«Американский психопат» / American Psycho. Американский психопат вырезанная сцена Визуальный образ Патрика Бейтмана в плаще символизирует разрыв между нашими внутренними желаниями и общественными ожиданиями. Christian Bale Says His American Psycho Co-Stars Thought He Was 'The Worst Actor They'd Ever Seen'.
Ухаживаем за собой как киногерои: Патрик Бейтмен из «Американского психопата» и его бьюти-ритуалы
Бэйтман, во всех смыслах и целях, погибает в огне на лодочном причале. В сериале Showtime « Декстер » главный герой Декстер Морган, сам серийный убийца, использует псевдоним «доктор Патрик Бэйтман», чтобы приобрести М-99 для выведения из строя своих жертв [11]. В видеоигре Уголовное дело [en] есть персонаж по имени Кристиан Бэйтман комбинация имен Кристиан Бейл и Патрик Бэйтман , созданный по образцу этого персонажа. В No More Room in Hell самостоятельной модификации к видеоигре Half-Life 2 , Патрик добавлен в качестве одного из стандартных игровых персонажей на выбор. Также, одно из достижений в этой игре ссылается на его фразу «Эй, Пол! Леонардо Ди Каприо должен был сыграть этого персонажа, но Эллис как объясняется в DVD «Американский психопат» решил, что он будет выглядеть слишком молодым, особенно сразу после « Титаника ». Кроме того, его менеджеры считали, что эта роль была «слишком жестокой» и потенциально могла повредить его карьере. Майкл Кремко сыграл Бэйтмана в спин-оффе « Американский психопат 2 », в котором персонаж убит потенциальной жертвой. Помимо персонажа, появляющегося в фильме, продолжение не имеет никакой другой связи с предыдущим фильмом и было осуждено Эллисом [13]. Сцены с персонажем были сняты для экранизации « Правил секса » 2002 года. Эллис рассказал в интервью, что режиссёр Роджер Эйвери попросил Бейла повторить роль, но он отклонил предложение, и Эйвери попросил самого Эллиса изобразить Бэйтмана.
Эллис отказался, заявив, что «считал это такой ужасной и нелепой идеей», и в конце концов Эйвери снял сцены с Каспером Ван Дином. Сцены, однако, в конечном счёте были вырезаны из окончательной версии фильма [14]. В 2009 году в интервью «Черной книге», режиссёр Мэри Харрон сказала: «Мы говорили о том, каким Марсианином — как персонаж Патрик Бэйтман был, как он смотрел на мир как будто кто-то с другой планеты, наблюдая за тем, что люди делали и пытаюсь выяснить, как вести себя, и тогда в один прекрасный день Кристиан позвонил мне и сказал, что наблюдал за Томом Крузом на шоу Дэвида Леттермана, и он Кристиан был очень-очень дружелюбен, у него не было злого умысла, и он был действительно полон позитивной энергией» [15]. В 2016 году Бенджамин Уокер изобразил Бэйтмана в бродвейской постановке мюзикла, которая длилась с 21 марта по 5 июня 2016. Хронология жизни персонажа править.
Adaptational Personality Change : While still just as unhinged and abhorrent as every other iteration, Patrick in the musical much more openly despairs about how empty and meaningless his life is, making his murderous actions appear even more like a cry for help. Jean also functions closer to a Morality Pet to him, as he considers her the only legitimately good person in his life.
Allegorical Character : He is a metaphor for the worst excesses of capitalism and the emptiness of consumerism. Patrick: But even after admitting this, there is no catharsis; my punishment continues to elude me, and I gain no deeper knowledge of myself. No new knowledge can be extracted from my telling. This confession has meant nothing. Alone in a Crowd : Patrick is ultimately condemned to spend the rest of his life being ignored by the world around him. This is used to show what a shallow and banal person he is; he just goes along with whatever he thinks is popular in order to fit in, rather than developing his own unique tastes. His favourite band is Talking Heads.
He attends a U2 concert and feels like he connects with Bono during a song. Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking : In addition to torturing prostitutes and stabbing a child to death, he also enjoys making obscene phone calls and buying a box of cereal with an expired coupon. Asshole Victim : He finally receives his comeuppance in the novel Lunar Park when he gets trapped in a pier fire. He really had it coming to say the least. Attention Whore : Confesses his crimes near the end because he wants people to know him and because he wants to matter! In the end, no one will give a shit about him, no matter how hard he tries. Ax-Crazy : Currently the trope image.
