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illmyrin Posts: 705 Registered: 2001-12-25 11:52:26	Date Posted: 1/1/00 12:00am Subject: My gf saw Donnie Darko for the first time last night
	eodoll posted: illmyrin posted: Ha! It's not about time travel! Its What Dreams May Come meets The Cell! Except God is the sexy therapist and you're the sick twisted dreamer. I'm pretty sure it's about a jet engine that fell off an airplane somehow and then went back in time 1 month and fell on his house. So it's about that 1 month where he died a month ago to an event that happened in the future and he's having trippy dreams in between because he should be dead but isn't. Like tomorrow something will happen that will kill you last month - cool concept but these guys didn't execute very well. I think most people like it though moreso because of the concept than anything else. You're missing the separation between the movie's "real world" and Donnie's "real world." In Donnie's world he escapes the falling engine and embarks on a journey that leads him to choose to go back in time, taking an engine to the knee, in order to save the day. But in the movie's real world there is no time traveling going on, Donnie was killed by an engine that fell into his room. Everything else, except for the ending with the people looking at the crash's aftermath, only took place FOR Donnie. Like bonk said, a closed loop as if nothing happened. It was Donnie's death. -----signature----- Hold up your opinions and I'll tell you which one is my favorit.
Coriolus Title: Outpost Ice Mexican Posts: 905 Registered: 2002-5-17 06:20:48	Date Posted: 1/1/00 12:00am Subject: My gf saw Donnie Darko for the first time last night
	Love that flick but ya very bizarre. -----signature----- A thousand sheep are louder than one man. As long as the Survivor-watching sheep outnumber the thinkers, nothing will change. - BD
Ashmaele Title: Pastor of Muppets Posts: 1,809 Registered: 2002-1-15 08:30:50	Date Posted: 1/1/00 12:00am Subject: My gf saw Donnie Darko for the first time last night
	illmyrin posted: eodoll posted: illmyrin posted: Ha! It's not about time travel! Its What Dreams May Come meets The Cell! Except God is the sexy therapist and you're the sick twisted dreamer. I'm pretty sure it's about a jet engine that fell off an airplane somehow and then went back in time 1 month and fell on his house. So it's about that 1 month where he died a month ago to an event that happened in the future and he's having trippy dreams in between because he should be dead but isn't. Like tomorrow something will happen that will kill you last month - cool concept but these guys didn't execute very well. I think most people like it though moreso because of the concept than anything else. You're missing the separation between the movie's "real world" and Donnie's "real world." In Donnie's world he escapes the falling engine and embarks on a journey that leads him to choose to go back in time, taking an engine to the knee, in order to save the day. It was only upon a subsequent viewing that I understood this important point, that he "chose" to save the day. He reveals it right after he shoots Frank and tells Frank's friend, "Go home and tell your parents everything's going to be ok." -----signature----- I had a dream. It was an incredible dream. When I awoke, I had a huge mess to clean up.
RHWarrior Posts: 770 Registered: 2009-9-30 18:42:12	Date Posted: 1/1/00 12:00am Subject: My gf saw Donnie Darko for the first time last night
	I have to watch this flick again. Probably downing the better part of a sixpack on the first vieweing didn't do wonders to help me delve into the more suble parts of the film. -----signature----- "Drink coffee - do stupids things faster with more energy! ...and I'm all out of beans..." -me "ou guys need to stop dick riding wow and compare everything to it. It never invented a godamn thing, just made it popular. " -tinkly
Kordirn Title: Pirate Prince Posts: 1,513 Registered: 2004-4-19 01:15:26	Date Posted: 1/1/00 12:00am Subject: My gf saw Donnie Darko for the first time last night
	I think I am going to watch this again tonight after work. -----signature----- ooOooo oOoOO OOo
Ashmaele Title: Pastor of Muppets Posts: 1,809 Registered: 2002-1-15 08:30:50	Date Posted: 1/1/00 12:00am Subject: My gf saw Donnie Darko for the first time last night
	Look for an unknown Seth Rogan playing one of the bullies. -----signature----- I had a dream. It was an incredible dream. When I awoke, I had a huge mess to clean up.

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