American Psycho (2000)

IMDb categorizes this film as Crime/Drama/Horror, but I think it's intended as a comedy.

I don't know why I was so nervous about watching this movie. I've been putting it off for, literally, years. I like to be scared, but there was something about the clips I'd seen that made me uncomfortable beyond reason. I wound up watching it in the morning while Gary was also at home (so I'd be completely safe).

So, here's the joke: our "hero" believes that there's something about him that's not quite the same as the others around him. He's unfulfilled in his job, can't stand his fiancé, and rather loathes his friends. He's obsessive about body care, protective of his furniture, owns all the right clothes, puts importance on tasteful business cards and reservations, and hates it when anyone has anything better than he. Basically...he's exactly the same as everyone else. But, because he doesn't think he fits in, he acts out. Flamboyantly.

Very interesting denouement. I know my interpretation, but I'm curious as to whether I'm right.

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