Over the weekend I decided to catch up on some movies that I had been meaning to watch for several weeks now in anticipation of break. Of the two that I actually got around to watching, American Psycho really caught my attention.
For those who have never seen it, it's a pretty ghastly movie. At the same time, the main character's quirks somewhat assuage the intensity and produce a pretty likable movie (at least I liked it).
One of his quirks is his obsession with music. When we first witness Christian Bale (oh yeeeeah, he's the main actor) kill someone, he prefaces the murder with a seemingly random explanation of a Huey Lewis song -- a very in-depth explanation.
He continues this pattern throughout the movie, describing in great detail artists like Phil Collins and Whitney Houston. Just the tone in which he talks about the music gives you the feeling that you're being sold this product.
It could be that I'm simply seeing product placement everywhere, but the way he describes everything is practically an advertisement for the artist's album. This quirk in particular was so peculiar (which is saying a lot about a murderer) that I couldn't help but label it as product placement.
Admittedly, I don't know how many people left this movie thinking, "Gee, I want to get into my inner-killer and play some Huey Lewis before I ax my co-worker tonight."
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