Primal Fear is a movie about the vicious murder of a renowned Archbishop by an altar boy. The prominent community figure, the Archbishop, was stabbed brutally dozens of times, and the altar boy played by Edward Norton was found to have committed the murder. The defense (Richard Gene) used the insanity defense because later in the movie it appeared as if Edward Norton was suffering from Dissociative Identity Disorder, more commonly referred to as Multiple Personality Disorder. It was also discovered that the Archbishop was sexually abusing the boy, which they believed may have triggered a stressor for the murder and onset of DID.
It states in the text that most often patients who suffer from Dissociative Identity Disorder were horribly abused as a child, which holds true in this situation. Also, it seems to be a symptom of DID that often times, patients "lose time" as they switch from personalities. Aaron (Edward Norton) experienced a loss of time when he switched from one alter to the other. Roy was his other personality. He was the dominant personality which rescued Aaron from traumatic events or stressors. This is also common for someone suffering from this disorder because they do not exhibit the ability to deal with these troublesome events. A video recording in the movie showed Aaron as he switched to Roy. He displayed constant eye movements, distinct facial differences, and gestures. These are also signs of DID. Even the speech impediment that was present in Aaron vanished as he became Roy.
Roy made one crucial error at the finale of the movie, however. He asked the defense how the female prosecutor was doing after his outburst in the courtroom. The emphasis on this is because more often than not, a patient suffering form DID is unable to recall events that took place as the other alter because they are commonly distinct characters. Although the character in this particular movie did not experience Dissociative Identity Disorder, it still remains a topic of debate whether or not DID is an actual disorder or if suggestibility by others plays an important role.
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