All About The Business Cards
I finally saw American Psycho last night, which has been on my must-watch list since I discovered what a fantastic actor Christian Bale was. I must say, he blew me away far more than he did in Batman Begins. As a character, Patrick Bateman was all over the map and Bale was just spot on throughout.
As for the rest of the movie, I thought it was hysterical. Not really in a laugh out loud way, but I found myself laughing out loud anyway. The business card pissing contest, Bateman’s music diatribes, the almost date with Jean, and so much more.
One thing that really struck me was that every time Bateman went through his morning routine, he was wearing a different kind of underwear. In a society where “boxers or briefs?” holds an absurd amount of meaning, what better way to showcase a character’s indecision about who he really is and how he fits into his world by having him alternate between the two, and boxer briefs, and silk boxers?
Of course, I noticed this strictly as a party interested in the artistic choices made in the film. I was not staring at Christian Bale’s ass. Much.