Do you like Kino Corner? His early work was a little too normie for my tastes, but when Drive (2011)| Literally Me came out in '20, I think he really came into his own, commercially and artistically. The whole channel has a clear, crisp humour , and a new sheen of consummate professionalism that really gives the videos a big boost. He's been compared to the needle drop, but I think Kino has a far more bitter, cynical sense of humor. In '20, Kino released this, “Literally Me”, his most accomplished series. I think his undisputed masterpiece is, “American Psycho|Literally Me ", a video so catchy, most people probably don't listen to the narration. But they should, because it's not just about the pleasures of conformity, and the importance of trends, it's also a personal statement about Kino himself.
I would also say that Patrick Bateman has become a literally me character due to how relatable it is in how he is basically not allowed to be himself to anyone. I think a lot of people feel a bit suffocated by how its expected that everyone exercise the same peppy all smiles professional personality while out in public and if they express any real emotion, opinion, or behavior then they suffer the consequences, be it unemployment or being slandered.
@@bumblingdolphin9281 This. While we do live in an age where trying to express yourself is punishable, Patrick Bateman literally goes around killing people. It's like a dark parody of a fragile male. I'm not gonna pretend that I'm not a vulnerable person, but Patrick Bateman is vulnerable to a degree that's unjustifiable because he's horribly violent. This is not a Literally Me character, this character is a type of obstacle for many Literally Me characters. Violent psychopaths who take their frustrations out on innocent people that don't deserve it. Sure, fuck Paul Allen, don't care how illegal his death is, but all the women he's killed really didn't deserve it, and his true intention is revealed. His self-expression is at the expense of others to the point that others can no longer express themselves, because they're literally fucking dead. Patrick Bateman puts others down. He's an evil person. There is no way to genuinely relate to him, especially because he makes it as clear as possible at the start of the movie that nobody can be like him, and he has no true self expression or deep message. He is a void. He is unfeeling. Sure, he expresses emotions, but look at any depressed person, they can laugh or cry but if you ask them to describe how they feel, they will say that there's nothing there. They can laugh, but there's no happiness in them. They can cry, but there's no true genuine sadness in them. No matter how "relatable" he might appear, he ultimately isn't relatable, because everybody and everything is a target for him. He's a true, genuine predator looking for some meat. He's not a Literally Me character. He's the antithesis to a Literally Me. He's the unfeeling void that bullies others and kills them, while Literally Me characters are typically victims of bullies and empty people and fight back against these types of people and concepts.
Really not sure how you relate this to cancel culture? You say its “relatable” he cant be himself, but he makes it pretty clear hes an empty husk who just wants violence, so if you relate to that get therapy maybe? He murders his co worker, like i really dont think hes too concerned with losing his job and getting “cancelled”. He pretty much says he dons the fake/peppy persona because without it theres only a void, and its like a predatory tactic to get close to people. He has no suppressed personality, because he has no personality to begin with But that being said, however, the movie itself does certainly make that case. Like you didn’t get a message that wasn’t there, it just wasn’t something Bateman himself was concerned with. Maybe thats all you were saying haha
10:00 That is one of my favorite aspects of the book. The constant spewing of people outfits makes it to where everyone pretty much looks the same and people get confused with other people all the time. You get a sense of it in the film, but the book expands upon it in a way that as the reader you often get confused as well.
I think something that makes people with repressed emotions relate to him is the way he masks around people, how he says the right thing at the right time with the right tone to create the impression he wants (at least if we take what happens in the movie at face value). Men tend to repress emotions a lot, but when I first watched the movie, I related to him as an autistic woman because of that ability to mask and how truly hollow he is as a person beyond the bloodlust and masking. Pretending to be someone you aren’t to survive in society can truly leave you feeling like that, and you don’t often see main characters that mask like Bateman does
This movies is gold and it’s so funny and dark. Idk when he’s sweating over name cards I was dying. Then him posing In the mirror during the deed. Killed me. It really killed me! God damn!
My 19 year old brother would constantly say he relates to Patrick Bateman so much from seeing clips and edits on Tik tok and reels. Once he saw the actual movie, I asked him if he still relates to the character, he said “HELL NO” 😂😂😂
Best one yet, thoroughly enjoyed it. As for the musical, it has the original broadway recording with Matt Smith out there as Bateman. I was surprised at how good it really was, took sort a gnostic spin on Bateman that was really good. There are some clips of it on stage out on RUclips, I do hope it gets a revival.
