The Twisted Reality of AMERICAN PSYCHO | in-depth film/book video essay
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- Опубликовано: 29 мар 2024
- The themes in both the book and film are definitely worth talking about. That being said, I don’t think I’ve ever liked a film as much as I do American Psycho, while positively hating the book it was adapted from.
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/Chapters.
- Introduction.
- Part 1. American Psycho - Run down: Long story Short
- Part 1. cont. - American Psycho - Run down: Long story Long
- Part 2 - surface-level differences - an inexhaustive list
- Part 3 - similarities highlighted - identity crafted from culture
- Part 4 - different interpretations of a twisted reality
- Conclusion.
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If you watched the video, then THANK YOU FOR WATCHING!
This took me a bit of time to research and edit, so sorry for the late upload! Hopefully you enjoyed it!
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/About me:
I am a 20-somethin’ y.o intellectual crackhead, who like books, poetry, and anything else I like to get into (art, films, philosophy, culture, social commentary etc.). Talking books, I like classics, literary fiction, and sci-fi, but will read anything if it’s bad-funny enough.
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/films mentioned.
- American Psycho (2000), dir. Mary Harron
- Rosemary’s Baby (1968), dir. Roman Polanski
- The Shining (1980), dir. Stanley Kubrick
- The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974), dir. Tobe Hooper
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/(important) articles used.
- Eldridge, David, “The Generic American Psycho”, Journal of American Studies, Vol. 42, No. 1, Twentieth-Century American Literature (Apr., 2008), pp. 19-33
- Faurschou, Gail. "Fashion and the Cultural Logic of Postmodernity." Body Invaders: Panic Sex in America. Ed. Arthur and Marilouise Kroker. New York: St. Martin's, 1987., p. 82
- Weinreich, Martin, “‘Into the Void’: The Hyperrealism of Simulation in Bret Easton Ellis’s American Psycho”, Amerikastudien/American Studies, Vol. 49, No. 1, Neorealism - Between Innovation and Continuation (2004), pp. 65-78
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/music used.
- AUTO - Vodovoz Music Production
- Pipe Dream - Vodovoz Music
- The Surface - Synth Pop - Vodovoz music Productions
- Dark Light - 80s revisited - royalty free music - Vodovoz Music
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Thanks for watching!! What do you think of American Psycho?
also, I wanna do a a film/culture Q&A to celebrate 1k subs! Pls tell me your hot takes, or ask me any questions about films, books or anything culture in the comment section! 😆
This is so timely, I cant help but feel like this current era of rampant opinion sharing, ideology and dogma Olympics we see so often on social media echo the themes of american psycho in an uncanny way.
That's so true, couldn't have put it better myself!
Hey! I just discovered your channel. I loved the editing, your narration, and especially your perspective, which I think is a fresh take on a movie that has been talked about so much. Many people discuss how the message is misinterpreted, but I've seen few who delve into it like you do. I'm just starting out with videos of this type, trying to find my style, and honestly, you're very motivating, specially to see creators who are starting and thriving. Cheers and keep it up!
Hey, that really nice to hear, thank you! Wishing you luck on your channel too, I think the world needs new perspectives!
The editinggggg is chefs kiss and I love this film 🍿 have not read the book tho lol it scares me
Ahh, thank you!! And absolutely, watch the film, but the book... could have done without 😂😂
Very nice, now let's see Paul Allen's commentary...
It's funny you say that, Paul Allen is a really thematically interesting character in the book which is not explored in the film (though I don't blame them, Allen randomly disappears for 3/4 of the book, so it would be hard to make a cohesive narrative with book Allen 😅)
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