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[threeplusfire]

So, Donnie Darko. I was warned a mere couple of hours before the show that it was creepy. I am sorely perturbed that no one told me how fucking scary and strange that movie is. One might think the bunny would tip you off, but gods above. It was a very strange and intense theater experience, and perhaps moreso as this was a director's cut. It made me very nervous.

Is it love? Is it fear? Is it self sacrifice? Is it the absolute frailty of our lives? Is it just that we are all alone when we die? I can't sleep for thinking.

To try and take the edge off, I watched O Brother Where Art Thou?. That happens to be another movie I had never seen. Shockingly funny, and I think the parallels to Homer were well played.

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[tsarina.livejournal.com]

Well, the bunny is definitely creepy. And I have a phobia/fear of eyeballs, so poor Frank.

Part of the movie that frightened me was the terrifying sense of inevitability the film had. It was as if there was never any choice for Donnie and the build up was about him coming to terms with that. When he talks about how there's no proof and he just doesn't debate that question anymore, I almost burst into tears because it hit home awfully hard. I mean, he does come to the end with a sort of grace that is admirable and beautiful. It's just scary. I don't know if I'll ever have that kind of acceptance. No one gets out of here alive, but still.

[patchwolf.livejournal.com]

I mean, he does come to the end with a sort of grace that is admirable and beautiful.

I saw him come to the end with a sense of relief, personally. It was the end, and he understood that his choice would make life a lot better for those he cared about. Couple that with the fact that he would also be relieved from the burdens he bore. I saw all that in his smile as he went back to bed.