He also is a Serial Killer to boot, and at one point literally kills someone with an axe. Bad People Abuse Animals : In both the movie and the book, he stomps a dog to death that belonged to a homeless man he previously stabbed. In a chapter in the book, he disembowels another dog, then shoots its owner; in a chapter set at a zoo, he throws nickel coins to the seals, just because he saw a sign asking people not to do so because they can choke on them. For instance, the very thought that Patrick will not get a good table at a restaurant is enough to put him "on the verge of tears". Big Bad : He is the titular "psycho" in question and, even among the other jerk characters in this film, still stands out for being a villain. Blatant Lies : Multiple times through the story. Broken Ace : He outwardly appears wealthy, handsome, and successful, but Beneath the Mask his life is empty, soulless, and deeply disturbed.
Cannot Tell Fiction from Reality : In keeping with him being an Unreliable Narrator , numerous instances are described by Bateman as if they were something happening in a movie. He occasionally may describe a brief action before a dramatic moment, such as before he commits violence, as occurring in "slow motion". In the middle of murders, he sometimes refers to the demeaning things he tells his victims as "lines" which he speaks. The climatic police chase near the end of the book plays out like an over-the-top 1980s action movie, which momentarily switches to a third-person perspective and which Patrick remembers as "the chase scene" in a later chapter. Character Catchphrase : "I have to return some videotapes. In fact, he comes off as normal. Cloudcuckoolander : As the story goes on, his bloodlust grows so strong that he becomes downright loopy and incomprehensible in both action and word.
It reaches such a point that he hallucinates that an ATM tells him to feed it a stray cat. He actually tries to do it in the movie. Seeing this makes Bateman realize how good-looking and successful he is, and with his fragile ego placated he politely walks out without incident. Creepy Monotone : His Inner Monologue is this, talking about murder and torture as if it was a mundane hobby he has. Desperately Looking for a Purpose in Life : In a really twisted way, this is arguably the main reason for his killings, to do something to break up the monotony of his life. Disproportionate Retribution : Several of his victims are killed out of jealousy or vengeance over incredibly petty grievances. Or seems to in the book, he has an argument in a Jewish deli and insults the people running it.
Though, given that this is Patrick Bateman we are talking about, this could just be Pragmatic Villainy. When sexually harassing women over the phone, he loses his boner immediately when one of them says "Dad, is that you? Notable, as Bateman finds Evelyn incredibly annoying, but never considers murdering her, and he was actually about to kill Luis, until he revealed he was gay and in love with Bateman. Even though Bateman is disgusted by this he still does not kill Luis. As such, most of his time is spent wasting time in his office, eating at ludicrously fashionable restaurants, dancing in clubs, hoovering up cocaine, and screwing prostitutes... Fate Worse than Death : Trapped in a shallow world of greed and hatred that he despises as much as he detests himself. All while knowing that nothing he does will ever be of any consequence.
A good example is when he appears to sympathize with a homeless man before killing him blinding him in the book and killing in the book, maiming his dog. Fitness Nut : Patrick is obsessed with maintaining a perfect physique. His workout routine includes jump rope, calisthenics and stomach crunches "I can do a thousand". While she copes with these emotions through copious amounts of pharmaceuticals and napping the days away, Patrick vents his hostility and self-loathing on his murder victims. For Halloween, I Am Going as Myself : He goes to a Halloween party dressed as a mass murderer, complete with real human blood on his suit.
Гарольд называет «Патрика Бейтмана» «скучным и бесхребетным», который никогда не был бы способен на убийство. Патрик, выглядя отчаянно сбитым с толку, умоляюще признается, что это именно он Патрик Бейтман, и что он действительно убил всех этих людей. Он не просто убил Пола, ему это понравилось. Гарольд говорит ему, что это просто невозможно, потому что он только что обедал с Полом в Лондоне несколько дней назад. Сбитый с толку и взволнованный Патрик возвращается к своему столу, где его друзья смотрят, как Рональд Рейган произносит речь по телевидению, и спорят, на самом ли деле он «безобидный старый чудак» или лживый психопат. Когда камера медленно приближается к глазам Патрика, он произносит свой пугающий финальный монолог, в котором понимает, что его преступления остались безнаказанными, а его признание ничего не значит. Концовка «Американского психопата» породила массу теорий. Настоящим ли он серийный убийца или бизнесмен с садистскими фантазиями, которые он так и не реализовал? Популярная теория гласит, что Патрик действительно убил всех, с кем он связывался во время телефонного разговора с Гарольдом, включая тех, кого мы видели своими глазами, то есть всех, кроме Пола Аллена. Эта теория, скорее всего, наиболее близка к истине, если принять во внимание пустующую квартиру Пола, в которой не было обнаружено никаких признаков кровавого буйства Патрика. Теория также объясняет заявление Гарольда о том, что он только что пообедал с Алленом, поэтому Бейтман никак не мог его убить. С другой стороны, есть мнение, что Патрик убил всех, включая Пола Аллена.
