days…six hours…forty-two minutes…twelve seconds, that is when the world will end. The movie Donnie Darko, Frank tells Donnie that the world will end in just a short time. Throughout the movie, different literary devices are experimented to give the movie a deeper meaning. This provides the audience with a hidden message that gathers the viewer’s attention while keeping them entertained. Donnie Darko is a movie that has imagery, symbolism, and foreshadowing and by merging these devices creates
and darkness and replace them with something better?...” -Gretchen Ross (Donnie Darko) Donnie Darko was the first feature film from writer and director Richard Kelly, the psychological thriller was originally a box office flop, but over time it has developed an esoteric charm and a massive cult following. The original release of the film also happens to be a personal favourite of mine. Our story centres around Donnie Darko a troubled teen previously diagnosed with schizophrenia and a history of
“Donnie Darko? What the hell kind of name is that? It’s like some sort of superhero or something.” (Donnie Darko 2001) This movie takes place in a space that does not exist in our world. This wondrous place is connected with wormholes, which is a passage to a parallel universe. There is one person who has the ability to travel through the wormholes. Donald Darko is a mentally ill teenager that happens to sleepwalk often and ends up outside in strange places, such as a field in the mountains. Sleepwalking
The film Donnie Darko focuses on promoting hard thinking. The main character, Donnie Darko, is a teenage boy who suffers from delusions and sleepwalking. He avoids his own death by help from a man in a bunny suit. Who also informs Donnie that the world will end. Fear and loneliness is shown throughout the movie and is embodied as being controlled by fear, preying on the fear of others, and fear of tragedy . In the scene where the students are watching the lifeline video in class, the videos are
Donnie Darko is teen boy who comes from a good suburban family, he has with a history of violence, and anger issues. He differs from his family immensely and seems to be a bit of a rebel. In the movie Donnie Darko (2001) the writer and director of the story is Richard Kelly. He adds dark humor, time travel, and a six-foot-tall rabbit, who speaks to Donnie Darko (Jake Gyllenhaal) through haunting visions. The film isn’t classified by one specific genre as it shows a likeness to a variety of themes
César C. González P. Film Analysis – ENG 2300 Prof. Leila Estes November 8, 2015 Paper Proposal and Annotated Bibliography In Richard Kelly’s science fiction psychological thriller drama Donnie Darko (2001), the title character (Jake Gyllenhaal), a teenager with paranoid schizophrenia, must follow a figure in a rabbit costume named “Frank” (James Duval) in order to save the world before it is destroyed by a disturbance in the time continuum of the Primary Universe. The disturbance creates an unstable
the film Donnie Darko is to constantly ask one important question, “What if?” From the beginning, the audience wonders, “what will happen if Donnie doesn’t take his meds?” (Or maybe, from the very beginning, “what if a car drove over poor Donnie sleeping the middle of the road?”). At the inciting incident, we wonder “what if Frank hadn’t called Donnie out of bed?” (Would we even have a movie?) As Act II begins, the audience must ask, “what if the school hadn’t closed down?” (Would Donnie and Gretchen
Donnie Darko is a film that follows a troubled teenager through twenty-eight days. Throughout this time he is followed by visions of a large bunny rabbit that manipulates him to commit a series of crimes. During this journey he finds out the true reasons of life and the power of altering time and destiny. Throughout the film many social psychology topics are demonstrated, for example, aggression, self esteem, and internal attribution. Aggression is an immense factor in the film. Various scenes
Donnie Darko: A Review What comes to mind when you think of a modern adolescent coming of age movie? Is it alienation, rebellion, probably first love? In Donnie Darko (2001), writer/director Richard Kelly employs all of these familiar themes; then he adds humor, witty satire, time travel, apocalyptic prophecy, and a bi-pedal, six foot tall nightmare of a rabbit, who instructs the young and confused Donnie Darko (Jake Gyllenhaal) through haunting visions and an eerie voice that runs through Donnie‘s
In the movie Donnie Darko a jet engine from the future crashes into Donnie's bedroom and starts a parallel world which will end in twenty eight days. Donnie's sister, Elizabeth, gets dropped off by her boyfriend, Frank, seconds before the jet engine lands in Donnie's room. Donnie was not hurt in this freak accident because he was called outside during his sleep by a giant rabbit named Frank. (And as the movie continues Donnie gets farther and farther away from his house every time he sleep walks
