Anyone Familiar With Donnie Darko?

[The Great Escape]

Is the fact that the movie occurs in 1988 significant at all? I've never quite "gotten" this movie. Just thought that maybe the timeframe might help me.

[vi5]

1. There are websites and books devoted to that movie...

Just dissecting every aspect of it. Salon ran a piece a month or two ago that was huge and all encompassing in its analysis of it. Not sure if you have a salon membership or not.

I need to tackle that movie again.

[UCLA02]

2. I really didn't get it...

Only saw it once, but then again, I wasn't too impressed with the metaphysical questions of Matrix, either.

Fight Club can be a mind fuck if you let it be, tho...

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[The Great Escape]

3. There Are Several Movies That Are Very Popular...

that I have never quite gotten. Donnie Darko is one, .adaptation is another movie that just seems to sail right over my head. I was bound and determined to "get" Magnolia and I feel like I watched it enough times to finally have an understanding of it.

[FARAFIELD]

4. I thought that movie sucked

But when the dad said (to his wife) "You arent a bitch... you are bitchin'" that was funny, the rest of the movie was indulgent (not in a good way)

[realisticphish]

5. i love this movie

honestly, i didnt "get it" either till the third or fourth time i watched it. but even then, i didnt get it all. honestly rent, borrow, or steal the DVD and listen to the commentary. there is a LOT of stuff on there that will help you figure some of it out. the deleted scenes help too. if you still don't like it, hey not everyone likes everything


:hippie: The Incorrigible Democrat

[The Great Escape]

6. I Actually Think I Like It...

I am just trying to understand it. Just finished watching it for the second time. Trying to understand the timeline within the movie seemed to help. After I made the post I discovered this site http://www.stainlesssteelrat.net/ddfaq.htm through a link on IMDB. It was very helpful.