake him for someone else. He probably got tired of explaining who he was and decided it was kinda fun or just easier to "roll with it".
Me! I got that reference
@@edwardbaumbarger160 both the film and the novel (albeit it’s much more common in the novel) have a motif of people misidentifying eachother. I took it as further emphasis on the satirical point that all of these guys are equally meaningless and hollow individuals with barely anything but their watch brands to tell them apart. I mean, just look at the guys in this scene. Each of them bearing the same title as VP, they actually think things as trivial as the embossing style or shade of tan on their business card matter in the slightest. Paul Allen’s card destroys Patrick. Look at his face. He’s utterly crushed. This is all these men have - their business cards for their meaningless job they only have because of nepotism.
@@Pass____over yeah man... i agree. i never gave this scene so much thought
@@Pass____over nepotism? How?
I love as well that the cards are basically indistinguishable from one another, heightening the ludicrousness of caring so much about the subtle differences of a business card
Yea exactly, all the cards look the same, all the characters also dress and look the same too.
It’s just highlighting the redundancy, NPC like nature of corporate world. Constantly comparing and trying to one up each other even though it’s completely meaningless to an outsiders perspective
Van Pattens card has the numbers on the top left higher, I think it looks better
When you get to the top of something the margin of improvement becomes so small that these little details matter, it's like when olympic runners make the slightest movement and win the race by a few hundreds of a second. Only those who are/were the best at something can get this feeling
@@SHISH_STYLE
That, or people reach their personal “top”, the highest they’re ever going to reach because that’s the limit of their competence, and orbit other wannabe winners also at their peak.
They even have the same numbre printed.
Look at that pitch black coloring...the tasteful darkness of it...omg...it even has a bat symbol
Christian's delivery on that line about Paul Allen's card gets me every time. I think it's absolutely hilarious
Nice last name
Glassdick
"Look at that subtle off-white coloring"
Love to see an aboriginal in this scene. " its made out of a v.b can
Nice last name
used to be a banker, this is sadly accurate
Care to elaborate? They keep talking about how various accounts are doing as if that's what their livelihood depends on, I don't quite understand that.
@@hoon_sol they most likely manage accounts or index funds for large companies - make decisions on what stocks/shares to allocate funding on, so if the account they’re handling isn’t growing at the expected rate, it reflects badly on them
I'm not pigme monki I'm big monki
@@kixkax0143 Or, Murders and Executions, later put :D
Mergers and acquisitions, not marketing and advertising.
Impressive. Very nice.
Let's see Paul Allen's card.
The way he delivers that line...
MATTIA CALLIAN you’re so right. I always marveled at that line. His delivery is perfect, his tone and subtle insecurity almost already knowing Paul’s is nicer than his.
Dry mouth, breathless, barely squeezing out the words.
I love that line! He's like choking out the words. He wants to see the card so badly but he needs to remain composed!!
Yeah that is the voice of someone with fury but in a situation where it can't be shown at all.
It is good
All of them being the Vice-President of the company is hilarious.
Let's see Paul Allen's business card scene...
“Look at that 4k resolution, a subtle zero youtube ads. Oh my god. It even has a sponsor at the end of the video”
Classic scene.
@@pelicanchampion8629 zero ad? It’s definitely destroy bateman video
@@pelicanchampion8629 meta stuff, very cool!
We already seen 😎
This scene is just brilliant. Listening to Bateman's voice starting off as super confident, just to unravel into anger and jealousy which he is struggeling to control. And look at how they all act after Bateman says "Let's see Paul Allen's card.". They all flinch uncomfortably, withdraw their cards as to not be compared to his card. It's even presented differently, as if it's in a league of its own. Hilarious how we fixate and place personal value on meaningless things.
What's even more brilliant about it is what they are all(or Patrick really) making a big deal about. Their business cards. Flimsy pieces of paper that are all basically the same. They're all white, all have black lettering, only things that set them apart from each other are just minor things, like the font size, the texture, the thickness of the letters. In a way you could say that it reflects Patrick and his colleagues. By that I mean how they are all pretty much the same, with only Patrick Bateman being the one to take it seriously.
@@elitegamer9310 nice analysis
@@elitegamer9310 yeah but paul allen's card is the best one
@@judexmars4214 Why? Because it has a watermark?
@@elitegamer9310 i like its texture
2:42 His dreary, confused, sweaty, and dizzy expression at the site of Paul Allen's card get's me everytime 🤣
The sweat is everything 😂
Literally my favorite part
The build up to it is so hilariously good
"the tasteful thicccness of it. oh my gawd"
more like a look, filled with jealousy and envy
Every scene looks like a Chris Van Allsberg drawing. Not only is it thoroughly of its time, it makes this feel like its within the confines of a picture frame, further emphasizing the claustrophobic and dark mind of Bateman.
