American Psycho is a brilliantly satirical and comical view of the toxicity of consumerism and masculinity. Bateman is an absurd villain that's remarkably not too far from the truth. Gabe discusses the outrageous villain and Kat explores the science of wealth's impact on our brains.
Sources in this Episode:
American Psycho: A Message on Consumerism
How Money Changes the Way You Think and Feel
How Money Affects the Psychology of the Extremely Rich
Other Reviews on American Psycho:
Materialism and Consumption Theme in American Psycho | LitCharts
American Psycho- Materialism over Morals and the loss of identity | by Ben Elliott | Medium
American Psycho: Materialism, Misogyny and Machismo | The Dissolve
Patrick Bateman's Psychology as a Result of Materialism and Consumer Culture
Materialism in Bret Easton Ellis American Psycho and F Scott Fitzgeralds The great Gatsby
Consumerism and Madness in Mary Harron's American Psycho
American Psycho: A Message on Consumerism
(PDF) Painful Lust: Status and Consumerism in American Psycho
How American Psycho Serves as The White Man's Code for Behavioral Dysfunction
How American Psycho Predicted the Capitalism Masculinity and Chaos of 2020
