American Psycho | Literally Me
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- čas přidán 22. 12. 2022
- What do you think about American Psycho? Are you having or did you have a very Merry Christmas? Are you a happy camper? Are you losing your grip on reality? Is Patrick Bateman literally you?
Let me know in the comments!
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American Psycho
Au Hasard Balthazar
Falling Down
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@@quarterofdisorder lmao 🤣
I imagine someone like who makes video about evil company the world being american psycho that would be even more satirical and hypocritical 😂😂
Look at that nuanced commentary. The tasteful editing. Oh my God, it even has an intro skit.
This comment is literally me
Impessive, verry nice
FEED ME A STRAY VIDEO
**begins sweating**
this may be the greatest comment ive seen in years
Do you like Kino Corner? His early work was a little too normie for my tastes, but when Drive (2011)| Literally Me came out in '20, I think he really came into his own, commercially and artistically. The whole channel has a clear, crisp humour , and a new sheen of consummate professionalism that really gives the videos a big boost. He's been compared to the needle drop, but I think Kino has a far more bitter, cynical sense of humor. In '20, Kino released this, “Literally Me”, his most accomplished series. I think his undisputed masterpiece is, “American Psycho|Literally Me ", a video so catchy, most people probably don't listen to the narration. But they should, because it's not just about the pleasures of conformity, and the importance of trends, it's also a personal statement about Kino himself.
A Christmas Classic
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HEY PAUL!
Hey aul
HEY VIEWER!
I've already watched this 5,36 times and can confirm this is a kino classic
Hey Hamilton, have a Holly Jolly Christmas. Say, is Kino still handling the Literally Me account?
Impressive. Very nice.
Let’s see Paul Allen’s video essay
That’s my line.
Jerma was just a perfect cast it sucks he has to do online only now
I just love the fact that he isnt real
"Some of you are probably eating while you watch this video" That's literally me!
Omg are you literally me?
He just like me frfr
This is only "literally me", when all of spectators are having the same things, not the "ima kriminel" fantasies
Thoughtful right
I would also say that Patrick Bateman has become a literally me character due to how relatable it is in how he is basically not allowed to be himself to anyone. I think a lot of people feel a bit suffocated by how its expected that everyone exercise the same peppy all smiles professional personality while out in public and if they express any real emotion, opinion, or behavior then they suffer the consequences, be it unemployment or being slandered.
@@bumblingdolphin9281 This. While we do live in an age where trying to express yourself is punishable, Patrick Bateman literally goes around killing people. It's like a dark parody of a fragile male. I'm not gonna pretend that I'm not a vulnerable person, but Patrick Bateman is vulnerable to a degree that's unjustifiable because he's horribly violent. This is not a Literally Me character, this character is a type of obstacle for many Literally Me characters. Violent psychopaths who take their frustrations out on innocent people that don't deserve it. Sure, fuck Paul Allen, don't care how illegal his death is, but all the women he's killed really didn't deserve it, and his true intention is revealed. His self-expression is at the expense of others to the point that others can no longer express themselves, because they're literally fucking dead.
Patrick Bateman puts others down. He's an evil person. There is no way to genuinely relate to him, especially because he makes it as clear as possible at the start of the movie that nobody can be like him, and he has no true self expression or deep message. He is a void. He is unfeeling. Sure, he expresses emotions, but look at any depressed person, they can laugh or cry but if you ask them to describe how they feel, they will say that there's nothing there. They can laugh, but there's no happiness in them. They can cry, but there's no true genuine sadness in them. No matter how "relatable" he might appear, he ultimately isn't relatable, because everybody and everything is a target for him. He's a true, genuine predator looking for some meat.
He's not a Literally Me character. He's the antithesis to a Literally Me. He's the unfeeling void that bullies others and kills them, while Literally Me characters are typically victims of bullies and empty people and fight back against these types of people and concepts.
We all wear masks, metaphorically speaking.
Welp
Really not sure how you relate this to cancel culture? You say its “relatable” he cant be himself, but he makes it pretty clear hes an empty husk who just wants violence, so if you relate to that get therapy maybe?