Everything about this is so good. The fact that there's basically no objective difference in quality between the cards, yet Patrick is devastated by each of them. The way it seems at first like no one else really cares as much as he does. But then when it comes to Paul Allen's card, Bryce's sense of humor and relaxed body language fades away and he seems hesitant to reveal it, as if it's something so beyond him that he's ashamed to show it or something dangerous he wants to protect the others from seeing. The tense sound design straight out of a psychological horror film. And then the final dramatic reveal that it's.... almost the exact same card as all the others. Genius.
Exactly, what this film entails is a society is so deprived of unique identification, and this scene nails that theme perfectly, from nearly identical cards and how everyone is narcissistic in their own ways yet being so irrelevant in a world of copy and paste
@@andrewsullivan2369 Paul Allen's card is tastefully thick.. you can't exactly say the same for the others. Especially bone white ? The hell was Bateman even thinking about when he made that decision ? Ludacris !
They also all have the exact same spelling error. “Acquisitions” not “Aquisitions.”
The reason Bryce seems reluctant is he knew what Bateman's reaction would be - he is his closest colleague. They're toleratant with Bateman because his father owns a large portion of the company they all work for. They know he's odd and don't particularly like being around him.
@@ibrahimseck1432excellent
This is basically me and my friends back in school showing each other our pokemon card collection and that one kid brings out charizard
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bruce wayne 😂
I had a Charizard first edition brought out on me after showing off both my moltres and zapdos holographics :( sad day let me tell you
And I pull out my Happy Birthday Pickachu 1st edition JAPANESE version.
Mr M eh nobody really cares about the Japanese cards outside of Japan. Plus, we’re talking charizard here.
You can really sense the insecurity in him when he feels outdone. These guys are so superficial and narcissistic, they’re comparing business cards. This is probably one of the most well made scenes in movie history.
lmao watch more movies
@@vibinwpsilocybin1424 Cmon man taste is subjective. Besides he said "one of the best" not "*the* best among all..".
Not to mention petty. The cards are nearly identical, yet they all nitpick over inconsequential details.
@@Desmaad Yeah, right?! They all look so similar, and almost none out of them really catches my eye or attention. It's like they're competing to see who's the most perfect/boring out of them. Hmm...
@@remmie6744 Yeah thats usually the big companies management, they argue about often unimportant details because they lack the initative to really improve and see the bigger picture, its funny when its about cards, its worse when it's about someone's work, my brother worked in a big company xd
I love how like the characters in the film, all the cards are exactly the same and it’s hard to really tell them apart
My man Patrick almost creamed himself when he saw Paul’s card 😂
It is a pretty nice card dude
business cards are actually my fetish and paul allen's card is definitely on a league of its own. if i am being honest, i did cum to paul allen's card the first time i saw it. and i am only saying that because it's the internet.
@@fernie6299 o h
hes not excited. he's humilated and angry
I preferred the eggshell white with romalian type, personally.
Ive always ADORED this scene, cause it just shows A: what a different, meaningless little world they're in, all of their own. and B: the Cards all being basically the same, but hearing Patrick go on about them and lose his cool over it just makes it fucking hilarious!
@@VOTVRe would I wanna live in a world where some dude's reason for bludgeoning me to death.... was the color of my fucking business card disturbed him...?
fuck that shit
its all better than mine oh my god paul allen holy shi insane coloring that subtle off white tasteful thickness oh god it even has a water mark
You are Right, Except for the Cards, they are NOT The Same.......
@@kanethesevenfootmonster868 they look the exact same with subtle differences
You can't compare bones to eggshell.
This clip is part of my rigorous daily self-care routine.
Nice.
Nice
But it might maje you a psycho?
Can you do a thousand now?
I use a deep pore cleanser
When i wake up on a morning and look down "thats BONE".
When I first saw this I was like "Their cards are basically the same". Now I know thats the point of this scene.
Yeah, you are mentally sane. Congrats!
I don't get it
what was the point ?
Christopher well they’re basically the same cards. All the fuss they make just shows how self obsessed and deranged they are.
Kevin-Charles Beaudry thank you!
Kevin-Charles Beaudry so wait are they all crazy or just Patrick Bateman?
2:22 Christians ability to vocally display emotional distraught over something as trivial as a business card is superb acting imo.
Yeah, did you noticed the trembling in his voice? Like he's really having some issues with those cards
Exactly my thoughts
@A Nayak lol
@A Nayak wait what? Lol
yeah he really nailed it. Great job Chris
They way he utters "impressive, very nice" and "let's see Paul Allens card" is just so perfectly acted, I'm astonished by it everytime. That may be my favourite movie scene of all time.
+Shinnjid Yeah, you can feel it in his voice that hes very upset, but still tries to maintain a certain level of calm, although his voice is giving him away. So subtle, yet so wonderfully executed. This is why Bale is my fav actor
wholeheartedly agree!! You can hear him swallow his anger and breathe heavily (when wearing headphones)
Shinnjid he's a great actor
it's very well directed and acted scene, overall a true masterpiece in writing and directing.
I think there is literally no other actor who could have pulled off the role like Bale did. He perfectly captures Patrick, which is important for a character who needs to be at the same time menacing and pathetic.