На видео тиктокеры в сотый раз пересылают друзьям мемы из фильма «Зуландер» «Образцовый самец» , а вежливые приятели делают вид, что видят их впервые. Показываю друзьям ещё один мем из «Зуландера» в тысячный раз. В мемах сигма-парни показывают, что им не нужны отношения. Вместо того, чтобы проводить время с девушкой, они тренируются со штангой. Также авторы роликов хвастаются своими машинами. Для многих блогеров сцена из «Американского психопата» утратила ироничный смысл.
Что случилось с продолжением сериала FX «Американский психопат»?
В конечном счете, великолепие концовки «Американского психопата» заключается не в том, убил ли Патрик Бейтман ноль людей, всего несколько бездомных или всех, кого он перечислил в своем сообщении на автоответчике (за исключением Пола Аллена). Patrick Bateman (Christian Bale) is a Wall Street yuppie, obsessed with success, status, and style, with a stunning fiancée (Reese Witherspoon). Психопаты трудно поддаются изучению специалистов из-за того, что их очень тяжело вычислить из толпы. Christian Bale Says His American Psycho Co-Stars Thought He Was 'The Worst Actor They'd Ever Seen'.
American Psycho Ending Explained: Who Did Patrick Bateman Actually Kill?
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Everett Collection Before American Psycho came out, 25 years ago this month, it was already the most controversial novel of the Nineties. Its vivid depictions of gruesome murders of women, men, children and animals preceded wherever it went. The original publisher dropped it and told author Bret Easton Ellis to keep the money — but to please go away.
He actually tries to do it in the movie. Seeing this makes Bateman realize how good-looking and successful he is, and with his fragile ego placated he politely walks out without incident.
Creepy Monotone : His Inner Monologue is this, talking about murder and torture as if it was a mundane hobby he has. Desperately Looking for a Purpose in Life : In a really twisted way, this is arguably the main reason for his killings, to do something to break up the monotony of his life. Disproportionate Retribution : Several of his victims are killed out of jealousy or vengeance over incredibly petty grievances. Or seems to in the book, he has an argument in a Jewish deli and insults the people running it.
Though, given that this is Patrick Bateman we are talking about, this could just be Pragmatic Villainy. When sexually harassing women over the phone, he loses his boner immediately when one of them says "Dad, is that you? Notable, as Bateman finds Evelyn incredibly annoying, but never considers murdering her, and he was actually about to kill Luis, until he revealed he was gay and in love with Bateman. Even though Bateman is disgusted by this he still does not kill Luis.
As such, most of his time is spent wasting time in his office, eating at ludicrously fashionable restaurants, dancing in clubs, hoovering up cocaine, and screwing prostitutes... Fate Worse than Death : Trapped in a shallow world of greed and hatred that he despises as much as he detests himself. All while knowing that nothing he does will ever be of any consequence. A good example is when he appears to sympathize with a homeless man before killing him blinding him in the book and killing in the book, maiming his dog.
Fitness Nut : Patrick is obsessed with maintaining a perfect physique. His workout routine includes jump rope, calisthenics and stomach crunches "I can do a thousand". While she copes with these emotions through copious amounts of pharmaceuticals and napping the days away, Patrick vents his hostility and self-loathing on his murder victims. For Halloween, I Am Going as Myself : He goes to a Halloween party dressed as a mass murderer, complete with real human blood on his suit.
He also tricks Evelyn into eating a urinal cake at one point. The Friend Nobody Likes : Aside from his secretary, no one is really fond of him. Go Mad from the Isolation : Ellis has stated that long before he came up with the "serial killer on Wall Street" concept, the novel was inspired by his own sense of isolation, disaffection and loneliness while living in New York in the 1980s. Green-Eyed Monster : One of the things that make Bateman hate Paul and want to kill him and others is because they have better things than him.
