I just happen to see an old movie, Primal Fear. A 1996 film, starred by Richard Gear and Edward Norton, who was then I think just new in Hollywood. This two great actors really gave their best in terms of their acting. It was so fluid.
The story is about an altar boy, Aaron (Edward Norton), who goes into trial for a heinous crime of murdering an Archsbishop. The Archsbishop was murdered, received 78 stab wounds by use of a huge knife. Aaron was charge of murder because he was seen by the police running away from the crime scene, his clothes all covered with blood. The police made him the prime suspect since all the evidence are pointing against him. When the news broke out, he was publicly tried and made believe that he did the murder. Marty Vail (Richard Gere), a hotshot lawyer, who took the case, not because of money, but because he wants to prove that he can win an unwinnable case.
As Marty investigated the case, he was able to dig up a lot of unseemingly events that he himself was shocked. There was an involvement of a priest keeping a video tape of a sexual acts of an altar boys and a girl. There was also a case of multiple personality of the accused. There is also an involvement of a filthy rich land developer who was cut out of funds by the catholic church.
Marty started to believe that the accused never did the crime. He believed that a boy who looks so innocent could not do such a crime because of his weakling personality. Then he discovered that the boy is sick. Aaron has a case of multiple personality. That there is another persona in him (and calls it Roy), who does all the opposite.
Every scene will make you think if Aaron is really innocent or not. The face of Norton helps further to give the viewing audience that he might not have done the crime. Not to mention, the character of Gere, who 100% believes that the boy is innocent.
In this movie, they showed that lawyers work on three things: facts, evidences and testimonies.
Somehow, it makes me feel bothered if all the trials made in the court room are really given proper justice. I just wonder if all the people who were accused of a crime where heard truthfully by the judges or the jury. Are they really presenting all evidences? Are they not hiding or manipulating the truth. Does the justice system really only hears and never sees the person accused?
I know that it is really easy for people to judge other people. Regardless if its a good thing or a bad thing. Each time that I feel like judging someone, I'm always reminded by this:
"Matthew 7:1, "Judge not, that you will be not judged."
The story is about an altar boy, Aaron (Edward Norton), who goes into trial for a heinous crime of murdering an Archsbishop. The Archsbishop was murdered, received 78 stab wounds by use of a huge knife. Aaron was charge of murder because he was seen by the police running away from the crime scene, his clothes all covered with blood. The police made him the prime suspect since all the evidence are pointing against him. When the news broke out, he was publicly tried and made believe that he did the murder. Marty Vail (Richard Gere), a hotshot lawyer, who took the case, not because of money, but because he wants to prove that he can win an unwinnable case.
As Marty investigated the case, he was able to dig up a lot of unseemingly events that he himself was shocked. There was an involvement of a priest keeping a video tape of a sexual acts of an altar boys and a girl. There was also a case of multiple personality of the accused. There is also an involvement of a filthy rich land developer who was cut out of funds by the catholic church.
Marty started to believe that the accused never did the crime. He believed that a boy who looks so innocent could not do such a crime because of his weakling personality. Then he discovered that the boy is sick. Aaron has a case of multiple personality. That there is another persona in him (and calls it Roy), who does all the opposite.
Every scene will make you think if Aaron is really innocent or not. The face of Norton helps further to give the viewing audience that he might not have done the crime. Not to mention, the character of Gere, who 100% believes that the boy is innocent.
In this movie, they showed that lawyers work on three things: facts, evidences and testimonies.
Somehow, it makes me feel bothered if all the trials made in the court room are really given proper justice. I just wonder if all the people who were accused of a crime where heard truthfully by the judges or the jury. Are they really presenting all evidences? Are they not hiding or manipulating the truth. Does the justice system really only hears and never sees the person accused?
I know that it is really easy for people to judge other people. Regardless if its a good thing or a bad thing. Each time that I feel like judging someone, I'm always reminded by this:
"Matthew 7:1, "Judge not, that you will be not judged."
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