Lean towards fantasy, but how to explain these loopholes?

Guadalupe 2022-03-20 09:01:04

If the killing is all Bateman’s fantasy, that is, the whole incident of Paul Allen going to Bateman’s house after drinking and having his head split, and then Bateman finding out Paul Allen’s key to his house to create the illusion of disappearance does not exist.

In reality, it is impossible for Bateman to get the key to Allen's house, so forging a message to London at Allen's house should be an illusion. But this message is an important clue in the process of handling the case later, so in fact the message must be real.

This is a paradox. Who recorded it?

In the same way, Bateman took JN to Allen's house many times to commit crimes, but it didn't make sense. Even if these are illusions, at least the end of the credits (found that Allen's house is newly painted) should be real (otherwise it won't be a reversal at all). Then his knowledge of the room layout is equally unreasonable.

Maybe I care too much about the details, just discuss it, don’t spray if you don’t like it

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American Psycho quotes

  • [Just after breaking up]

    Evelyn Williams: Where are you going?

    Patrick Bateman: I am just leaving.

    Evelyn Williams: But where?

    Patrick Bateman: I have to return some videotapes.

  • Patrick Bateman: He was into that whole Yale thing.

    Donald Kimball: Yale thing?

    Patrick Bateman: Yeah, Yale thing.

    Donald Kimball: What whole Yale thing?

    Patrick Bateman: Well, for one thing, I think he was probably a closet homosexual who did a lot of cocaine. That whole Yale thing.