It's a Mad World....

[Mandi-chan]

I'm sure I'm not the only one here who has had the...pleasure of watching Donnie Darko. At a friend's request, I got a copy of the Director's Cut and recently watched it.

I enjoyed it, it was different, but I'm still confused as to what happened...

Anyone care to comment?

[damnhooligan]

Saw it while drunk, and way too late at night. I probably missed a fair chunk, but I enjoyed it well enough. I should probably watch it again while sober.

What's got you confused about the movie, Mandi? Donnie Darko is a favourite topic of armchair philosophers/stoned college kids everywhere.

[IceFlash78]

How is Director's cut different from the original version? I'm assuming more added scenes?

As for the story... I suggest going to rottentomatoes forums and reading some of the discussions about the movie. They really helped me understand the original movie.

I'd explain, but I don't htink I have enough space in this post. :lol:

[Mandi-chan]

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What's got you confused about the movie, Mandi?

I couldn't figure out if the movie itself was supposed to be a dream one of the characters had (maybe the mom) as a result of Donnie's death, or if it was supposed to have actually happened and Donnie did time travel to cause his own death...Keep in mind, I've only watched it once so far, I may understand it better if I watch it a few more times.

Even though I'm a tad confused, I still loved it!

As for the differences between the two versions, I have no clue having only seen the Director's Cut one.

[damnhooligan]

If you've still got the DVD, the special features and audio commentaries explain a helluva lot. But here's kinda the basics: It's less about time travel and more about an unstable 28-day tangent universe branching off of the primary. As the enter of said tangent universe, Donnie gains unnatural abilities and uses them in such a way that cause this sort of downward spiral in which lotsa folks die. Ultimately, he uses those powers to transport the jet engine of a plane in the tangent universe into the primary universe effectively killing himself, bringing the predestined paradox full circle. But whether it's just a figment of Donnie's imagination, I guess only he'll know.

The website http://www.donniedarko.com also goes into some detail on the matter. You've gotta work for it though.

[Mandi-chan]

Thanks for the info and link.:)