Charcha Film Club: "American Psycho - satire over reality"

THIS WEEK: “AMERICAN PSYCHO - SATIRE OVER REALITY”

We'll be watching and discussing clips from AMERICAN PSYCHO through the prism of it being a satire, not a horror (although aren't they the same in this case?)

Try to watch the film before coming to the meetup! Although we're sure you'll enjoy it even more after attending this event!

This event will be free so please buy drinks/food from us at Charcha to keep making these cultural events possible.

ALSO SHOW YOUR OWN CLIPS!

We will then have a break before the second half of the meetup where anyone can show a clip (usually youtube) from any film, tv, short etc. which they think is relevent/could help the discussion. The clip can be prepared or you can think of it in the session and we will do our best to pull it up on the screen! We will have clips ready too as backups although we want your perspectives!

If you know a clip you'd like to show/discuss before attending a session, feel free to send it to me privately (meetup or WhatsApp 622229697) or to our WhatsApp group beforehand (https://chat.whatsapp.com/DVL01x0sUYH2ZeZ5FDfUaI?mode=gi_t) so that we can have it prepared.

“Why another film club?” You may ask.

Talking about a film can never replace watching one...never.

But we've found that when watching a film, a little context can go a long way.

So we’ve decided to create a film club in the hope that there are other people out there who feel the same; who will enjoy exploring their own perspectives as well as others beyond justifying why you like or dislike a film.

There is no judgement of films here. A-movie, B-movie, high-brow, low-brow, smart, dumb.

This will be an open-discussion. There’ll be themes and certain films chosen but respectful interruptions and questions will be welcome throughout.

To paraphrase Bong Joon-ho, once you overcome your knee-jerk judgement of a film, you can be introduced to so many more amazing films.

This is a new meetup and the format may change. But for now, we will not show whole films at the event. Instead they will be announced beforehand and then discussed with clips at the event.

We hope in the future, different hosts will choose different topics to focus on ranging from the universal like the essence of a story, to the practical minutia of film-making like cinematography, lighting or sound. Everyone is welcome.