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“It was the thing that Valerie Solanas, of I Shot Andy Warhol [the Harron-directed biographical film based on the aforementioned Solanas’ attempt to assassinate the titular pop artist], always said: there was a reversal of alpha male culture, which was more like the culture of teenage girls.”

Drawing her thoughts on Ellis’ character to a close, Harron ultimately concluded, “It was about insecurity and vanity and competition and the way they gossip.

“They’re so obsessed with their looks, and Bret could see it and focus it and underline it.”

She also likened the behaviour of Bateman and his peers to that of teenage girls. That was not our intention.”

Yet here we are. As Harron points out, the movie’s aesthetic—sharp suits, finer dining, and protein-forward vanity—lends itself too easily to glamorization.

People read The Catcher in the Rye and decide to shoot the president."

"It was about a predatory society, and now the society is actually, 25 years later, much worse. “Not that there isn’t a lot of horrific violence in the book, but there’s, to me, a clear critique. And yet somehow, somewhere along the way, a segment of the population missed the memo that American Psycho was not a masterclass in alpha male swagger—it was a send-up of it.

Patrick Bateman—serial killer, skincare enthusiast, business card snob—is now a patron saint of TikTok hustle culture. “But, people read the Bible and decide that they should go and kill a lot of people. With the movie celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, writer-director Mary Harron spoke with Letterboxd about the story's cult status and what bro culture seems to be missing about it:

"I don't think that Guinevere and I ever expected it to be embraced by Wall Street bros, at all.

As Harron put it: “[Ellis] being gay allowed him to see the homoerotic rituals among these alpha males, which is also true in sports, and it’s true in Wall Street, and all these things where men are prizing their extreme competition and their ‘elevating their prowess’ kind of thing.”

Translation: You are not immune to shirtless locker room vibes.

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