Hallucinations : Caused by stress, and extremely bizarre, but he believes every one of them. They range from an ATM telling him to feed it a stray cat, to him becoming an action star and blowing up vehicles with single bullets. What do you think of that? Apart from being a superficial yuppie prone to making bigoted remarks, what makes Bateman especially vile is his lack of any human feelings, and his horrific, perfected sadism, from murdering animals and children, to torturing women in ways that would be too harmful for the mind to even mention.
His Own Worst Enemy : He has enough money, free time and connections to live without a care in the world and maybe get some psychological help along the way. Instead, he dedicates his own life to any kind of depravity he can think of, only to be never satisfied. Patrick is reliant on external validation not just to the point of being miserable, but murderous. Hypocrite : Early in the narrative, he publicly puts forth to his peers that it is on themselves to work towards solving social crises, such as providing food and shelter for the homeless, opposing racial discrimination, supporting civil rights and equal rights for women, and return to traditional moral values.
However, privately, Bateman is an ardent bigot without ethics who only feels disgust for the poor. Patrick shows open disdain for people who smoke cigarettes, while he himself enjoys smoking cigars. In the film, Patrick disallows one of the prostitutes from smoking in his apartment after she takes out a cigarette, but Patrick lights a cigar in the exact same room after murdering Paul Allen. In the book, Patrick loudly complains about being seated next to smokers at a restaurant hoping the "nicotine addicts" hear him and feel guilty about their habit when meeting with his ex-girlfriend Bethany.
Later, when torturing Bethany back at his apartment, Patrick momentarily pauses to show her a cigar and gloat that he still smokes them, in spite of telling her earlier that he had quit. When the manager approaches Patrick, he stands up and shouts anti-Semitic slurs and insults before storming out back onto the street. Ignored Epiphany : There are few moments in which he somehow manages to empathize with someone Jean, Luis or Courtney and he seems able to catch a glimpse of how hellish his life is. Sadly, it never lasts and, even if he closes the narration by acknowledging his existential void, ultimately "this confession has meant nothing".
Inferiority Superiority Complex : Despite his insane levels of narcissism, it is shown often that Bateman utterly detests himself as much as he does everyone else and most of his murders are motivated by people unintentionally reminding him of this. His ego is so great that the only people he refuses to kill are ones who profess some affection for him, all of which he coldly discards. Karma Houdini : A very bizarre example. Kill the Poor : While his victims hail from all the social strata, he reserves a particular contempt for the lower class, and just the presence of a homeless man is enough to send him into a murderous rage.
Know-Nothing Know-It-All : As described under Pop-Cultured Badass , he loves to talk about his music tastes and treat himself as a music buff, but any actual music buff would notice that almost all his recommendations are big pop hits aimed squarely at the Lowest Common Denominator , while anything he dislikes tends to be more experimental and musically interesting. And aside from taste, he also makes a ton of outright errors and misses the point of a lot of his favorite songs. Flesh, blood, skin, hair, but not a single clear identifiable emotion, except for greed and disgust. Much of the reason he fails to stand out from a crowd and resorts to murder to try to define himself is that the murder is probably the only thing he does that nobody in his social circle does; they all wear the same clothes, go to the same restaurants, watch the same movies, listen to the same music, and really seem to have no hobbies or ambitions apart from keeping up with the latest fad.
This is exaggerated in the film where Patrick along with everyone else are comparing business cards, the cards in question are all completely identical save for their names and even then they are typed out the exact same way, with the exact same spelling error to boot. Large Ham : He has his moments. Mask of Sanity : The Trope Codifier.
For instance, Disney movies are almost always at the top of the box office when a new release comes out, making over 150 million dollars a year from movies alone. This 2000 horror film recently made a comeback on social media, with discussions and other forms of media spreading throughout teenage audiences like a wildfire. It follows the life of Patrick Bateman, a young and wealthy investor in New York during the late 1980s who has to hide his psychotic alter ego from those around him. Throughout the film, the criticism of capitalism and the insecurity of men was shown in scenes such as when Bateman begins to panic over the fact that the rest of his colleagues have better business cards than him.
It later gained a negative connotation after the 1987 stock market crash leading to the criticism of men falling under the term, such as the male characters in American Psycho.
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American Psycho Ending Explained: Who Did Patrick Bateman Actually Kill?
