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The film concludes with Bateman realizing that his "confession has meant nothing". In a world where everyone is so self-absorbed and interchangeable, his acts of violence are either ignored or perhaps entirely imagined, leaving him trapped in a "meaningless" existence where he simply "is not there". How Mary Harron made American Psycho

: His "free time" becomes a descent into total insanity involving chainsaws, axes, and gruesome acts of violence that he hides behind a mask of normalcy. The Illusion of Reality American_Psycho_HD_2000_

Beneath this "polished facade" lies a deeply disturbed psychopath. Bateman suffers from what analysis identifies as narcissism, emotional detachment, and a total lack of remorse. The film concludes with Bateman realizing that his

: He performs 1,000 stomach crunches and follows an exhaustive multi-step skincare regimen involving deep-pore cleansers, honey almond body scrubs, and herb mint masks. The Illusion of Reality Beneath this "polished facade"

: He begins killing out of a sense of inferiority or annoyance—for instance, murdering a colleague, Paul Allen, because he has a better business card and a superior apartment.