american psycho
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American Psycho
(2000)Directed by Mary Harron
“I’m Simply Not There”
1980’s in America
Great prosperity in Wall Street and Finance Market
Also: Poverty, Crime surge, Crack Epidemic, AIDS
Bret Easton Ellis
Author of book, American Psycho (1991)
Themes: Mistaken Identity, Alienation, Social Status and Consumerism
“the movie is essentially plotless, a horror-comedy with a thin narrative built up of satirical riffs about greed, status and the business values of the 1980s culture.”
Mistaken Identity
Mistaken Identity
Mistaken Identity
Alienation
Alienation
Alienation
Alienation
Status and Consumption
Status and Consumption
Works Cited
"American Psycho (2000)-FAQ." IMDb. IMDb.com, n.d. Web. 26 Nov. 2013.
American Psycho. Dir. Mary Herron. Perf. Christian Bale, William Defoe, Jared Leto. Lion Gate Films, 2000. DVD.
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