One of the first times Bateman speaks in American Psycho, it is to playfully respond to one of his fellow businessmen’s openly antisemitic remarks. «Американский психопат» / American Psycho. Философия и образ жизни главного сигма героя Патрика Бейтмана в фильме Американский психопат. Харрон и Эллис заявили, что вопрос о том, убил ли Патрик своего коллегу по имени Пол Аллен, намеренно оставлен двусмысленным, поскольку обе возможности усиливают идею американский психопат.
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Тренировка «американского психопата». Как занимался Патрик Бейтман и что было не так? Какой он, этот американский психопат? | StopGame. Животные. Увлечения. Новости. But did Patrick Bateman actually kill anyone or was he just having bloodthirsty hallucinations? As previously mentioned, American Psycho is a horror film adapted from Bret Easton Ellis’s 1991 original novel American Psycho, released in theaters in 2000. Американский психопат: Directed by Mary Harron. With Christian Bale, Justin Theroux, Josh Lucas, Bill Sage. A wealthy New York City investment banking executive, Patrick Bateman, hides his alternate psychopathic ego from his co-workers and friends as he delves deeper into his violent, hedonistic.
«Американский психопат» предсказал будущее?
Мне хватило всего одного просмотра. Не понятно что там круто, играет он великолепно как и везде, а сюжет простой.
Убийца Патрик Бэйтман умело скрывает своё альтер-эго. Кадр из фильма «Американский психопат» Главный герой останется прежним - это бизнесмен Патрик Бэйтман, ведущий двойную жизнь. В сериале ему будет около 50 лет.
Многие зрители читают М.
Твист-финал в стиле Night Shyamalan из Американский психопатo как простой поворот «все в голове ненадежного рассказчика», и Харрон выразил разочарование по поводу того, насколько распространено такое прочтение адаптации к фильму, поскольку ответ должен быть не понятно. Однако стоит отметить, что убийство Бейтманом несчастного бродяги вполне правдоподобно, и даже его очень публичное убийство двух проституток - это преступление, от которого люди, находящиеся у власти, смогли избавиться. Убийство его коллеги, скорее всего, будет выдуманным подвигом, поскольку Бейтмана, скорее всего, выгонят из светских кругов, если он продолжит убивать коллег. Однако даже в этом случае на метафорическом уровне это не совсем так. Почему никто серьезно не принимает признания Патрика Бейтмана Удары в спину, охота за головами, браконьерство и другие красочные дисфемизмы часто используются для иллюстрации двуличной, аморальной корпоративной культуры финансов. Таким образом, «убийство» Патриком Бейтманом Джаред ЛетоАллен мог быть «настоящим», так как он разрушил карьеру, средства к существованию или жизнь соперника, и только Бейтмана совесть была достаточно чиста, чтобы рассматривать это как чудовищный поступок, и все вокруг списали это как просто хорошее бизнес.
Таким образом, его коллеги брезгливо игнорируют это, как если бы они тоже начали видеть аморальные элементы Уолл-стрит, они пересмотрели бы выбор всей своей жизни. Что на самом деле означает американский психопат Как и было обещано ранее, американский психопатНастоящий смысл можно найти в разговоре во время заключительной сцены фильма. Бейтман возвращается после конфронтации со своим адвокатом и обнаруживает, что его коллеги смотрят, как Рональд Рейган выступает по телевидению, комментируя дело Иран Контрас. Коллега Бейтмана играет Побережье МоскитовДжастин Теру отмечает, что Рейган представляет себя как «безобидный старый болван, но внутри...
