The film explores the theme of identity as a curated "subtitle" to one’s actual life. Bateman famously remarks that there is "an idea of a Patrick Bateman," but no real entity. His life is a high-resolution display of:
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: This sequence perfectly illustrates the group's obsession with tiny, incremental differences (bone white vs. eggshell), much like collectors debating the quality of different video encodes. Consumerism as a Language The film explores the theme of identity as