odd-looking demonic human with an insect mask that seems to be warning of death and doom, Donnie struggled to accept the fate given to him by refusing to die. Yet in the end, Donnie’s is forced – by circumstances – to decipher the true meaning of life. The death of his girlfriend Karen evoked his love for other people. Love became the major connection and proof of the existence among human beings. As Donnie gradually learned and accepted the meaning of love, he began to realize the existence of other
numbers of films produced and directed in the past decade that could be labeled as weird or bizarre, however, one of the most head-scratching and unusual films to hit the big screen in the past decade was Donnie Darko (2001), directed by Richard Kelly. The film depicts a troubled adolescent named Donnie (Jake Gyllenhaal), who after surviving a near death experience, finds himself at the center of numerous acts of violence and vandalism in his community, possibly due to his growing insanity. Arguably,
Donnie Darko and 2001: A Space Odyssey has central meanings that focus on science and religion. Richard Kelly's, Donnie Darko, introduces the protagonist as a teenage boy who is given the chance to live for twenty-eight more days after the mysterious jet engine crash that was intended to kill him. Donnie is plagued by visions of a giant sized evil-looking rabbit named Frank. Frank orders Donnie to commit acts of violence, warns of the impending end of the world, and is his guide throughout the movie
Subverting the Conventional: Combining Genre in Kelly's Donnie Darko While planning an evening at the cinema, individuals do not discuss the specific guidelines of genre while deciding the film of choice. A reason for seeing a Western is never because the genre has evolved from primarily racist films involving cowboys and Indians to movies that vindicate Indians and work toward demythologizing the old West. Similarly, broad generalizations of genre are constantly used to categorize film. Courtship-Romance
I also recently watched shutter island while in new Mexico and also believe it to be in my top 5, again for the amazing plot twist that i was not expecting in the slightest and my love for Leonardo DiCaprio. I watched donnie Darko at the beginning of the summer, as recommended by v and it also was a movie that really got me thinking. As you can see the trend of movies i truly enjoy are ones that fuck your mind and then fuck your asshole just because. The ending of the movie
Confronting Predeterminism in Donnie Darko. Donnie Darko, directed by Richard Kelly, takes a plunge into many philosophical concepts and how to confront them. The true meaning of this movie is very up to debate, but after watching this movie numerous times previously, I have a decent idea of what it is about. I think the main theme and meaning of the movie is confronting things out of our control. The movie does this by introducing predeterminism and the fate of Donnie Darko. This predeterminism is illustrated
Donnie Darko is a 2001 dark psychological drama that revolves around the main character, Donnie Darko, after he survives a freak accident. The film follows him as he tries to understand his delusions of the world ending and a man dressed in a bunny suit called Frank. His delusions and hallucinations lead him to kill people and even set someones house on fire all because he is following the directions of Frank. At the end of the movie he goes back in time through a metal orb he hallucinates and seems
What would you do if a six-foot tall bunny rabbit named Frank came, and said that the world will end in exactly 28 days, 6 hours, 42 minutes, and 12 seconds. In the movie Donnie Darko directed by Richard Kelly. The main protagonist Donald Darko, also known as Donnie. Is sent on a mental journey through space and time, all while trying to figure out exactly what happens at the end of the countdown. After watching this film for the first time, it left me with many unanswered questions. I felt as though
“Donnie Darko” is about a troubled teenager who is schizophrenic; Donnie sleepwalks at night and meets Frank, a man dressed as a bunny rabbit. Frank makes a prediction that the world will end. The film depicts the adventures of Donnie Darko as he seeks the meaning and significance behind Frank and his troubling visions. The main theme in Donnie Darko is fear versus love as he decided to sacrifice himself for love even though he is scared of dying alone-Donnie does it for the love of Gretchen. Frank
In Donnie Darko, the titular character is a person with paranoid schizophrenia. Donnie exhibits signs of hallucinations, and has an imaginary friend, whom is a tall man in a rabbit costume named Frank. Donnie has delusions where he believes Frank is telling him to commit crimes, and eventually, that Frank is going to kill someone. Donnie also is a person with an emotional disability (cdc.gov, Communicating With and About People with Disabilities), and he is distance from people, often feels angry