DONNIE DARKO????
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- quamb0
aparently a plane can fly with only one engine- though i'm sure the film makers overlooked that anyhow (ie. yes, they would have died)
- jenno0
for any of you who found donnie darko confusing, dont try lost highway. much less obvious and (only my opinion) much better...
- ********0
so are we to assume that the mean teacher was on that airplane instead of donnie's mother?
- roman0
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i can't watch the part where donnie drives the ford taurus at high speed towards the end of the movieand pulls a handbrake slide around a corner.
right. he probably had his license for 1 yeari mean c'mon, can't they make the movie a little realistic? They had the wormholes and bunnyman just like they are in real life
- domin8r0
quamb - I had the same thing but in an opposite way. I don't dig Mudholland Drive and spoke to a collegue who said he thought it was brilliant. Then I told him why I didn't like it. then he said something like "Euhmm yeah, it's not really that good is it".. typical.. Hate it when people don't build their opinions but try to be cool by copying others..
- i_monk0
It's pretentious to figure out a rather obvious part of the plot?
Did you know Jurassic Park has dinosaurs in it? I swear!
- Jalisildur0
We saw that movie in school. It was pretty weird and I didn't even finish it, but it was good and I know the ending. I don't think there's anyway to really understand it without seeing all of it, however, so I'll do that soon. The official movie site is extra weird.
- visible0
the movie is hard to understand, possibly it isnt meant to, or you have your own perspective on it. when it said the world was ending, it was his world, he went back in time, then it went back to his house where the airplan crashed through. this time he was in bed, but he knew what happened and he just laughed and then died, then all of the other crap that happened cuz he was around didnt, and it was like alternate worlds, and he travelled through time back and died. very cool movie. :)
- quamb0
i_monk- so what is this 'obvious' plot your speaking of?
domin8r- i honestly like mulholland and donnie darko, if i were to like these films to be "cool" then I have some serious issues...
its also a sad day, that when ever a film comes out with a non-linear narrative, everyone has to bring up david lynch. Shows how spoonfed we all are in most films.
- slothboy0
well, it IS rather obvious that the jet engine at the end is the same one from the beginning, but there is a lot of subtlety in this film, and a lot of solid references to quantum physics.
not ALL the elements of the film are self-explanatory.
it sounds like you couldn't wrap your head around it, and have decided that the movie is simple, rather than your thought process.
- insomniac0
I liked the movie but it seemed to formulaic. The adult characters in the movie were to extremely to be believable. I liked the concept and the ideas it suggests. I also like the sound track and camera work. It's definitely not an all time fave though.
- angelus350
The Tangent Universe
The Primary Universe is fraught with great peril. War, plague, famine and natural disaster are common. Death comes to us all.
The Fourth Dimension of Time is a stable construct, though it is not impenetrable.
Incidents when the fabric of the fourth dimension becomes corrupted are incredibly rare.
If a Tangent Universe occurs, it will be highly unstable, sustaining itself for no longer than several weeks.
Eventually it will collapse upon itself, forming a black hole within the Primary Universe capable of destroying all existence.
Water and Metal
Water and Metal are the elements of Time Travel.
Water is the barrier element for the construction of Time Portals used as gateways between Universes at the Tangent Vortex.
Metal is the transitional element for the construction of Artifact Vessels.
The Artifact and the Living
When a Tangent Universe occurs, those living nearest to the Vortex will find themselves at the epicenter of a dangerous new world.
Artifacts provide the first sign that a Tangent Universe has occured.
If an Artifact occurs, the Living will retrieve it with great interest and curiosity. Artifacts are formed from metal, such as an Arrowhead from an Ancient Mayan civilization, or a Metal Sword from Medieval Europe.
Artifacts returned to the Primary Universe are often linked to religious iconography, as their appearance on Earth seems to defy logical explanation.
Divine intervention is deemed the only logical conclusion for the appearance of the Artifact.
The Living Receiver
The Living Receiver is chosen to guide the Artifact into position for its journey back to the Primary Universe.
No one knows how or why a Receiver will be chosen.
The Living Receiver is often blessed with Fourth Dimensional Powers. These include increased strength, telekinesis, mind control, and the ability to conjure fire and water.
The Living Receiver is often tormented by terrifying dreams, visions and auditory hallucinations during his time within the Tangent Universe.
Those surrounding the Living Receiver, known as the Manipulated, will fear him and try to destroy him.
The Manipulated Living
The Manipulated Living are often the close friends and neighbours of the Living Receiver.
They are prone to irrational, bizarre, and often violent behaviour. This is the unfortunate result of their task, which is to assist the Living Receiver in returning the Artifact to the Primary Universe.
The Manipulated Living will do anything to save themselves from Oblivion.
The Manipulated Dead
The Manipulated Dead are more powerful than the Living Receiver. If a person dies within the Tangent Dimension, they are able to contact the Living Receiver through the Fourth Dimensional Construct.
The Fourth Dimensional Construct is made of Water.
The Manipulated Dead will manipulate the Living Receiver using the Fourth Dimensional Construct (see Appendices A and B).
The Manipulated Dead will often set an Ensurance Trap for the Living Receiver to ensure the Artifact is returned safely to the Primary Universe.
If the Ensurance Trap is successful, the Living Receiver is left with no choice but to use his Fourth Dimensional Powers to send the Artifact back in time into the Primary Universe before the Black Hole collapses upon itself.
Dreams
When the Manipulated awaken
from their journey into the Tangent Universe, they are often haunted by the experience in their dreams.Many of them will not remember.
Those who do remember the Journey are often overcome with profound remorse for the regretful actions buried within their Dreams, the only physical evidence buried within the Artifact itself, all that remains from the lost world.
Ancient myth tells us the Mayan Warrior killed by an Arrowhead that had fallen from a cliff, where there was no Army, no enemy to be found.
We are told of the Medieval Knight mysteriously impaled by the sword he had not yet built.
We are told that these things occur for a reason.
- angelus350
Following up with my post of The Philosophy of Time Travel from the movie.. He did save the universe, not just the people around him. The people around him just influenced the events to take place so that he would "correct" the tangent..
- sexypixel0
the mother would not have gone to a bloody dance extravaganza in LA with her daughter only 20 days after she lost her son, therefore would not have been in the plane.
Whats the deal with 'Cellar Door'?
Sorry to drag this thread back up but I've just seen the movie and wanted to see other people opinions.