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Film Journal: American Psycho J. Standbrook
It would seem that Mary Harron chose to interpret Bret Easton Ellis’ “American Psycho” novel as a diary (possibly the one which is shown at the end of the film, filled with graphic sexual and violent doodles). ... For example, the chapter which focuses entirely upon the history of the band Genesis is touched upon briefly during one of the film’s sex scenes. The director and scriptwriters have chosen to interpret the narrative almost exactly as it is depicted in the book, as an insight into the double life of a city trader/violent and perverse killer. However, in the original text, both of Pat Bateman’s lives seem to be drastically more extreme than those presented in the film, and are presented to us entirely by him. Although the film focuses upon the character of Pat Bateman, the lack of personal narration means that the audience does not get the same insight into his psyche. ... Most significantly it effectively combines the two very different lives, seeming that Pat is unable to make a clear distinction between them.
Approximate Word count = 857
Approximate Pages = 3.4
(250 words per page double spaced)
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