History WMG / AmericanPsycho

** Evelyn never actually cares about Bateman beyond wanting him to propose because she is merely using him for status the exact same way he does to her. after Bateman dumps her, she appears to cry... only to wipe her tears hastily and look around the restaurant for others' reactions, implying that [[CrocodileTears they aren't sincere]].

[[WMG: Bateman's coworkers all ''know'' that he is just a delusional who just thinks he is a serial killer.]]

A lot of the satire comes from the fact that all these men all share the same callousness, the same consumerist superficiality, and are pretty much interchangeable and they're basically all self-centered sociopath. The reason nobody bats an eye at Patrick's confessions is that everyone else around him is *also* a violent serial killer with a double-digit bodycount.

[[WMG: All of Bateman's coworkers and his girlfriend all tell similar internal monologues to Bateman himself, its just that the movie is merely from the perspective of one asshole out of a community of them.]]

** Evelyn never actually cares about Bateman beyond wanting him to propose because she is merely using him for status the exact same way he does to her. after Bateman dumps her, she appears to cry... only to wipe her tears hastily and look around the restaurant for others' reactions, [[CrocodileTears showing how they aren't sincere.]]

* Bateman killed a police officer. Ain't no way in hell the NYPD are gonna let that slide. I doubt all the money in the world could've saved him...then again, that's assuming the shootout happened as show on screen.
** Unless the NYPD receives some huge bribe money as a means of shutting them up. At the end of the day, it's about the money.

*** That might work with the chief (though it's a very big might). But see, I doubt the rank and file cops are going to appreciate the guy who murdered their fellow officer getting off. And given that CopKillers aren't exactly treated well IRL...who's to say Bateman didn't have an unfortunate "accident" before the hush money came through.

*** That might work with the chief (though it's a very big might). But see, I doubt the rank and file cops are going to appreciate the guy who murdered their fellow officer getting off. And given that CopKillers aren't exactly treated well IRL...who's to say Bateman didn't have an [[MakeItLookLikeAnAccident/'accident']] in his cell before the hush money came through. Such a shame

[[WMG: All of Bateman's coworkers, acquaintances, and "loved" ones all have similar internal monologues to Bateman himself, and the movie is merely from the perspective of one asshole out of a community of them.]]
* Given the story's critique of yuppie culture, it would make sense that Bateman isn't actually special in his evil desires and that every other character in his environment is equally as self-serving, vapid and awful as he is. Bateman hasn't actually killed anyone, and his violent fantasies are not unique to him; ''every'' yuppie is also like this, but everyone involved is too self-absorbed to recognize that those around them are merely acting out a script of perceived normalcy. The violent fantasies aren't even due to any inherent evil, [[AndIMustScream but out of the sheer boredom and madness of being stuck in a performative, empty lifestyle surrounded by no one but other self-serving assholes.]]

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** [[FridgeBrilliance Or]], It's a subtle nod to his obsession with social status. It's more important to him that people know where he lives, then what his name is.

Think about it. He's unnoticed, easily forgotten and even when it would be in one's best interest to pay attention, nobody ever does. This is the exact effect that a perception filter gives you. You might want to focus on what it is on, but you just can't. Your mind will ignore it against its will. This has been proven with the TARDIS, Torchwood's elevator and with TARDIS Key necklaces. Due to some unnatural reason, Patrick Bateman was born wKith one that instinctively turns on when it's needed. This is what allows him to confess to crimes, make outrageous amounts of noise and not bother anyone and do things that would normally draw attention.

Think about it. He's unnoticed, easily forgotten and even when it would be in one's best interest to pay attention, nobody ever does. This is the exact effect that a perception filter gives you. You might want to focus on what it is on, but you just can't. Your mind will ignore it against it's will. This has been proven with the TARDIS, Torchwood's elevator and with TARDIS Key necklaces. Due to some unnatural reason, Patrick Bateman was born wKith one that instinctively turns on when it's needed. This is what allows him to confess to crimes, make outrageous amounts of noise and not bother anyone and do things that would normally draw attention.

[[WMG: [[DefectorFromDecadence Timothy Price]] committed suicide]]
The nature of the novel means that all characters are interchangeable. Patrick Bateman is unique only in his mental illness. A more on-the-level character may deal with the exact same "feelings" of emptiness and nihilism in a completely different manner: suicide. Timothy Price is presented as something of an OnlySaneMan at the beginning of the novel, storming off and ditching the yuppie lifestyle, only to seemingly have learned nothing when he re-enters near the end. So, tying into the interchangeability of the characters, it is entirely possible that the Timothy Price seen exiting the novel at the beginning is not the same one that re-enters the narrative at the end. The Timothy Price who stormed out of the tunnel killed himself. The Timothy Price that enters the novel is someone else, and Patrick is mistaking them for him. The only characters who Bateman does not see as interchangeable and thus killable are the ones that treat him like a human (Jean, Evelyn, Luis), and Price doesn't really fit that description. By that point, Bateman is so far gone that the person who was once the only person in his circle of friends who seemed a little bit interesting is just another rich yuppie.

Basically Bateman rents out a lot of drama and horror but is so detached from reality that he thinks all of these events are real and he is responsible for them. He also imagines the victims in the tapes as his personal enemies so it is also his personal satisfaction that he believes he did it if not an outright fetish.

A lot of the satire comes from the fact that all these men all share the same callousness, the same consumerist superficiality, and are pretty much interchangeable and they're basically all self-centered sociopath. The reason nobody bats an eye at Patrick's confessions is that everyone else around him is *also* a violent serial killer with a double-digit bodycount. Patrick is just the only one who breaks kayfabe.

A lot of the satire comes from the fact that all these men all share the same callousness, the same consumerist superficiality, and are pretty much interchangeable and they're basically all self-centered sociopath. The reason nobody bats an eye at Patrick's confessions is that everyone else around him is also a violent serial killer.

At least not purpose. He was fully willing to "nail" her, but the nail gun itself wasn't ready to fire. When Bateman realizes that reality won't let him perform the fantasy of murdering someone with a nail gun, he had to abruptly and coldly end the date because his entire murder plan was in vain.

[[WMG: Patrick Bateman is SelfDemonstrating/{{Deadpool}}]]