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Originally Posted by duotone
Yeah the description is very well done. I love the book but didn't enjoy the film quite as much.
Does the Phil Collins/Genesis description appear in the film identical to the book or has it been shortened or changed?
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I would have to go back to check out the book version of the quote to see if it matches.
I like several of Brett Easton Ellis' books, but I actually like the "American Psycho" film better than the book. It is misunderstood by many people (as is the book), but the movie is often considered a slasher/ masochistic film by many people, when in actuality-- it is a black comedy (and only has about 3 killing scenes), and the screenplay and direction was done by a female (Mary Harron). At its root, the film is about how shallow the wall street male bankers were in the 80's, and it is making fun of them, not highlighting them. That's why the Genesis quote is so perfect-- the character identifies with Genesis' more shallow/ pop music more than their earlier more serious music.