He murders his co worker, like i really dont think hes too concerned with losing his job and getting “cancelled”. He pretty much says he dons the fake/peppy persona because without it theres only a void, and its like a predatory tactic to get close to people. He has no suppressed personality, because he has no personality to begin with
But that being said, however, the movie itself does certainly make that case. Like you didn’t get a message that wasn’t there, it just wasn’t something Bateman himself was concerned with. Maybe thats all you were saying haha
@@Kunk_Manjeroon No way literally me Fr
“Guys this Patrick dude is literally me! I’ve killed 14 people and their bodies are located at-“
My 19 year old brother would constantly say he relates to Patrick Bateman so much from seeing clips and edits on Tik tok and reels. Once he saw the actual movie, I asked him if he still relates to the character, he said “HELL NO” 😂😂😂
I'll take, "Things that never happened" for 500, Trebek.
10:00 That is one of my favorite aspects of the book. The constant spewing of people outfits makes it to where everyone pretty much looks the same and people get confused with other people all the time. You get a sense of it in the film, but the book expands upon it in a way that as the reader you often get confused as well.
Another fun detail with the card scene: literally all of them misspell Acquisitions as Aquisitons.
holy shit that’s awesome lmaoo
And they all have the title of “Vice President”
Does it ever establish what they actually do all day, or is comparing business cards the extent of their "jobs"?
I think something that makes people with repressed emotions relate to him is the way he masks around people, how he says the right thing at the right time with the right tone to create the impression he wants (at least if we take what happens in the movie at face value). Men tend to repress emotions a lot, but when I first watched the movie, I related to him as an autistic woman because of that ability to mask and how truly hollow he is as a person beyond the bloodlust and masking. Pretending to be someone you aren’t to survive in society can truly leave you feeling like that, and you don’t often see main characters that mask like Bateman does
No wonder why I related to him myself as an autistic person, as I also mask a lot.
The illustrious, the infamous, the incensing, the indomitable, the illusionary Dark Turkey Tom as SBF. Perfection.
Possibly the best Christmas gift ever. Keep up the good work man.
Hey there
Impressive, very nice, let's see Paul Allen's take on the film
This movies is gold and it’s so funny and dark. Idk when he’s sweating over name cards I was dying. Then him posing In the mirror during the deed. Killed me. It really killed me! God damn!
That sponsor segment was brilliant! Big ups eggman!
Can't believed they signed off on it! hahahahaa
I cant believe it was him I knew I recognized him
"I'd go into more details, but i know that a lot of you are probably eating something"
👁👄👁: me halfway through my cereals
This is super top tier quality. The DVD scene was so good - really nailed a lot of Bale's expressions and mannerisms
he really does kill, no hallucinations, it's been confirmed by the director, and you can figure it out if you pay attention to certain dialogues
apart from certain parts of the chase of course an atm isnt gonna ask him to feed him a cat lol
@@ciroaldorisio8034 perhaps the early kills we're real but as the movie went on he became more and more insane and hallucinated more and more
What she said was more like: "he's a killer but to what extent is debatable"
There's one moment in the movie that had to be imagined: the chainsaw drop. there's now way he could hit her in the side from directly above. no way!! it's back up by the scene that follows straight after. he's drawing the chainsaw/woman image on the napkin. that's because he's playing it out right there in his head while his girl is yammering on, it didn't happen for real.
Man, you've been getting me out of an emotional pit, I'm undescibably thankful for your content 🤗
🙏 All the best to you
Best one yet, thoroughly enjoyed it.
As for the musical, it has the original broadway recording with Matt Smith out there as Bateman. I was surprised at how good it really was, took sort a gnostic spin on Bateman that was really good. There are some clips of it on stage out on CZcams, I do hope it gets a revival.
Omg Matt! i was not expecting to see you in the comments aha
I’m actually kind of happy that you mentioned the musical, because whenever people say that they can only imagine Christian Bale as Patrick Bateman. I agree… in terms of the framework of a movie. But, Benjamin Walker is also just as much Patrick Bateman to me as well. There’s something so special about his performance.
i'm so glad you included the book!
HOLY SHIT. eggy cameo @6:05. miss that guy. Brings me back to the old days.
At the beginning you mention that the novel reads out like Baetman's diary. Having battled severe depression myself, I had a notebook that I usually wrote my twisted thoughts, and it contained a lot of murder. It's just when you are overloaded with all kinds of thoughts and emotions, all that stress builds up as anger and violence. Although one point seperating my and Baetman's twisted fanfictions is that mine focused more on the emotional side of the death and how and why it would make me feel, while Baetman is just fueled with bloodlust. And that's what seperates the "normal" human from a "psycho".
literally my favourite video essayist and you're still so underrated
Do you like Huey Lewis and the News? Their early work was a little too new wave for my taste, but when Sports came out in ‘87, I think they really came into their own, commercially and artistically.