I’m actually kind of happy that you mentioned the musical, because whenever people say that they can only imagine Christian Bale as Patrick Bateman. I agree… in terms of the framework of a movie. But, Benjamin Walker is also just as much Patrick Bateman to me as well. There’s something so special about his performance.
Holy shit, this was amazing! The skits made me go "what!?" with a big smile several times, and the commentary was stellar 😄 You raised the bar with this one and really came into your own, and I, for one, believe the newly employed watermark is easily justified for a classic such as this.
At the beginning you mention that the novel reads out like Baetman's diary. Having battled severe depression myself, I had a notebook that I usually wrote my twisted thoughts, and it contained a lot of murder. It's just when you are overloaded with all kinds of thoughts and emotions, all that stress builds up as anger and violence. Although one point seperating my and Baetman's twisted fanfictions is that mine focused more on the emotional side of the death and how and why it would make me feel, while Baetman is just fueled with bloodlust. And that's what seperates the "normal" human from a "psycho".
This is actually like one of the best youtube videos i’ve watched, so well put together, so well edited, such good skits it’s fantastic 0/5 wouldn’t watch again
So I watched this yesterday and for probably the thousandth time, but I noticed something new. When Patrick is dragging Paul’s body in his Jean Paul Gaultier bag through his buildings lobby, he’s leaving a huge blood trail with the front door in sight. When it cuts to Patrick hailing a cab with the same doors right behind him, there is no blood trail. Everything is happening in Patrick’s head.
actually surprised to see you know and are involved with louis rossmann and his ideas, possibly even after seeing the right to repair fiasco at court. a lot of things have changed. i remember just being a geek and watching tech videos or soldering videos by louis to learn tips, or just out of interest. is it the algorithm? why do all the people we like to watch, know all the other people we also like to watch? i think i'm losing my grip on reality. Kino Corner is literally me. btw, nice acting and spot on perfectionism with the attire, makeup and blood splash. it would take a lot of effort and time to recreate scenes, but honestly i love watching them. it just shows your love of movies, especially the ones you like.
Wow I waited for this video after you talked about that you were making a video about American Psycho like three-four months ago. American Psycho is my favorite book & movie. I've read it 3 times and watched the movie a dozen times.
Do you like Huey Lewis and the News? Their early work was a little too new wave for my taste, but when Sports came out in ‘87, I think they really came into their own, commercially and artistically. The whole album has a clear, crisp sound, and a new sheen of consummate professionalism that really gives the songs a big boost. He’s been compared to Elvis Costello, but I think Huey has a far more bitter, cynical sense of humour. In '87, Huey released this, Fore, their most accomplished album. I think their undisputed masterpiece is "Hip to be Square", a song so catchy, most people probably don't listen to the lyrics. But they should, because it's not just about the pleasures of conformity, and the importance of trends, it's also a personal statement about the band itself!
the beginning dialoge was phenomenal ! just one thing, even though many people shared their opinion, they are all a bit different. maybe its such a tiny change we cant feel it, but its there. the different life experiences, the different viewpoints. there was never someone who lived trough the same thing and saw the little detail like you had, thats the beauty of film making (or any art). we get to experience and crawl into someone elses mind for a bit and it triggers something within us. as much as there is a point of this film, everyone can take away their own importance and keep that hidden gem just for themselves, or share it with everyone else:)
I need more videos, Kino. We need a Blue Velvet video (meaning “I” need Blue Velvet). Wonderful job on this video though! Absolutely brilliant as always. I admire your hard work that you put into each video you create. We all appreciate it so much. Much love to you. And very Merry Christmas to you! ❤️
What she said was more like: "he's a killer but to what extent is debatable" There's one moment in the movie that had to be imagined: the chainsaw drop. there's now way he could hit her in the side from directly above. no way!! it's back up by the scene that follows straight after. he's drawing the chainsaw/woman image on the napkin. that's because he's playing it out right there in his head while his girl is yammering on, it didn't happen for real.
