Ｂａｔｅｍａｎ’ｓ ｔｙｐｉｃａｌ ｖａｐｉｄ ｓｐｉｅｌ， ａｓ ｓｅｅｎ ｏｎ ｓｅｖｅｒａｌ ｏｔｈｅｒ ｏｃｃａｓｉｏｎｓ ｔｈｒｏｕｇｈｏｕｔ ｔｈｅ ｍｏｖｉｅ （ｈｅ ｌａｔｅｒ ｐｒｏｖｉｄｅｓ ａｎ ｉｎ－ｄｅｐｔｈ ａｎａｌｙｓｉｓ ｏｆ ｔｈｅ ｗｏｒｋｓ ｏｆ Ｇｅｎｅｓｉｓ ａｎｄ Ｐｈｉｌ Ｃｏｌｌｉｎｓ）． Ｔｈｅｓｅ ｍｏｎｏｌｏｇｕｅｓ （ｗｈｉｃｈ ｃｏｕｌｄ ａｌｍｏｓｔ ｈａｖｅ ｂｅｅｎ ｍｅｍｏｒｉｚｅｄ ｆｒｏｍ ａ ｎｅｗｓｐａｐｅｒ ｏｒ ｍａｇａｚｉｎｅ ｒｅｖｉｅｗ ｓｅｃｔｉｏｎ） ｒｅｆｌｅｃｔ Ｂａｔｅｍａｎ’ｓ ｅｘｔｒｅｍｅ ｓｕｐｅｒｆｉｃｉａｌｉｔｙ ａｎｄ ｈｉｓ ｌａｃｋ ｏｆ ｓｕｂｓｔａｎｃｅ ａｎｄ ｅｍｏｔｉｏｎａｌ ｄｅｐｔｈ – ｈｅ ｆｅｅｌｓ ｉｔ ｓｏｃｉａｌｌｙ ｎｅｃｅｓｓａｒｙ ｔｏ ｍａｉｎｔａｉｎ ａ ｋｎｏｗｌｅｄｇｅ ｏｆ ｐｏｐｕｌａｒ ｍｕｓｉｃ ｂｕｔ ｉｎ ｒｅａｌｉｔｙ ｈａｓ ｌｉｔｔｌｅ ｕｎｄｅｒｓｔａｎｄｉｎｇ ｏｒ ｉｎｔｅｒｅｓｔ ｉｎ ｔｈｅ ｓｕｂｊｅｃｔ ｍａｔｔｅｒ， ａｎｄ ｓｏ ｒｅｓｏｒｔｓ ｔｏ ｈｏａｒｄｉｎｇ ｍｅａｎｉｎｇｌｅｓｓ ｃｌｉｃｈｅｓ ｉｎ ａｎ ａｔｔｅｍｐｔ ｔｏ ｓｅｅｍ ｋｎｏｗｌｅｄｇｅａｂｌｅ ａｎｄ ｔｏ ‘ｆｉｔ ｉｎ’ ｗｉｔｈ ｈｉｓ ｓｏｃｉａｌ ｐｅｅｒｓ – ｗｈｏ ａｒｅ ｍｏｒｅ ｔｈａｎ ｌｉｋｅｌｙ ｅｉｔｈｅｒ ｎｏｔ ｐａｙｉｎｇ ａｔｔｅｎｔｉｏｎ ｔｏ ｗｈａｔ ｈｅ’ｓ ｓａｙｉｎｇ ｏｒ ａｒｅ ｐｕｔｔｉｎｇ ｏｎ ｔｈｅ ｓａｍｅ ｆａｃａｄｅ ｔｈａｔ ｈｅ ｉｓ， ｒｅｓｕｌｔｉｎｇ ｉｎ ｂｏｔｈ ｐａｒｔｉｅｓ ｔａｌｋｉｎｇ ｐｒｅｔｅｎｔｉｏｕｓ ａｎｄ ｐｒｅｏｒｄａｉｎｅｄ ｄｒｉｖｅｌ ｔｏ ｏｎｅ ａｎｏｔｈｅｒ． Ｉｔ’ｓ ａ ｆｕｒｔｈｅｒ ｉｌｌｕｓｔｒａｔｉｏｎ ｏｆ ｔｈｅ ｆａｃｔ ｔｈａｔ Ｂａｔｅｍａｎ’ｓ ｅｎｔｉｒｅ ｃｈａｒａｃｔｅｒ ａｎｄ ｂｅｈａｖｉｏｒ ｉｓ ｄｅｆｉｎｅｄ ｎｏｔ ｂｙ ｈｉｓ ｔｈｏｕｇｈｔｓ ｏｒ ｆｅｅｌｉｎｇｓ， ｂｕｔ ｓｉｍｐｌｙ ｂｙ ｈｉｓ ｄｅｓｉｒｅ ｔｏ ｋｅｅｐ ｕｐ ａｐｐｅａｒａｎｃｅｓ．
