Donnie Darko (2001)
by
Richard Kelly
Movie Seen: 29 October 2015
Note Written: 18 January 2016
'Donnie Darko' is a movie which stunned my mind with its brilliance of theme and narration, also with its simplicity of execution with regard to its scale. 'Mind-fuck' would be the right word to describe this brilliant movie. It makes you think and read more about the movie itself, the various concepts discussed. You try to understand it and make sense of it, somehow.
'Donnie Darko' is a film that needs and deserves to be re-watched and I shall be doing it soon. I understand that Richard Kelly wrote the script and made this movie when he was just 26, my age now. Such an intelligent work - makes me jealous and feel bad about myself. Maybe my time is yet to come. Maybe it won't come at all. Maybe I'm lazy. It's a lot of 'Maybe's', I know. Back to the movie now.
Jake Gyllenhall played the troubled teenager with finesse and the supporting cast was great as well. The figure of Frank, the Rabbit haunts you at times, while you watch. It is easy to understand why this movie has a cult status among film aficionados. Interesting, intriguing, and intelligent, I really admire the movie, and feel a tinge of jealousy towards its makers.
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