I had a hard time following it. I liked it and all, but I would like to understand the movie more.
Sure basically the gist is that Donnie can travel back in time and die in order to save his sister I think.
Basically in the begginging of the movie Donnie survives the plane engine falling on his bed. He chooses to die and at the end of the movie the engine lands on him
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Watch the Director's Cut, which removes the mystery and "explains" everything.
Hmmm yea my answer isn't really right. But it's sorta right. It's confusing but makes sense when you go through it sorta. Something to do with tangent universes and Donnie needing to set the universe correctly
acsguitar: Hmmm yea my answer isn't really right. But it's sorta right. It's confusing but makes sense when you go through it sorta. Something to do with tangent universes and Donnie needing to set the universe correctly
I understood the whole alternate universe thing, but where Frank came from just wasn't on a level of comprehension for me.
Ugh... Donnie Darko. One of my top ten least favorite films.
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IIRC - Salon did a great breakdown of the movie and all the references:
http://dir.salon.com/story/ent/movies/feature/2004/07/23/darko/index.html
IO9.com also did a good article on the philosphy behind Richard's Kelly's movies (Including Donnie Darko) - all which seem to involve alternate universes.
http://io9.com/5398126/the-darko-mythos
WPNofCHOICE: acsguitar: Hmmm yea my answer isn't really right. But it's sorta right. It's confusing but makes sense when you go through it sorta. Something to do with tangent universes and Donnie needing to set the universe correctly I understood the whole alternate universe thing, but where Frank came from just wasn't on a level of comprehension for me.
Frank was from the tangent universe that Donnie created by not dying from the engine falling into his room - Donnie was basically destined to kill Frank in the tangent timeline. The fact that he saw and spoke with him before killing him in the tangent timeline may have been something with a "time not being linear" theory - don't remember.
The whole movie was very convoluted but makes more sense once you digest the time travel theories they try and throw at you. As suggested above, the director's cut has some nice features that explain this much better.
The whole stabbing the mirror scene was the alternate universe contacting Donnie too. He was essentially given super-human powers to do what he did (eg. The axe thru the bronze statue at the school).
There's a ton more, but you really need to watch the Director's Cut w/commentary as others have said. It's actually pretty enjoyable because Richard Kelly has Kevin Smith in there with him discussing it and there are some funny moments.
timpysan: Ugh... Donnie Darko. One of my top ten least favorite films.
Agreed.
kittybooty: timpysan: Ugh... Donnie Darko. One of my top ten least favorite films. Agreed.
i wouldn't say it's in my least favorites but it's definitely overrated
Aw come on. What didn't you like about it?
My boyfriend liked it and told me to watch it, but I didn't really understand anything that happened. He told it had something to do with "String Theory."
Edit: However, I did enjoy Butterfly Effect with it's sort of interpretation of Chaos Theory.
Zenverse:Edit: However, I did enjoy Butterfly Effect with it's sort of interpretation of Chaos Theory.
If you didn't watch Director's Cut of Butterfly Effect, check it out at some point if you rewatch the movie. It has a few different elements that really add to the story...
...and the alternate ending is ...much better IMO.
Primer is another good one if anyone is looking for related film concerning time-travel. Good story once you watch it to the end, but bring a pen and paper since the first 30+ minutes is like getting a lecture in advanced engineering theory.
Mechazawa005:Primer is another good one if anyone is looking for related film concerning time-travel.
So is Back to the Future