21st September 2012, 01:37 PM
Jack Wrote:I've always interpreted Donnie Darko as time travel in a linear time version of the universe/ superhero story. He travels back in time to save the girly. But that's why its such a masterpiece..........it doesn't explain itself and keeps you thinking
Indeed... personally I have always wondered if Donnie had any control at all. Next time you watch the movie observe whether he does anything deliberate to save Gretchen...surely it's Frank who saves Donnie at the beginning of the film that ultimately leads to Gretchen being saved after Frank has killed her!! God I love that movie.....
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