adonis98-743-186503
A troubled teenager is plagued by visions of a man in a large rabbit suit who manipulates him to commit a series of crimes, after he narrowly escapes a bizarre accident. To be honest i don't get the hype for Donnie Darko it was just weird and boring and most of the things that were happening were very just 'what the hell is going on?'. The perfomances were also not that good especially from Jake Gyllenhaal and as for the storyline it was boring and not even that much interesting and personally i have seen way better movies that play with your mind and just try to get you insane who aren't even on the Top 250 movies of all time unlike 'Donnie Darko' which it is. Overall not recommending it. (0/10)
funtasticfour
I watched this again, for the first time in years, and it's still pretty good. It's fun to watch these older movies and see actors when they were younger who've become more famous now. The effects aren't super, but the story is still there. The high school feels real, and I'd forgotten a lot of the plot points. Definition of a cult movie!
The Movie Diorama
I remember watching this for the first time a few years back, and my mind was completely blown. It was so complicated and hallucinogenic that I couldn't quite grasp the intricacies of the plot. Having just watched it again, with an older and hopefully wiser brain, I fully realised the concept and beauty that this film provides. Extremely difficult to describe the story, but essentially a disenchanted teenager miraculously cheats death and is subliminally informed that the world ends in a months time. We then join him on this mind bending journey that, at its core, is a coming-of-age drama. There is so much stuffed into the narrative that director Richard Kelly just couldn't quite pull off everything in spectacular fashion. Slightly over ambitious. We've got but not limited to: parallel universes, time travel, fate, destiny, love, religion, beliefs, depression, coincidental occurrences, hypnosis, dreams, reality, love...it's so huge. But beneath the science fiction facade is a story about love and family and how it transcends both time and space. The Darko's are an unusual family, their banter and sarcasm makes for some witty satire. Donnie himself is a social outcast, he tries to prove that society cannot be classified into set groups and that other factors must be taken into consideration such as human emotions. The narrative is satirical about suburban society and the juxtaposition that the Darko's present makes for some thought provoking scenes. One scene in particular where the "perfect" teacher can't go to a dance competition and so asks Donnie's mother instead. Her initial refusal prevents opportunities for their daughters but the intelligent approach makes it seem like fate. Does God dictate our destiny and set out our path in life? Is the freedom of choice diminished? So many questions raised and the film doesn't answer them, because it wants you to the reflect on them instead. It works beautifully. Not for everybody, but Gyllenhaal's performance and intriguing themes will entice many.
john-pelagides
If only this fantastic film was to be turned into a TV Series! Would need quite a bit of effort to get the casting right. With all the original actors now aged it'd need to be re-cast. But am I the only one that sees brilliant potential for a newly written TV Series? Surely the fan-base is already there?
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