Donnie Darko was a 2001 fantasy film. It contained comedy and drama. Darko was a "under the radar" type of film due to its release around September eleventh two thousand one. Since then it has grown in popularity and even inspired many up and coming directors. Donnie Darko has many avenues of interpretation. It touches in the concept of time travel through worm holes, the quantum physics of parallel universe, religion, mental illness, predestination and good vs. evil. The element of God is the theme that ties all of the plots together.
Donnie is haunted or blessed with the connection to a higher power. His vision is that the world will end in twenty eight days. The cycle begins on October second, the night a airplane turbine falls through his bedroom ceiling. This starts Donnie's journey that will ease his fears about dying alone and lead him to God. Donnie experiences a connection to the evil work of the devil as well as the blessings of God.
On a subjective level Donnie seems to be an average high school student with normal deviant behavior. In the film Donnie is diagnosed Paranoid Schizophrenic. This is only the first anomaly which leads viewers to question what Donnie's reality is. Donnie is seen as different and disturbed to his family and his peers. Donnie is as close to real as an identity can be. He carries a consistent self image and expresses it to everyone equally. Although Donnie only shares his visions and acts of evil distraction with his therapist. Donnie is in fear of how the world will see his nonconformity. He is aware his thoughts and behaviors are unacceptable. Donnie hopes that his path will lead him to something good.
In the beginning scenes of Donnie Darko the viewer is opened to the song "The Killing Moon" which has a positive sound but, dark lyrical message. "The killing moon will come to soon. Fate up against your will, through the thick and thin. He will wait until you give yourself to Him". (Echo and