Donnie Darko Communication

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Page 4 of 6 COMMUNICATIONAL CONCEPTS IN DONNIE DARKO 1 Analysis Paper Final Exam Aliyah Mariah Rivadeneira Arrowhead Park Early College High School & Medical Academy COMM-1115G-D70 Mrs. Owensby May 5, 2024 COMMUNICATIONAL CONCEPTS IN DONNIE DARKO 2 Communicational Concepts In Donnie Darko In the movie Donnie Darko, Jake Gyllenhall plays a troubled teen, Donnie Darko, who has been diagnosed with schizophrenia. Donnie lacks a good relationship with his family and classmates, but does date a girl named Gretchen. Due to his mental illness, he visits a psychiatrist who unlocks forgotten memories with the help of hypnosis. In a strange accident, he was almost killed when a plane's engine fell off and destroyed his room. Luckily enough, because of …show more content…

An example of this would be when Donnie makes his way to his therapist's appointment, his father almost hits an old woman ominously known as "Grandma Death." Almost as if by some eerie coincidence, the woman leans in close to Donnie, whispering haunting words of wisdom into his ear; “all life must ultimately come to an end, and each individual must face that alone.” These words leave Donnie feeling deeply troubled, as he begins to question the fundamental meaning of life itself. He then takes her words to heart and has the subconscious idea that his life has no meaning. As we progress through the movie we can begin to see Donnie's worry leave as he realizes that he is the only person to set the universe into alignment. As I also said earlier, when Donnie met face to face with his destined death he began to laugh and show signs of comfort, this is because, in the end, he realized that his life does have meaning. But this COMMUNICATIONAL CONCEPTS IN DONNIE DARKO 5 proves that Grandma Death’s statement was right, people do die alone. Donnie was comforted by the thought that at least he was able to save the reality he was in. He has always found the idea of death to be quite

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