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Ok, so I watched American Psycho last night, FINALLY. It is very interesting, and thought provoking at times, not to mention being a HILARIOUS spoof of yuppie life in the 80s. (example, in the first scene, 4 men sit around a table, having just finished dinner at one of those funny looking restaurants where they serve you, like, a carrot. The waiter drops off the tab. One of the men says, "Hey, $500, not too bad." Then they all pony up with the Amex.)
I only had one problem with the movie, and it wasnt even a problem with the MOVIE. My darling mother, who had seen it, described it as "disturbingly violent." I had heard this from a couple of places, so I admit I was intrigued. So, after watching it, I was horrified with myself. Thought provoked though I was, I never once flinched, or gasped. I'll admit to you (dont spread this around) I laughed through most of the film. When an open refridgerator unveiled a head in a plastic bag, I laughed. The chainsaw scene? I laughed. The "brains" line? Are you kidding? Yep, laughed there too.
I could make a statement here about how, as a society, we are all desensitized to violence. The problem is, as much as I love other humans, I dont really care about YOU GUYS. Im worried about ME! Shouldnt I be more shocked when people are brutally maimed and murdered?
I can only say that it is important how it is presented. In the first scene of Lean On Me, I was FURIOUS. It was the kind of rage against injustice that gets me to put on those tights every night and patrol the city.
But getting two women drunk, having sex with both of them, and then maybe eating them? LAUGH RIOT!
posted by A Local Nutcase at 8:00 AM
2 Comments:
Yes, desensitization is a scary thing. I'll admit, even I, yes, even poor little sheltered Beth, was only vaguely affected by American Psycho. Mostly, I wanted to get to the part with Willem Dafoe. But I digress.
Point is, when you've watched as many movies as someone like you has, particularly "scary serial killer" movies, the visuals are not likely to bother you too much. Now, I'd worry about you if you weren't a tad bit disturbed by Mr. Bateman himself. He's way scarier than the stuff he does.
8/17/2005 09:47:00 AM
Well, the most "affecting" portion of the movie for me, and the reason I liked the originality of the film, was the way it depicted a descent into madness. It wasnt just killing the same every time, as they would have you think it was in the movies. It escalates, baby.
I think the spoofiness of it was the disturbing part, where Bateman has an anxiety attack because of a rivals business card design, etc.
8/17/2005 10:41:00 AM
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