In the book, Patrick loudly complains about being seated next to smokers at a restaurant hoping the "nicotine addicts" hear him and feel guilty about their habit when meeting with his ex-girlfriend Bethany. Later, when torturing Bethany back at his apartment, Patrick momentarily pauses to show her a cigar and gloat that he still smokes them, in spite of telling her earlier that he had quit. When the manager approaches Patrick, he stands up and shouts anti-Semitic slurs and insults before storming out back onto the street. Ignored Epiphany : There are few moments in which he somehow manages to empathize with someone Jean, Luis or Courtney and he seems able to catch a glimpse of how hellish his life is. Sadly, it never lasts and, even if he closes the narration by acknowledging his existential void, ultimately "this confession has meant nothing". Inferiority Superiority Complex : Despite his insane levels of narcissism, it is shown often that Bateman utterly detests himself as much as he does everyone else and most of his murders are motivated by people unintentionally reminding him of this. His ego is so great that the only people he refuses to kill are ones who profess some affection for him, all of which he coldly discards. Karma Houdini : A very bizarre example. Kill the Poor : While his victims hail from all the social strata, he reserves a particular contempt for the lower class, and just the presence of a homeless man is enough to send him into a murderous rage. Know-Nothing Know-It-All : As described under Pop-Cultured Badass , he loves to talk about his music tastes and treat himself as a music buff, but any actual music buff would notice that almost all his recommendations are big pop hits aimed squarely at the Lowest Common Denominator , while anything he dislikes tends to be more experimental and musically interesting. And aside from taste, he also makes a ton of outright errors and misses the point of a lot of his favorite songs. Flesh, blood, skin, hair, but not a single clear identifiable emotion, except for greed and disgust. Much of the reason he fails to stand out from a crowd and resorts to murder to try to define himself is that the murder is probably the only thing he does that nobody in his social circle does; they all wear the same clothes, go to the same restaurants, watch the same movies, listen to the same music, and really seem to have no hobbies or ambitions apart from keeping up with the latest fad. This is exaggerated in the film where Patrick along with everyone else are comparing business cards, the cards in question are all completely identical save for their names and even then they are typed out the exact same way, with the exact same spelling error to boot. Large Ham : He has his moments. Mask of Sanity : The Trope Codifier. The Mentally Disturbed : Patrick has no capacity for sane thinking in any way and morality is an alien concept to him. Misanthrope Supreme : Patrick seems to utterly despise everyone around him, and even himself on some level. The only exception is perhaps Jean, and he comes close to killing even her. Mistaken Identity : A major plot point of the story is that Bateman is so utterly bland, generic and similar to his various compatriots that both close friends and distant acquaintances pretty regularly get him confused with someone else. The most notable example being Paul consistently mistaking Bateman for Marcus. In the musical, Patrick also makes passing references to C. Fanservice : He has a very impressive physique and likes to show it off. Fan Disservice : Unfortunately, his utterly sadistic and grotesque way of torturing people will make it hard to find him the slightest bit desirable, no matter how good looking he is. Narcissist : Ye gods... Half of his Inner Monologue is centered around how superior he is and how perfect he does everything. Overly-Nervous Flop Sweat : He does this a lot when under pressure or when coming close to getting caught in a lie. According to Word of God , Christian Bale was so talented an actor that when doing repeated takes of the famous business card scene, he was capable of sweating on cue. At one point, he notices a pretty homeless girl sitting on the steps of a building with a coffee cup. As he states, his nastiness vanishes, and he honestly wants to do something kind, so he drops a dollar into the cup. In the movie, he stops himself twice from killing an intended victim. Although, the main reason he might have spared Carruthers life was out of utter shock and disgust that he was gay. And in love with him, no less. He shares a rather intimate phone call with Courtney, with both of them realizing how hollow and unsatisfying their existences are. It never comes up again but, for a monster like him, this moment of empathy is truly surprising. And yet, he frequently calls out his "friends" for making even mildly prejudiced remarks. Pop-Cultured Badass : Deconstructed. Pride : A major part of his personality. Patrick is obsessed with how he appears to others and everything he says and does is out of a desire to look more intelligent and cultured than he is. The fact that his murders have gone completely unnoticed is utter torture for him. Some of his other behaviors often reflect this. The narration where he goes into obsessive detail about his designer clothes, expensive furniture, and top-of-the-line technology could be seen like a teenager bragging about all the cool stuff he has. Purely Aesthetic Glasses : He seems to just wear them because they are designer and because all his other Yuppie friends wear the same thing. Raincoat of Horror : He wears a clear plastic raincoat over his suit, to prevent it from being stained with blood. In private, he can be seen watching porn films and horror movies like The Texas Chain Saw Massacre 1974 , early indications of his real interests - just in case audiences might mistake the first two murders as one-offs. Retired Monster : In the American Psycho emails, Patrick is still living a hedonist yuppie lifestyle years after the events of the book, but has otherwise mellowed out considerably due to marrying Jean though they are getting divorced and having a son, Patrick, Jr. That said, he still beats a homeless man possibly to death for trying to mug him and ambiguously describes having "outlets" for his anger when the topic is brought up by his therapist. Sadist : Gets off on causing pain. Sanity Slippage : As the book goes on, his descriptions of the mundane parts of his life become peppered with increasingly bizarre details.