me rewatching trap to see what compulsions and obsessions cooper exhibits.
obviously we see him being “neat” which is a compulsion. i wonder what obsession he has that spurs it on. maybe an obsession of germ contamination.
he does tell lady raven that the profiler is correct. his car is black due to it appearing less dirty.
a person with ocd often experiences symptoms from ocpd as well, and some symptoms overlap in both.
he has a ridged routine. we know that he drugs his victims. we know that he cuts their bodies into sections.
we see cooper needing control, he tried to overtake the trap situation. he leads every conversation he is in. he manipulates situations to get the outcome he desires. when talking with lady raven he is obviously smug with his control. he even tells her at the house that he is in control.
cooper also exhibits repetitive behaviors. he constantly jerks his right shoulder when he feels out of control, anxious, and cornered. the compulsion helps ease his mind/gather his thoughts. every time cooper jerks his shoulder he is thinking of a way to get out of his current situation.
When I saw you waiting behind the curtain on stage, I got the urge. It's strange when I get the urge. I think it's when I see someone who thinks they're whole. That could never be true. Everyone's in pieces.
Josh Harnett as Cooper Abbott in
TRAP (2024)
dir. M. Night Shyamalan