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Donnie Darko

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Grimace.
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alright so i just finished watching Donnie Darko for the first time and i dont get it at all. I got the connection that the bunnies are not acting like people, but people are acting like bunnies. But i dont get when in the end frank is just a person.
Apr 20 2006 12:18AM
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k2yeags
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never seen it...
Apr 20 2006 12:18AM
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sherpasrock
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watch it again. oh and i love that movie.
Apr 20 2006 12:29AM
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Scratch*my*Back
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^ya watch it again.
it's a great flick.
try to really think outside the box...try to connect the whole circle and see how his actions had an effect on the ppl closest to him..i.e. jena malone
Apr 20 2006 12:35AM
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720skiguy
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he dies in the end, because he killed frank

frank being dead = frank was not able to call him outside of his house like he did in the beginning of the movie.
Apr 20 2006 12:54AM
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Scratch*my*Back
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that would be in the literal sense but there is also meaning to why that is so. but that could be the film student inside of me talking.
Apr 20 2006 1:01AM
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ThaLorax
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my friend had like an emotional breakdown after seeing that movie. he freaked out, went silent, walked outside by himslef and just sat there by himslef for a while and refused to talk to anyone. fucking wierd.
Apr 20 2006 1:48AM
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Schmitz
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amazing movie. If you don't understand it. watch it again. then again..
each time you can get something more from it. like a trip
Apr 20 2006 2:05AM
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Grimace.
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yeah i will
but the first time i saw frank
it scared teh shit out of me
Apr 20 2006 2:21AM
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Scratch*my*Back
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that movie does weird things to me too and i own it...so you can imagine how often i have those problems haha.

i have to watch tv after or else my mood stays with me for a few days.
Apr 20 2006 2:31AM
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Grimace.
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i had never really herd of it before tonight, when my netflix reccomended it for me.
Apr 20 2006 2:35AM
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Scratch*my*Back
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have u seen spin?
that movie is right fucked.
Apr 20 2006 2:37AM
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Scratch*my*Back
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*spun...sorry...tremblant on my mind ahaha.
Apr 20 2006 2:37AM
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the_hawk_of_europe
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This is the best film ever.
Apr 20 2006 2:46AM
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Grimace.
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i have not
which is wierd because i see so many movies
hense the desperation of the netflix reccomendation(sp)
Apr 20 2006 2:49AM
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Grimace.
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i find my self listening to creep by radio head after watching donnie darko
Apr 20 2006 2:50AM
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(Jonesy)
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false, he died in the end because of self sacrifice.
donnie killing frank had nothing to do with donnies death. his death was voluntary, to save the life of gretchen and his mother and sister, the reputation of jim cunningham, and the job of the teacher(drew barrymore, i forgot her name i the film.)
he killed frank because frank killed gretchen, and at that moment, donnie realized that if she had not know him, she would not have died. he then entered the rip in space time to go back to the moment in time which he was destined to be killed, and allowed it to happen. thus saving everyone else.
Apr 20 2006 2:51AM
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Grimace.
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i just watched the tralier for spun
doesnt look to bad
Apr 20 2006 2:54AM
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Scratch*my*Back
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bingo darlin...that is what i was getting at earlier but i didnt wanna say it because he hadnt figured it out and i wanted him to watch it again and discover this himself..but now you effed it up so i'll just say JEA!! and you are right on the button.
Apr 20 2006 2:59AM
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Scratch*my*Back
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yeah spun is ok...it's not that great at all it's just fucked. and brittany murphy is hideous on it haha and mena suvari.
Apr 20 2006 3:00AM
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(Jonesy)
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yea, well, it takes a lot of people a lot of time to figure out. which is not to say that it wasn't the same for me, but i had to spoil it.
plus, once you figure it out, then watch it again, everything makes so much more sense.
Apr 20 2006 3:03AM
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Scratch*my*Back
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^ i got it the first time i watched it. but i watch 4 or 5 movies a day as I have to write reviews on films so if i dont catch onto shit immediately i am in trouble haha.
Apr 20 2006 3:05AM
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Scratch*my*Back
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i love the scenes with the shrink
Apr 20 2006 3:06AM
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(Jonesy)
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really? damn. than you have to be a good film student. i get caught up way too much in other details of the film, i don't hold on to much of the complex story lines
Apr 20 2006 3:10AM
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Scratch*my*Back
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^yeah but sometimes u gotta let go do exactly that...which i have a hard time doing now because i've been so well trained to analyze everything. it has slightly soured films for me but at the same time sweetened them.

p.s. i love the msg donnie darko sends. it is dark, yes, but it is also real. there are many things we do on a daily basis that cause a chain reaction of events and consequences that sometimes we don't even know about. Donnie was lucky enough to be shown the consequences of his actions and could therefore make a logical decision at the end of the film.
Apr 20 2006 3:14AM
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[~_~]
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ooh shit now I get it! It all makes sense now! THANKS.
Apr 20 2006 3:14AM
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(Jonesy)
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god, i love you.
Apr 20 2006 3:24AM
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Scratch*my*Back
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not god...just stephanie will do, thanks ;)
Apr 20 2006 3:34AM
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Grimace.
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yeah
so i was just looking in the guess this movie thread
and the first movie is a picture of frank

i was lik woah
Apr 20 2006 3:35AM
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(Jonesy)
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okay then, stephanie.
Apr 20 2006 3:37AM
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Grimace.
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i'm just about to watch the movie for a second time
Apr 20 2006 1:10PM
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Liam.
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ahah pick up ur phone
stop watching that movie
Apr 20 2006 2:38PM
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Deafboy
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yeah donnie darko is a good movie, i liked trying to puzzzle the movie together to figure out what was going on, but thats cuz i missed the beginning, but i figured it out.
i need to watch it a second time sometime soon.
Apr 20 2006 2:51PM
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andrewg
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donnie darko was a sick movie. i had to watch it a few times before i figured out every thing that was going on tho.
Apr 20 2006 2:58PM
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Grimace.
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it makes so much more sense now
i think i might have to watch it for a third time to get everything though
Apr 20 2006 4:11PM
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Scratch*my*Back
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yaaaaaay!
Apr 20 2006 5:23PM
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Grimace.
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its becoming one of my favorite movies
Apr 20 2006 6:47PM
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Calrin
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i dont think he died for jim cunningham.
Jul 25 2006 7:41PM
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BurgRider
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dude i dont get that movie either. all i got is that peoples paths are predetermined and that donnnie had to die for everyone else to live
Jul 25 2006 9:19PM
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FUUUCK
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OK HERES THE LOW DOWN

at the begining of the movie, a tangent universe spun off the primary universe and was going to collapse in 28 days and destroy both universes


at the end of the movie Donnie's actions result in the death of gretchen and his mother and sister, the tangent universe starts to collapse,the wormhole between the two universes sucks in a jet engine from the collapsing universe and sends it to the primary universe, where donnie is seen laughing in his bed, because he expericed the tangent universe he knows that he must die from the jet engine to stop the wormhole to everyone who he saw die in the tangent universe save the world.







VERY COMPLICATED, i know it seems like im talking out my ass here but ive actually done some hard thinking and research
Jul 25 2006 9:47PM
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iLLbiLLy
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sick fuckin movie, they used to have a crazy website but im too lazy to see if its still there
Jul 25 2006 10:28PM
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STAUSS
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donnie darko is the fuckin tits.
Jul 25 2006 10:39PM
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milkdud951
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Sometimes I doubt your commitment to Sparkle Motion!
Jul 25 2006 11:05PM
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FUUUCK
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LMAO! best line of the movie hands down
Jul 25 2006 11:20PM
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