Donnie Darko
I haven't posted on the movies I've seen in quite some time now -- that doesn't mean I haven't seen movies, it just means that there were a lot of other things I wanted to cover. Recent movies I've enjoyed, include: Johnny Mnemonic, Sideways, and the Incredibles, to name a few.
Last night however, I watched Donnie Darko, the original. The Director's Cut is now being released on DVD, and I hear that it may have messed with the good thing the original was. The original is a great piece of work. Part teenage angst and comedy, SciFi and Horror, and quite possibly a commentary on our culture and society, Donnie Darko defies categorization. Jake Gyllenhaal plays Donnie Darko, a borderline-schizophrenic who becomes obsessed with time travel while blurring the worlds of reality and his hallucinations, guided by a man-sized, reptilian rabbit. Donnie knows the world is going to end fairly shortly and he seems to be the only one who knows. It scares him as he's afraid that when he dies he will be alone -- not alone in dying, but alone when after it all comes to an end. The movie moves at its own pace and doesn't make it easy for the viewer. There are no explanations for the subtleties and curve balls thrown. It's a movie that will leave you stunned (or annoyed) at the end. It's thought provoking, will leave more questions than answers and beg for a discussion, while leaving no threads of conversation for you to start with. Brilliant.
Last night however, I watched Donnie Darko, the original. The Director's Cut is now being released on DVD, and I hear that it may have messed with the good thing the original was. The original is a great piece of work. Part teenage angst and comedy, SciFi and Horror, and quite possibly a commentary on our culture and society, Donnie Darko defies categorization. Jake Gyllenhaal plays Donnie Darko, a borderline-schizophrenic who becomes obsessed with time travel while blurring the worlds of reality and his hallucinations, guided by a man-sized, reptilian rabbit. Donnie knows the world is going to end fairly shortly and he seems to be the only one who knows. It scares him as he's afraid that when he dies he will be alone -- not alone in dying, but alone when after it all comes to an end. The movie moves at its own pace and doesn't make it easy for the viewer. There are no explanations for the subtleties and curve balls thrown. It's a movie that will leave you stunned (or annoyed) at the end. It's thought provoking, will leave more questions than answers and beg for a discussion, while leaving no threads of conversation for you to start with. Brilliant.
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