The whole album has a clear, crisp sound, and a new sheen of consummate professionalism that really gives the songs a big boost.
He’s been compared to Elvis Costello, but I think Huey has a far more bitter, cynical sense of humour.
In '87, Huey released this, Fore, their most accomplished album. I think their undisputed masterpiece is "Hip to be Square", a song so catchy, most people probably don't listen to the lyrics. But they should, because it's not just about the pleasures of conformity, and the importance of trends, it's also a personal statement about the band itself!
Hey Paul!
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Let’s goooooo. Been looking forward to this one for awhile. Great work as always
Eggy's acting in this is actually pretty damn good
This is actually like one of the best youtube videos i’ve watched, so well put together, so well edited, such good skits it’s fantastic 0/5 wouldn’t watch again
The effort you put into this... so amazing thank you kino!
I think Bateman is so Literally Us because he's so up front about how false he is. We feel how corrupt, upsidedown and inhuman society is and we are drawn to these sick satirical depictions that represent this to the fullest. But even more, we have dreams which cannot be quenched in such an environment, a 9-5 in the claustrophobia-inducing corridors of an office under bright sterile florescent lighting. We want to transcend our society just as Bateman wanted to, this desire so burning yet he found, unfulfillable, that he was forced into a psychic split, his only outlet his journal where his dreams for being distinct from those around him took on a distinction of a rabid violent and sexual nature. The mask that Bateman had to wear day in and day out, the hip safe mistakeable Clark Kent NPC persona, saying all the right things and emoting at all the right times, is the same mask we feel we will have to wear if we hope to fit in...and, we Batemen... we're not sure we want to.
PS Hey Kino please read my feature film script! I'm also a cinephile living in Austin, TX, and I would love to make a film with you ❤️✊✌️
I get the same vibe from this as Pearl from the movie Pearl. She's extremely similar to him on a lot of ways now that I think about it.
Best analysis of the movie I've seen thus far, especially your commentary on the literally me culture and what its become. Great work once again
Holy shit, this was amazing! The skits made me go "what!?" with a big smile several times, and the commentary was stellar 😄 You raised the bar with this one and really came into your own, and I, for one, believe the newly employed watermark is easily justified for a classic such as this.
18:15 Showing off your personalities thinking you’re all sigmas until I pull out my copy of Blue Velvet.
damn dude, the intro did not have to go that hard
I didn't expect to find Eggman in this video.
why do people compare patrick bateman to jerma985?
Merry Christmas Kino! Glad I found your channel this year. You're literally me
So I watched this yesterday and for probably the thousandth time, but I noticed something new. When Patrick is dragging Paul’s body in his Jean Paul Gaultier bag through his buildings lobby, he’s leaving a huge blood trail with the front door in sight. When it cuts to Patrick hailing a cab with the same doors right behind him, there is no blood trail. Everything is happening in Patrick’s head.
I have been waiting for this
Normally I hate the skits in these kind of reviews, but this time they are so well done!!
Merry Christmas, Kino! This is one of your best vids so far.
wow this video is so well done! How did I not find this channel sooner
First video in which I don't skip the ad. Amazing video!
Thanks for making a video about literally me
Ohhhhhh yesss I waited so long for this
Your sponsor ad is one of the only times i've ever bothered to watch a youtuber's sponsored ad. I love how you commit to the skits lmao.
Another absolute banger of a video
Easily one of your best. Great work sir and have a happy new year!
Dude, your sketches... Ahhhh, freaking awesome
i love your reviews!
you channel is so good! i lost it a couple months ago and forgot to sub, found it and now I'm def subbing
Man, I love your videos!
Merry Christmas
🎄
merry xmas, kino! thanks for your awesome videos
Impressive very nice now let’s see your literally me analysis of Fight Club next
I haven’t read Lunar Park or Glamorama but despite or because of this I think Bret Easton Ellis is a truly great novelist, an American classic. I never before thought about trying to illuminate what his work is about through a lens of critical writing about postmodernism, but what you discuss in the final third of the video has a lot in common with Baudrillard’s Simulacra and Simulation, and The Spirit of Terrorism. I also lol’d at the Falling Down, Fight Club, Taxi Driver bit. Great video!
