This video essay covers the concept of "Literally Me" characters, why young men latch on to them, and what that's not actually probably a good thing. I mainly focus on The Driver from Drive, Travis Bickle in Taxi Driver, Tyler Durden in Fight Club, Ken in Barbie, and Patrick Bateman in American Psycho, but get into other movies like Joker, You Were Never Really Here, Nightcrawler, and a little bit of Breaking Bad.

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