This captivates Bateman and even causes some doubt for him, as he looks down at the pistol in confusion before running away. For example, during the intense police chase scene, Bateman takes out the pistol he carries in his overcoat pocket and fires off a couple of shots at a parked police car, which erupts in a gigantic fireball. Themes of insanity are not subtle in “American Psycho”, as Patrick Bateman has multiple dialogues about his “nightly bloodlust seeping into the day” and multiple scenes where the viewer can’t tell if what they are seeing is even happening, as the movies perspective follows what Bateman is experiencing. What is it about mental illness that people find so captivating? Is it the fact that the character is so different from you that they become more interesting, or could it be the exact opposite? Since the movie “American Psycho”, based off the book by Bret Easton Ellis of the same name, came out, people instantly connected to the troubled character Patrick Bateman.
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