Also the spirit of those music reviews lives on in the monologues that Ellis delivers on his podcast. I don’t subscribe, but a handful are available for free. I recommend the Owen Gleibermann episode; it begins with a great long anecdote about Ellis tweeting about some Ben Affleck Batman related hearsay in 2016 and the brief drama that ensued, proving that maybe despite his doubts, some people might still care about a movie in this day and age.
Finally, at long last; true kino.
This is absolutely fantastic!
Very nice let’s see Tyler Durden’s analysis
fantasctic video my dude, kino
Wow I waited for this video after you talked about that you were making a video about American Psycho like three-four months ago. American Psycho is my favorite book & movie. I've read it 3 times and watched the movie a dozen times.
Great gift.
Merry Kinomas!
24:44 there i am gary!
the beginning dialoge was phenomenal ! just one thing, even though many people shared their opinion, they are all a bit different. maybe its such a tiny change we cant feel it, but its there. the different life experiences, the different viewpoints. there was never someone who lived trough the same thing and saw the little detail like you had, thats the beauty of film making (or any art). we get to experience and crawl into someone elses mind for a bit and it triggers something within us. as much as there is a point of this film, everyone can take away their own importance and keep that hidden gem just for themselves, or share it with everyone else:)
Kino blesses us with a kino classic!
The videography is simply tasteful. Genuinely amazing.
Looking forward to say I was watching you before 100k, looking forward to seeing you at a mil 🤝
Very good video. Fascinating analysis. Entertaining skits.
This video is going to blow up for sure.
this video is a masterpiece Kino!
I just became your 100,000th subscriber. Crazy
Fun vid. Very tasteful and reserved. Subbed
I like how you made eggy the homeless man, nice
I need more videos, Kino. We need a Blue Velvet video (meaning “I” need Blue Velvet). Wonderful job on this video though! Absolutely brilliant as always. I admire your hard work that you put into each video you create. We all appreciate it so much. Much love to you. And very Merry Christmas to you! ❤️
Yeah Blue Velvet would be cool
Frank Booth is literally me.
@@adamlane6453 😂😅😯
The sketches are so on point
"Are you losing your grip on reality?"
I am in touch with reality.
Hey Kino, have a holly, jolly Christmas.
I love the parts you rewrote!
I'd love to see a collab or live stream between everyone who has made videos about American Psycho recently.
Hey man, just wanted to say I really like your channel.
4:12 HOW DID YOU KNOW I WAS EATING?!
American Psychic !
Very well done. Love to see old Eggy boy.
Thanks kino man.
just the first 45 seconds made me like and subscribe
great opening
I find it very noteworthy how he doesn't actually describe clothing in Detail, but only status. He mentions it's a Gucci/Hermes dress /suit but doesn't tell you it's color.
Bro the FUTO ad-spot was killer.
Just in time for Christmas!
This channel is underrated
actually surprised to see you know and are involved with louis rossmann and his ideas, possibly even after seeing the right to repair fiasco at court. a lot of things have changed. i remember just being a geek and watching tech videos or soldering videos by louis to learn tips, or just out of interest. is it the algorithm? why do all the people we like to watch, know all the other people we also like to watch? i think i'm losing my grip on reality. Kino Corner is literally me.
btw, nice acting and spot on perfectionism with the attire, makeup and blood splash. it would take a lot of effort and time to recreate scenes, but honestly i love watching them. it just shows your love of movies, especially the ones you like.
Your CZcams channel is amazing
I may come back and edit this comment when I finish the video but… I like the some kills are real but some fake take. However, I want to argue that the Paul Allen kill being real theoretically makes the social commentary in the film (I haven’t read the book yet, but it’s on my list) more interesting.
The way I see it, if the Paul Allen murder was real then that holds the implication that his landlord discovered the bodies and cynically decided to dispose of them so to not tank the property value of prime real estate- which I think adds a lot to the criticism of yuppie culture and the upper class, with the maintenance of looking good and having monetary value and status being valued above solving brutal murders in this case.
Side note I’m really enjoying this analysis!
Phenomenal video. I also enjoyed your Perfect Blue video. I'd love to see your personal take on Attack On Titan, regardless if you like Anime or not.
Best video on American Psycho I've seen
Eggy is goat of the episode
This book has been driving me crazy! I had to write an essay on it and I cannot escape it!
I can’t believe he didn’t mention the American Psycho musical.
Lol one minute after posting this comment, he mentioned the musical in the video.
Damn that was trippy
Amazing video!