I think Bateman is so Literally Us because he's so up front about how false he is. We feel how corrupt, upsidedown and inhuman society is and we are drawn to these sick satirical depictions that represent this to the fullest. But even more, we have dreams which cannot be quenched in such an environment, a 9-5 in the claustrophobia-inducing corridors of an office under bright sterile florescent lighting. We want to transcend our society just as Bateman wanted to, this desire so burning yet he found, unfulfillable, that he was forced into a psychic split, his only outlet his journal where his dreams for being distinct from those around him took on a distinction of a rabid violent and sexual nature. The mask that Bateman had to wear day in and day out, the hip safe mistakeable Clark Kent NPC persona, saying all the right things and emoting at all the right times, is the same mask we feel we will have to wear if we hope to fit in...and, we Batemen... we're not sure we want to. PS Hey Kino please read my feature film script! I'm also a cinephile living in Austin, TX, and I would love to make a film with you ❤️✊✌️
I think he resembles something that Erich Fromm defines in "To Have or To Be" as a marketing personality, the dominating pattern today in our constructions of ourselves, as we experience ourselves as commodities and as something to sell, always having to brand ourselves and our ego to what is on deman, hence his constant interest to what is cool on the moment, this pattern of character alienates one from its true self and emotions, from what he calls the Being existential mode of existing, as you are just a personality that Has (hence the title of the book) a lot of traits like "adventurous", "cool" or that someone that has a lot of material possessions
I this is one of the biggest parts people dont really talk about at the start of the movie he tells evelyn he does this because he wants to fit in. he consumes tons of media to build his personality if he was a real person today hed be on twitter posting about how ryan gosling is literally him
"Oh Africa, brave Africa was a laugh riot" had me fucking rolling. I can't imagine a more fitting line to illustrate these kind of people. Saw the movie and read the book 15 years ago and forgot how fucking sick and hilarious it is
How the fcuk you know i was eating something while watching this?! How dare you assume i was eating, even though i was, probably like most people would have been also. I would retort by directly attacking your on screen acting ability, if it wasnt simply superb! Raw talent man.
I may come back and edit this comment when I finish the video but… I like the some kills are real but some fake take. However, I want to argue that the Paul Allen kill being real theoretically makes the social commentary in the film (I haven’t read the book yet, but it’s on my list) more interesting. The way I see it, if the Paul Allen murder was real then that holds the implication that his landlord discovered the bodies and cynically decided to dispose of them so to not tank the property value of prime real estate- which I think adds a lot to the criticism of yuppie culture and the upper class, with the maintenance of looking good and having monetary value and status being valued above solving brutal murders in this case. Side note I’m really enjoying this analysis!
1:40 is literally me no cap I haven't traditionally seen American Psycho (yet) but have experienced the entire film through disparate parts scattered throughout the Internet. Now i am become scientific evidence, validator of points
I find it very noteworthy how he doesn't actually describe clothing in Detail, but only status. He mentions it's a Gucci/Hermes dress /suit but doesn't tell you it's color.
American Psycho is my favorite film. I think I must have watched it upwards of 20 times now. I cannot speak for everyone else that enjoys the memes and the "mythos" of Patrick Bateman, but what I find so compelling about Patrick as a character is that his personality as a psychopath oozes out of every moment he is on screen. You can tell exactly what everything around Patrick means to him, how every situation he finds himself in is an exercise in optimizing his appearance to others within the rules of social norm. He is acutely aware of what is "right" and even understands why, however the essence of "right" is secondary, what's important is how he can use it for his own gain. Because everything to Patrick becomes a variable in his "optimization" game, none of it ever becomes real. His apartment is not real because all it resembles is the value that occupies the variable "quality of living place". His suits aren't real because all they resemble is "quality of attire". Even his body itself is not "real" because it is just another variable for him to optimize. Patrick wants to be THE best, the optimal, the most desirable, the most prestigious. The state of the world and society, the current social norms, the current fashion, the high end restaurants, the expensive watches, the expensive apartments, none of it matters and isn't real. The world could make it the social norm to eat dog shit and Patrick would find a way to be the one that eats the most prestigious dog shit. Patrick, contrary to what I hear others say, is not materialistic. He does not care for material things, not really, only by proxy. He doesn't care about spirituality / the metaphysical either, only by proxy. That's why he characterizes himself as an "idea", because there's no way to talk about "Patrick" in a genuine way other than "he wants you to see him as the best one with the best everything". Imagine a scene where a very desirable man has two women over and he eloquently delivers a speech about the musical quality and deeper meanings of Phil Collins songs, as the girls get turned on and start eating each other out, waiting for him to come and pleasure them. That reads like a description of a romantic setting by a very socially maladjusted autistic teenage boy, like something I'd expect Chris-chan to have thought up, and it's almost impossible to imagine EVER taking place. Patrick has this fantasy going on in his head. HE is the desirable man, HE delivers a deep speech about Phil Collins music that displays his sophistication and deepness of soul, HE woos the women because he is just that desirable and they have sex all night. He films these scenarios because that's the real pleasure he derives. watching himself (also why he watches himself in the mirror while having sex) in a narrative that confirms that he is just that desirable. But again, this is so detached from any reality. Concerning whether he actually commits all the evil he does, I think yes. I think he kills for a number of reasons, but that they boil down to either impulsive need to resolve frustration or pleasure, very possibly both at the same time. His rampage is hard to interpret but I again think that most of what happens is real. I find it interesting how Patrick has this completely lost and agonized facial expression, as if it is actually bothered by what he is doing, but I don't think that accurate. I think Patrick knows that the jig is up, that he can't control himself to keep his psychopathy contained and it will lead to his exposure as such. Something that still bugs me is why he choses to spare Jean, and I don't really buy the explanation that she's not shallow like the others in his environment. He was gonna shoot her with a nail gun right up until the moment his lover leaves a message on his phone, putting him in an embarrassing situation in front of Jean, he simply tells her she should leave because he does not think he will be able to control himself. That together with him breaking up with his girlfriend, citing he does not know if will be able to control himself, paints an interesting picture that Patrick does not actually WANT to kill, but is compelled to do it regardless.
