One of my favourite films, American Psycho, starring Christian Bale is still one of the most confusing films I've ever seen because of the vagueness of the ending. To start off I'd like to warn all readers of the impending spoilers coming your way, if you haven't seen the film and plan to I suggest you read on with caution. I will not be discussing all of the details of the film only those that pertain to the ending. The film was released in 2000 and does an amazing job at satirizing the old money society of New York city. It follows a wealthy investment banker throughout his daily routine at first but becomes darker as the film progresses. The film opens with a couple of men in suits around a coffee table making crude remarks to not only those around them but to each other, this shows the lack of empathy and morals these businessmen have and all seem to share. A very important observation that I made while watching this scene was that even though the businessmen knew one another well, they worked in the same office, none of them could tell the other apart. They would get characters mixed up probably because they all dressed the same and did nearly identical jobs and of course had bland, materialistic and jealous personalities as part of the the satire of the film. Here we also see a glimpse of the pointless jealousy that is a reoccurring theme throughout the film. Among the men we see the main character, Patrick Bateman.
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