robwardluva
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Decided to watch this movie for the 6th time last nite at Midnite! What a fantastice movie it is! The music that goes with it is great too!
On the theory side of what its all about, its abviously to do with Time Travel... but something Ive never read people discsss is the strong role Religion plays in it all.
I think the movie isn't purely about Time Travel, but also how God plays a role in the world. I can't decide weather its how God uses Time Travel and manipulation to change the world he created, or it is just about how God does his bit to help the Universe avert destruction.
In the movie Donnie appears to be the only one aware of what is going on in the world and how it is all coming to an end... but other characters seem to be aware of it too... particulary Donnies Science teacher and English Teacher.
Donnie has become "possessed" with supernatural powers which allow him to see forward into Time, and give him super strength. This supernatural power Donnie has been given, I think may actually be some form of Entity, because after Donnie asks Frank why he wears the Bunny suit, Frank asks Donnie why does he where that silly man suit? With its religious links, I assume this entity is a "Christ" like character.
Other characters I think have been possed by "spirits" or "entities" in the story too.. The two teachers, because in there is a small shot of them two in the Coffe lounge and one of them says "Donnie Darko..." in a voice of disbelief, and the other says "I know" I think this is them discussing how surprised they are the Donnie Darko is the chosen one to save the world.
Donnie also talks about those tunnels/worms which come out of peoples chests, which show the path through time they take, he describes them as "workers", like GoRAB workers, I think the two teachers were selected to be the workers for God. This is because when Donnie is questioning his Science teacher about Time Travel, the teacher says he can't say anymore or he will loose his job, meaning if he helps Donnie anymore with his Journey, God will "fire" him from his job, not his teaching job.
His English teacher when he leaves, tells him to tell the others "that everything will be ok" this is what Donnie goes round telling all the others who know that the world is coming to an end, i.e Cherita.
People have said that all the people who were affected by Donnies actions have a vague memory of what happened in the alternate universe, but I think theyre wrong, and that its the people whove played a part in helping Donnie save the Universe, who have a vague memory of it all.
Im not good at writing down my theories, trying to explain them. And ive missed out some other stuff which backs up my view, but I hope you get the jist of it!
Please share your theories and views. Especially the role in which the fat guy in the Orange suit plays in the story? He only appears twice, just before Donnies first kiss with Gretchen, and the first time they have sex!
SlashNX
On the theory side of what its all about, its abviously to do with Time Travel... but something Ive never read people discsss is the strong role Religion plays in it all.
I think the movie isn't purely about Time Travel, but also how God plays a role in the world. I can't decide weather its how God uses Time Travel and manipulation to change the world he created, or it is just about how God does his bit to help the Universe avert destruction.
In the movie Donnie appears to be the only one aware of what is going on in the world and how it is all coming to an end... but other characters seem to be aware of it too... particulary Donnies Science teacher and English Teacher.
Donnie has become "possessed" with supernatural powers which allow him to see forward into Time, and give him super strength. This supernatural power Donnie has been given, I think may actually be some form of Entity, because after Donnie asks Frank why he wears the Bunny suit, Frank asks Donnie why does he where that silly man suit? With its religious links, I assume this entity is a "Christ" like character.
Other characters I think have been possed by "spirits" or "entities" in the story too.. The two teachers, because in there is a small shot of them two in the Coffe lounge and one of them says "Donnie Darko..." in a voice of disbelief, and the other says "I know" I think this is them discussing how surprised they are the Donnie Darko is the chosen one to save the world.
Donnie also talks about those tunnels/worms which come out of peoples chests, which show the path through time they take, he describes them as "workers", like GoRAB workers, I think the two teachers were selected to be the workers for God. This is because when Donnie is questioning his Science teacher about Time Travel, the teacher says he can't say anymore or he will loose his job, meaning if he helps Donnie anymore with his Journey, God will "fire" him from his job, not his teaching job.
His English teacher when he leaves, tells him to tell the others "that everything will be ok" this is what Donnie goes round telling all the others who know that the world is coming to an end, i.e Cherita.
People have said that all the people who were affected by Donnies actions have a vague memory of what happened in the alternate universe, but I think theyre wrong, and that its the people whove played a part in helping Donnie save the Universe, who have a vague memory of it all.
Im not good at writing down my theories, trying to explain them. And ive missed out some other stuff which backs up my view, but I hope you get the jist of it!
Please share your theories and views. Especially the role in which the fat guy in the Orange suit plays in the story? He only appears twice, just before Donnies first kiss with Gretchen, and the first time they have sex!
SlashNX