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I imagine someone like who makes video about evil company the world being american psycho that would be even more satirical and hypocritical 😂😂
Well I heard all the Patrick Bateman documentary RUclipsrs that all claims that he is `literally me', they all have Paul Allen tattoos soooooo........
Look at that nuanced commentary. The tasteful editing. Oh my God, it even has an intro skit.
This comment is literally me
Impessive, verry nice
FEED ME A STRAY VIDEO
**begins sweating**
this may be the greatest comment ive seen in years
Do you like Kino Corner? His early work was a little too normie for my tastes, but when Drive (2011)| Literally Me came out in '20, I think he really came into his own, commercially and artistically. The whole channel has a clear, crisp humour , and a new sheen of consummate professionalism that really gives the videos a big boost. He's been compared to the needle drop, but I think Kino has a far more bitter, cynical sense of humor. In '20, Kino released this, “Literally Me”, his most accomplished series. I think his undisputed masterpiece is, “American Psycho|Literally Me ", a video so catchy, most people probably don't listen to the narration. But they should, because it's not just about the pleasures of conformity, and the importance of trends, it's also a personal statement about Kino himself.
A Christmas Classic
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Hey aul
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I've already watched this 5,36 times and can confirm this is a kino classic
Hey Hamilton, have a Holly Jolly Christmas. Say, is Kino still handling the Literally Me account?
Impressive. Very nice.
Let’s see Paul Allen’s video essay
That’s my line.
Jerma was just a perfect cast it sucks he has to do online only now
I just love the fact that he isnt real
@@bencekrepuska1735unfortunately his victims are
I would also say that Patrick Bateman has become a literally me character due to how relatable it is in how he is basically not allowed to be himself to anyone. I think a lot of people feel a bit suffocated by how its expected that everyone exercise the same peppy all smiles professional personality while out in public and if they express any real emotion, opinion, or behavior then they suffer the consequences, be it unemployment or being slandered.
@@bumblingdolphin9281 This. While we do live in an age where trying to express yourself is punishable, Patrick Bateman literally goes around killing people. It's like a dark parody of a fragile male. I'm not gonna pretend that I'm not a vulnerable person, but Patrick Bateman is vulnerable to a degree that's unjustifiable because he's horribly violent. This is not a Literally Me character, this character is a type of obstacle for many Literally Me characters. Violent psychopaths who take their frustrations out on innocent people that don't deserve it. Sure, fuck Paul Allen, don't care how illegal his death is, but all the women he's killed really didn't deserve it, and his true intention is revealed. His self-expression is at the expense of others to the point that others can no longer express themselves, because they're literally fucking dead.
Patrick Bateman puts others down. He's an evil person. There is no way to genuinely relate to him, especially because he makes it as clear as possible at the start of the movie that nobody can be like him, and he has no true self expression or deep message. He is a void. He is unfeeling. Sure, he expresses emotions, but look at any depressed person, they can laugh or cry but if you ask them to describe how they feel, they will say that there's nothing there. They can laugh, but there's no happiness in them. They can cry, but there's no true genuine sadness in them. No matter how "relatable" he might appear, he ultimately isn't relatable, because everybody and everything is a target for him. He's a true, genuine predator looking for some meat.
He's not a Literally Me character. He's the antithesis to a Literally Me. He's the unfeeling void that bullies others and kills them, while Literally Me characters are typically victims of bullies and empty people and fight back against these types of people and concepts.