Ｔｈｅ ｏｃｃｕｒｒｅｎｃｅ ｏｆ ｔｈｅｓｅ ｒａｍｂｌｉｎｇ ｍｏｎｏｌｏｇｕｅｓ ｄｕｒｉｎｇ Ｂａｔｅｍａｎ’ｓ ｍｏｒｅ ｉｎｄｕｌｇｅｎｔ ａｎｄ ｄｅｐｒａｖｅｄ ｍｏｍｅｎｔｓ ｉｌｌｕｓｔｒａｔｅｓ ｔｈｅ ｂｒｅａｋｄｏｗｎ ｉｎ ｈｉｓ ｐｓｙｃｈｅ ａｎｄ ｈｉｓ ｌｏｓｓ ｏｆ ｓｅｌｆ－ｃｏｎｔｒｏｌ ａｔ ｔｈｏｓｅ ｔｉｍｅｓ – ｈｉｓ ｍａｎｉｃ， ｐｓｙｃｈｏｔｉｃ ｕｒｇｅ ｔｏ ｋｉｌｌ ｉｓ ｍａｔｃｈｅｄ ｂｙ ｈｉｓ ｍａｎｉｃ， ｐｓｙｃｈｏｔｉｃ ｕｒｇｅ ｔｏ ｆｉｔ ｉｎ ａｎｄ ｔｈｅ ｔｗｏ ｓｐｉｒａｌ ｏｕｔ ｏｆ ｃｏｎｔｒｏｌ ａｎｄ ｓｐｉｌｌ ｏｕｔ ａｔ ｏｎｃｅ ｄｕｒｉｎｇ ｔｈｅｓｅ ｍｏｍｅｎｔｓ， ｒｅｓｕｌｔｉｎｇ ｉｎ ｗｈａｔ ａｌｍｏｓｔ ｓｅｅｍｓ ｌｉｋｅ ａ ｆｏｒｍ ｏｆ ｗｏｒｄ ｓａｌａｄ ｔｏ ａｃｃｏｍｐａｎｙ ｔｈｅ ｐｓｙｃｈｏｔｉｃ ｖｉｏｌｅｎｃｅ．
Ｔｈｉｓ ｓｃｅｎｅ ｉｓ ｇｉｖｅｎ ｆｕｒｔｈｅｒ ｃｏｎｔｅｘｔ ｌａｔｅｒ ｉｎ ｔｈｅ ｍｏｖｉｅ ｗｈｅｎ Ｂａｔｅｍａｎ ｒｅｖｅａｌｓ ｈｉｓ ｔｒｕｅ ｆｅｅｌｉｎｇｓ ｏｎ Ｈｕｅｙ Ｌｅｗｉｓ ｄｕｒｉｎｇ ａ ｍｅｅｔｉｎｇ ｗｉｔｈ Ｄｅｔｅｃｔｉｖｅ Ｋｉｍｂａｌｌ； ｏｎ ｔｈａｔ ｏｃｃａｓｉｏｎ， Ｂａｔｅｍａｎ ｃｌａｉｍｓ ｔｏ ｄｉｓｌｉｋｅ ｔｈｅ ｂａｎｄ ａｎｄ ｃｌｕｍｓｉｌｙ ｄｅｓｃｒｉｂｅｓ Ｈｕｅｙ ａｓ ‘ｓｏｕｎｄｉｎｇ ｔｏｏ ｂｌａｃｋ’ – ａ ｄｉｒｅｃｔ ａｌｌｕｓｉｏｎ ｔｏ ｔｈｅ ｃｏｎｔｒａｓｔ ｂｅｔｗｅｅｎ ｈｉｓ ｒｅａｌ ｆｅｅｌｉｎｇｓ （ｕｎｄｅｒｄｅｖｅｌｏｐｅｄ ａｎｄ ｌａｃｋｉｎｇ ｉｎ ｓｕｂｓｔａｎｃｅ ａｎｄ ｄｅｐｔｈ） ａｎｄ ｔｈｅ ｏｕｔｗａｒｄ ｐｒｏｊｅｃｔｉｏｎ ｔｈａｔ ｄｅｆｉｎｅｓ ｈｉｓ ｌｉｆｅ．
The occurrence of những rambling monologues khi Bateman's more indulgent and depraved moments illustrates the breakdown in his psyche and his loss of self-control at những times - his manic, psychotic URGE to kill is matched by his manic, psychotic URGE to fit in and the two spiral out of control and spill out at once khi These moments, in what almost seems? quả ike a form of word salad to accompany the psychotic violence.