American Psycho [Film review]
Article
Article Title | American Psycho [Film review] |
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Article Category | Article |
Authors | |
Author | Gildersleeve, Matthew |
Journal Title | Philosophy Now |
Journal Citation | 113, pp. 48-49 |
Number of Pages | 2 |
Year | 2016 |
Publisher | Philosophy Documentation Center |
Place of Publication | United Kingdom |
ISSN | 0961-5970 |
2044-9992 | |
Web Address (URL) | https://philosophynow.org/issues/113/American_Psycho |
Abstract | Jacques Lacan (1901-1981) was a French psychoanalytical philosopher. I would like to apply some of his ideas to Mary Harron’s film American Psycho (2000) in order to understand the psychotic behaviour of its protagonist, ‘Patrick Bateman’. My hope is that understanding the film in these terms will contribute to a better understanding of psychosis. Specifically, I want to show that we can understand ‘Bateman’s’ psychotic behaviour in Lacanian terms, since his behaviour at the end of this movie demonstrates the lived experience of psychosis, where, as Lacan says, 'That which has not seen the light of day in the symbolic appears in the real.' All will be revealed. |
Keywords | American Psycho; film review; Jacques Lacan |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 500319. Poststructuralism |
360501. Cinema studies | |
500320. Psychoanalytic philosophy | |
Public Notes | Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions. |
Byline Affiliations | University of Queensland |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q4y4z/american-psycho-film-review
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