We all wear masks, metaphorically speaking.
Welp
Really not sure how you relate this to cancel culture? You say its “relatable” he cant be himself, but he makes it pretty clear hes an empty husk who just wants violence, so if you relate to that get therapy maybe?
He murders his co worker, like i really dont think hes too concerned with losing his job and getting “cancelled”. He pretty much says he dons the fake/peppy persona because without it theres only a void, and its like a predatory tactic to get close to people. He has no suppressed personality, because he has no personality to begin with
But that being said, however, the movie itself does certainly make that case. Like you didn’t get a message that wasn’t there, it just wasn’t something Bateman himself was concerned with. Maybe thats all you were saying haha
@@Kunk_Manjeroon No way literally me Fr
"Some of you are probably eating while you watch this video" That's literally me!
Omg are you literally me?
He just like me frfr
This is only "literally me", when all of spectators are having the same things, not the "ima kriminel" fantasies
Thoughtful right
“Guys this Patrick dude is literally me! I’ve killed 14 people and their bodies are located at-“
10:00 That is one of my favorite aspects of the book. The constant spewing of people outfits makes it to where everyone pretty much looks the same and people get confused with other people all the time. You get a sense of it in the film, but the book expands upon it in a way that as the reader you often get confused as well.
I think something that makes people with repressed emotions relate to him is the way he masks around people, how he says the right thing at the right time with the right tone to create the impression he wants (at least if we take what happens in the movie at face value). Men tend to repress emotions a lot, but when I first watched the movie, I related to him as an autistic woman because of that ability to mask and how truly hollow he is as a person beyond the bloodlust and masking. Pretending to be someone you aren’t to survive in society can truly leave you feeling like that, and you don’t often see main characters that mask like Bateman does
No wonder why I related to him myself as an autistic person, as I also mask a lot.
Possibly the best Christmas gift ever. Keep up the good work man.
Hey there
Man, you've been getting me out of an emotional pit, I'm undescibably thankful for your content 🤗
🙏 All the best to you
i'm so glad you included the book!
That sponsor segment was brilliant! Big ups eggman!
Can't believed they signed off on it! hahahahaa
I cant believe it was him I knew I recognized him
The illustrious, the infamous, the incensing, the indomitable, the illusionary Dark Turkey Tom as SBF. Perfection.
This movies is gold and it’s so funny and dark. Idk when he’s sweating over name cards I was dying. Then him posing In the mirror during the deed. Killed me. It really killed me! God damn!
Impressive, very nice, let's see Paul Allen's take on the film
This is super top tier quality. The DVD scene was so good - really nailed a lot of Bale's expressions and mannerisms
My 19 year old brother would constantly say he relates to Patrick Bateman so much from seeing clips and edits on Tik tok and reels. Once he saw the actual movie, I asked him if he still relates to the character, he said “HELL NO” 😂😂😂
I'll take, "Things that never happened" for 500, Trebek.
The effort you put into this... so amazing thank you kino!
Best one yet, thoroughly enjoyed it.
As for the musical, it has the original broadway recording with Matt Smith out there as Bateman. I was surprised at how good it really was, took sort a gnostic spin on Bateman that was really good. There are some clips of it on stage out on RUclips, I do hope it gets a revival.
Omg Matt! i was not expecting to see you in the comments aha
Best analysis of the movie I've seen thus far, especially your commentary on the literally me culture and what its become. Great work once again
I’m actually kind of happy that you mentioned the musical, because whenever people say that they can only imagine Christian Bale as Patrick Bateman. I agree… in terms of the framework of a movie. But, Benjamin Walker is also just as much Patrick Bateman to me as well. There’s something so special about his performance.
Another fun detail with the card scene: literally all of them misspell Acquisitions as Aquisitons.
holy shit that’s awesome lmaoo
And they all have the title of “Vice President”
Does it ever establish what they actually do all day, or is comparing business cards the extent of their "jobs"?
@@TheRogueCommand They don't actually do any work, they just sit around and collect a paycheck
Holy shit, this was amazing! The skits made me go "what!?" with a big smile several times, and the commentary was stellar 😄 You raised the bar with this one and really came into your own, and I, for one, believe the newly employed watermark is easily justified for a classic such as this.
Your sponsor ad is one of the only times i've ever bothered to watch a youtuber's sponsored ad. I love how you commit to the skits lmao.
