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American Psycho

American Psycho. Adaptation to Film. By: Henry Lebard, Saman Mansouri, David Otterman, James To. Term 2 – UBC – ENG 227. Intro. “I’m Patrick Bateman..”. Bateman’s morning routine 5:03 – 7:07. Serial Killer vs Psycho Was it all fantasy? . Character Analysis. New mask every morning.

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American Psycho

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  1. American Psycho Adaptation to Film By: Henry Lebard, Saman Mansouri, David Otterman, James To Term 2 – UBC – ENG 227

  2. Intro

  3. “I’m Patrick Bateman..” Bateman’s morning routine 5:03 – 7:07

  4. Serial Killer vs Psycho • Was it all fantasy? Character Analysis

  5. New mask every morning

  6. Paul Allen murder scene 26:30 – 28:57

  7. Designer Labels • Many of the designer’s did not approve the idea of being worn during murder scenes. Designers labels such as Cerruti, Rolex, Calvin Klein, and Comme des Garçons refused to be used in production. They were replaced by Perry Ellis and Jean Paul Gaultier Issues From Novel to Film

  8. NC-17 to R Rating • R- RestrictedUnder 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian (1968-present) • Vs • NC-17- No One 17 and under admitted(1990–present) • Because of this scene……… Issues From Novel to Film

  9. Three-way Sex Scene 42:25 – 45:26

  10. "Regardless of the business aspect of things, is there a reason that there isn’t a female Hitchcock or a female Scorsese or a female Spielberg? I don’t know. I think it’s a medium that really is built for the male gaze and for a male sensibility. I mean, the best art is made under not an indifference to, but a neutrality [toward] the kind of emotionalism that I think can be a trap for women directors."  - Bret Easton Ellis on Women Directors "I think that there is this very homoerotic thing going on in the book, and we tried to bring that out in the film. In those very macho, very testosterone-driven, very competitive male cultures, there is a very strong homoerotic element." - Marry Harron on misogyny in the book

  11. Lounge Scene 46:20 – 47:17

  12. "Regardless of the business aspect of things, is there a reason that there isn’t a female Hitchcock or a female Scorsese or a female Spielberg? I don’t know. I think it’s a medium that really is built for the male gaze and for a male sensibility. I mean, the best art is made under not an indifference to, but a neutrality [toward] the kind of emotionalism that I think can be a trap for women directors."  - Bret Easton Ellis on Women Directors "I think that there is this very homoerotic thing going on in the book, and we tried to bring that out in the film. In those very macho, very testosterone-driven, very competitive male cultures, there is a very strong homoerotic element." - Marry Harron on misogyny in the book

  13. Questions & Answers ?

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