Gatekeeping Film Bros Devastated To Discover ‘American Psycho’ Was Written And Directed By Women

People are dunking on “filmbros” after some guys started complaining that women have finally discovered American Psycho — a movie that might be based on a book by a man, but that was ultimately both written and directed by women.

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The whole nonsense kicked off when @505CALUM made a post that clearly wasn’t supposed to be taken at face value, featuring bloody screencaps of the film’s murderous protagonist, Patrick Bateman, alongside the caption “i could change him…”

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As the post picked up traction, the aforementioned “filmbros” started retweeting it bemoaning that women have started watching the movie they are apparently obsessed with and likely fail to understand themselves.

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Of course, anyone who knows anything about American Psycho beyond simply over-identifying with Christian Bale’s Bateman knows that it was directed by Mary Herron, from a script co-written by Herron and Guinevere Turner. So unless you’re a novel purist (and let’s be real, these guys definitely aren’t), what you actually love here is a movie made by women.

It’s literally a critique of toxic masculinity

— Jo (@Goldxn_Violin) May 9, 2021

The delusional attempt at gatekeeping prompted a number of dunks on all the dudes trying out their own tired brand of toxic masculinity on Twitter.

no girl dont be his gf pls don’t ur gon die

— esther (@notokaywyou) May 9, 2021

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WHY DO THE FEMINISTS WANT TO TAKE AWAY MY BASED AXE MURDER MOVIE SCREEEEE

— Logan (@lopamurble) May 9, 2021

It’s terrifying that the actions in this and that movie are made so outlandish so that you can’t possibly miss the point…. and yet people do.

— Bryy Miller (@Bryy_Miller) May 9, 2021

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I love how this includes almost Tarantino’s entire filmography

— Gage J. Tolin (@GageWrites) May 9, 2021

I feel like that happens with every movie with toxic masculinity at the centre and it’s male fans lmao

— Becca (@beccahols) May 9, 2021

Really though, if you’re going to try to gatekeep something, it probably shouldn’t be something that’s been incredibly mainstream and popular for literal decades.

holy shit women found out about one of the top rated movies of 2000 that has a massive cult following wtf https://t.co/9BKyk76ZVn

— bobby wasabi (@bIondiewasabi) May 9, 2021

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a film that is incredibly popular

— Girl Fieri (@carooluuu) May 9, 2021

Made by a woman

— Navia Let Tim Drake Skate CEO of Orochimaru (@theirnknight) May 9, 2021

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Filmbros will tell you you probably don’t know any of their fav movies, then list every oscar nominee from 2000-2010

— matilde (@MatildeErnest) May 9, 2021

The idea that movies of any type can only be liked or understood by one gender is, of course, the kind of smooth brain logic that doesn’t hold up to an ounce of criticism, but if any gender were to be able to lay claim to American Psycho…sorry film douchebros, it wouldn’t be you.

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*First Published: May 11, 2021, 6:47 am