Thanks for making a video about literally me
"I'd go into more details, but i know that a lot of you are probably eating something"
👁👄👁: me halfway through my cereals
At the beginning you mention that the novel reads out like Baetman's diary. Having battled severe depression myself, I had a notebook that I usually wrote my twisted thoughts, and it contained a lot of murder. It's just when you are overloaded with all kinds of thoughts and emotions, all that stress builds up as anger and violence. Although one point seperating my and Baetman's twisted fanfictions is that mine focused more on the emotional side of the death and how and why it would make me feel, while Baetman is just fueled with bloodlust. And that's what seperates the "normal" human from a "psycho".
literally my favourite video essayist and you're still so underrated
This is actually like one of the best youtube videos i’ve watched, so well put together, so well edited, such good skits it’s fantastic 0/5 wouldn’t watch again
"Are you losing your grip on reality?"
I am in touch with reality.
Normally I hate the skits in these kind of reviews, but this time they are so well done!!
Ohhhhhh yesss I waited so long for this
I have been waiting for this
I asked ChatGPT why Patrick Bateman is literally me, it told me nobody is literally Bateman
The closest person to Bateman is Ellis' father, as a lot of Patrick's behavior is inspired by how abusive Ellis' father was
So I watched this yesterday and for probably the thousandth time, but I noticed something new. When Patrick is dragging Paul’s body in his Jean Paul Gaultier bag through his buildings lobby, he’s leaving a huge blood trail with the front door in sight. When it cuts to Patrick hailing a cab with the same doors right behind him, there is no blood trail. Everything is happening in Patrick’s head.
I didn't expect to find Eggman in this video.
This video is going to blow up for sure.
Bro the FUTO ad-spot was killer.
Finally, at long last; true kino.
actually surprised to see you know and are involved with louis rossmann and his ideas, possibly even after seeing the right to repair fiasco at court. a lot of things have changed. i remember just being a geek and watching tech videos or soldering videos by louis to learn tips, or just out of interest. is it the algorithm? why do all the people we like to watch, know all the other people we also like to watch? i think i'm losing my grip on reality. Kino Corner is literally me.
btw, nice acting and spot on perfectionism with the attire, makeup and blood splash. it would take a lot of effort and time to recreate scenes, but honestly i love watching them. it just shows your love of movies, especially the ones you like.
Wow I waited for this video after you talked about that you were making a video about American Psycho like three-four months ago. American Psycho is my favorite book & movie. I've read it 3 times and watched the movie a dozen times.
Great gift.
Impressive very nice now let’s see your literally me analysis of Fight Club next
The roundness of the DVD and the social commentary.Oh my god...
Best video on American Psycho I've seen
damn dude, the intro did not have to go that hard
I just became your 100,000th subscriber. Crazy
Do you like Huey Lewis and the News? Their early work was a little too new wave for my taste, but when Sports came out in ‘87, I think they really came into their own, commercially and artistically.
The whole album has a clear, crisp sound, and a new sheen of consummate professionalism that really gives the songs a big boost.
He’s been compared to Elvis Costello, but I think Huey has a far more bitter, cynical sense of humour.
In '87, Huey released this, Fore, their most accomplished album. I think their undisputed masterpiece is "Hip to be Square", a song so catchy, most people probably don't listen to the lyrics. But they should, because it's not just about the pleasures of conformity, and the importance of trends, it's also a personal statement about the band itself!
Hey Paul!
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fantasctic video my dude, kino
Merry Kinomas!
HOLY SHIT. eggy cameo @6:05. miss that guy. Brings me back to the old days.
the beginning dialoge was phenomenal ! just one thing, even though many people shared their opinion, they are all a bit different. maybe its such a tiny change we cant feel it, but its there. the different life experiences, the different viewpoints. there was never someone who lived trough the same thing and saw the little detail like you had, thats the beauty of film making (or any art). we get to experience and crawl into someone elses mind for a bit and it triggers something within us. as much as there is a point of this film, everyone can take away their own importance and keep that hidden gem just for themselves, or share it with everyone else:)
I need more videos, Kino. We need a Blue Velvet video (meaning “I” need Blue Velvet). Wonderful job on this video though! Absolutely brilliant as always. I admire your hard work that you put into each video you create. We all appreciate it so much. Much love to you. And very Merry Christmas to you! ❤️
Yeah Blue Velvet would be cool
Frank Booth is literally me.
@@adamlane6453 😂😅😯
God tier content.
“I, ‘The Kino Corner,’ am the ‘Anthony Fantano’ of cinema analysis.”-The Kino Corner, kind of.
