The Anti-Hollywood Ending
Many people, myself included, only remember the Aaron confession ending, but more happens after it. Martin, truly feeling defeated, rushes out the prison, avoids the media storm, and just heads out where no one can see him. Primal Fear then rolls the credits after a shot of Martin looking devastated. In a 2019 episode of the ReelBlend podcast, CinemaBlend sat down with Edward Norton and he shared that he was impressed by Richard Gere’s approach to the ending.
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