Merry Christmas Kino! Glad I found your channel this year. You're literally me
Let’s goooooo. Been looking forward to this one for awhile. Great work as always
this video is a masterpiece Kino!
4:12 HOW DID YOU KNOW I WAS EATING?!
American Psychic !
he really does kill, no hallucinations, it's been confirmed by the director, and you can figure it out if you pay attention to certain dialogues
apart from certain parts of the chase of course an atm isnt gonna ask him to feed him a cat lol
@@ciroaldorisio8034 perhaps the early kills we're real but as the movie went on he became more and more insane and hallucinated more and more
What she said was more like: "he's a killer but to what extent is debatable"
There's one moment in the movie that had to be imagined: the chainsaw drop. there's now way he could hit her in the side from directly above. no way!! it's back up by the scene that follows straight after. he's drawing the chainsaw/woman image on the napkin. that's because he's playing it out right there in his head while his girl is yammering on, it didn't happen for real.
Theres no way it was all real. He blows up a car with a pistol and then looks at the gun like "How tf you do dat?"
@@AngryFeminist30 didnt read my second comment
First video in which I don't skip the ad. Amazing video!
And sometimes they just deboost you to fuck with you. Or they run experiments on you to make you happy or depressed. Man.
Fun vid. Very tasteful and reserved. Subbed
You saying the words, 'Dimensional Merge' and then within a minute cut to images of Chris-chan. Chef's Kiss.
This channel is underrated
18:15 Showing off your personalities thinking you’re all sigmas until I pull out my copy of Blue Velvet.
Finally! The American Psycho video!
Dude, your sketches... Ahhhh, freaking awesome
I think Bateman is so Literally Us because he's so up front about how false he is. We feel how corrupt, upsidedown and inhuman society is and we are drawn to these sick satirical depictions that represent this to the fullest. But even more, we have dreams which cannot be quenched in such an environment, a 9-5 in the claustrophobia-inducing corridors of an office under bright sterile florescent lighting. We want to transcend our society just as Bateman wanted to, this desire so burning yet he found, unfulfillable, that he was forced into a psychic split, his only outlet his journal where his dreams for being distinct from those around him took on a distinction of a rabid violent and sexual nature. The mask that Bateman had to wear day in and day out, the hip safe mistakeable Clark Kent NPC persona, saying all the right things and emoting at all the right times, is the same mask we feel we will have to wear if we hope to fit in...and, we Batemen... we're not sure we want to.
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I get the same vibe from this as Pearl from the movie Pearl. She's extremely similar to him on a lot of ways now that I think about it.
wow this video is so well done! How did I not find this channel sooner
Merry Christmas, Kino! This is one of your best vids so far.
The videography is simply tasteful. Genuinely amazing.
the 'check it out , new personality ... ' sketch was spot on !
I can’t believe he didn’t mention the American Psycho musical.
Lol one minute after posting this comment, he mentioned the musical in the video.
Damn that was trippy
I think he resembles something that Erich Fromm defines in "To Have or To Be" as a marketing personality, the dominating pattern today in our constructions of ourselves, as we experience ourselves as commodities and as something to sell, always having to brand ourselves and our ego to what is on deman, hence his constant interest to what is cool on the moment, this pattern of character alienates one from its true self and emotions, from what he calls the Being existential mode of existing, as you are just a personality that Has (hence the title of the book) a lot of traits like "adventurous", "cool" or that someone that has a lot of material possessions
I this is one of the biggest parts people dont really talk about at the start of the movie he tells evelyn he does this because he wants to fit in. he consumes tons of media to build his personality if he was a real person today hed be on twitter posting about how ryan gosling is literally him
Another absolute banger of a video
Well the Intro convinced me I couldn't watch this without seeing the movie
Hey Kino, have a holly, jolly Christmas.
The New Personality segment comparing the Literally Me Cinematic IS GOLD😂😂😂
the most Kino Corner video ever
24:44 there i am gary!
Best video yet
killing time from the american psycho musical is seriously one of my favorite songs rn
Very nice let’s see Tyler Durden’s analysis
you channel is so good! i lost it a couple months ago and forgot to sub, found it and now I'm def subbing
Merry Christmas Kino🤍🎄✝️
"Oh Africa, brave Africa was a laugh riot" had me fucking rolling. I can't imagine a more fitting line to illustrate these kind of people. Saw the movie and read the book 15 years ago and forgot how fucking sick and hilarious it is
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How the fcuk you know i was eating something while watching this?! How dare you assume i was eating, even though i was, probably like most people would have been also. I would retort by directly attacking your on screen acting ability, if it wasnt simply superb! Raw talent man.
I may come back and edit this comment when I finish the video but… I like the some kills are real but some fake take. However, I want to argue that the Paul Allen kill being real theoretically makes the social commentary in the film (I haven’t read the book yet, but it’s on my list) more interesting.
The way I see it, if the Paul Allen murder was real then that holds the implication that his landlord discovered the bodies and cynically decided to dispose of them so to not tank the property value of prime real estate- which I think adds a lot to the criticism of yuppie culture and the upper class, with the maintenance of looking good and having monetary value and status being valued above solving brutal murders in this case.
Side note I’m really enjoying this analysis!
I can kinda see American Psycho as a what if story, where Bruce Wayne's parents were never killed.
Hey man, just wanted to say I really like your channel.
1:40 is literally me no cap
I haven't traditionally seen American Psycho (yet) but have experienced the entire film through disparate parts scattered throughout the Internet.
Now i am become scientific evidence, validator of points
I find it very noteworthy how he doesn't actually describe clothing in Detail, but only status. He mentions it's a Gucci/Hermes dress /suit but doesn't tell you it's color.
Eggy is goat of the episode
American Psycho, a movie where Batman kills the Joker with an ax to the face :)
Man, I love your videos!
Merry Christmas
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American Psycho is my favorite film. I think I must have watched it upwards of 20 times now. I cannot speak for everyone else that enjoys the memes and the "mythos" of Patrick Bateman, but what I find so compelling about Patrick as a character is that his personality as a psychopath oozes out of every moment he is on screen. You can tell exactly what everything around Patrick means to him, how every situation he finds himself in is an exercise in optimizing his appearance to others within the rules of social norm. He is acutely aware of what is "right" and even understands why, however the essence of "right" is secondary, what's important is how he can use it for his own gain. Because everything to Patrick becomes a variable in his "optimization" game, none of it ever becomes real. His apartment is not real because all it resembles is the value that occupies the variable "quality of living place". His suits aren't real because all they resemble is "quality of attire". Even his body itself is not "real" because it is just another variable for him to optimize.
Patrick wants to be THE best, the optimal, the most desirable, the most prestigious. The state of the world and society, the current social norms, the current fashion, the high end restaurants, the expensive watches, the expensive apartments, none of it matters and isn't real. The world could make it the social norm to eat dog shit and Patrick would find a way to be the one that eats the most prestigious dog shit. Patrick, contrary to what I hear others say, is not materialistic. He does not care for material things, not really, only by proxy. He doesn't care about spirituality / the metaphysical either, only by proxy. That's why he characterizes himself as an "idea", because there's no way to talk about "Patrick" in a genuine way other than "he wants you to see him as the best one with the best everything".
Imagine a scene where a very desirable man has two women over and he eloquently delivers a speech about the musical quality and deeper meanings of Phil Collins songs, as the girls get turned on and start eating each other out, waiting for him to come and pleasure them. That reads like a description of a romantic setting by a very socially maladjusted autistic teenage boy, like something I'd expect Chris-chan to have thought up, and it's almost impossible to imagine EVER taking place. Patrick has this fantasy going on in his head. HE is the desirable man, HE delivers a deep speech about Phil Collins music that displays his sophistication and deepness of soul, HE woos the women because he is just that desirable and they have sex all night. He films these scenarios because that's the real pleasure he derives. watching himself (also why he watches himself in the mirror while having sex) in a narrative that confirms that he is just that desirable. But again, this is so detached from any reality.
Concerning whether he actually commits all the evil he does, I think yes. I think he kills for a number of reasons, but that they boil down to either impulsive need to resolve frustration or pleasure, very possibly both at the same time. His rampage is hard to interpret but I again think that most of what happens is real. I find it interesting how Patrick has this completely lost and agonized facial expression, as if it is actually bothered by what he is doing, but I don't think that accurate. I think Patrick knows that the jig is up, that he can't control himself to keep his psychopathy contained and it will lead to his exposure as such.
Something that still bugs me is why he choses to spare Jean, and I don't really buy the explanation that she's not shallow like the others in his environment. He was gonna shoot her with a nail gun right up until the moment his lover leaves a message on his phone, putting him in an embarrassing situation in front of Jean, he simply tells her she should leave because he does not think he will be able to control himself. That together with him breaking up with his girlfriend, citing he does not know if will be able to control himself, paints an interesting picture that Patrick does not actually WANT to kill, but is compelled to do it regardless.