|
Actors: Jake Gyllenhaal, Jena Malone, Drew Barrymore, Patrick Swayze, Noah Wyle, Mary McDonnell
|
|
| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Donnie Darko |
|---|
In 1988, Donnie Darko is a high schooler with an emotional disorder. Donnie deals with regular teenage issueslike dating, family disagreements and highschool. He is called from his house one night by a giant green rabbit by the name of Frank who tells him when the world is going to end. Donnie has 28 days, 6 hours, 42 minutes, and 12 seconds until the tangent universe collapses and the world ends. That night, an airplane engine falls right into Donnie's room where he would have been sleeping! Visions of Frank become more frequent and he tells Donnie to commit acts of vandalism, arson and more.
--Alicia, Resident Scholar
|
"Donnie Darko" is a nearly indescribable mix of science fiction, teen angst, satire, horror and humor that examines what happens when a high school student is visited in his sleep by a giant evil bunny rabbit who tells him the world will end in 28 days. He tries to unlock mysteries of time travel and find his identity, while at the same time unwillingly destroys the neighborhood around him. It's a truly original work from a first-time director.
--Sean Stangland, Resident Scholar
|
This movie is a fabulous presentation of ones struggle against time, and against his own disabilities. He finds a girl whom he likes, and also has a "friend" whom is a giant rabbit. It makes very good points about time travel, and about peoples lives that could be secret.
--Dave, Resident Scholar
|
| Analysis of Donnie Darko |
|---|
Our unique search engine provides a wealth of detail about
books by breaking them down into many different literary
elements, all of which are searchable (click here). |
Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Composition of Movie
Actual chase scenes or violence - 40%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzle - 30%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30%
**Fantasy or Science Fiction?**
- fantasy story on present day Earth
Coming of age
Yes
he'll/she'll become:
- an adult (general)
Time Travel:
- primarily to the past
Time Travel Story?
Yes
Parody movie?
Yes
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- student
Age:
- a teen
Has special powers?
Yes
Eccentric:
Yes
- mentally ill
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/medium straight
Body type
- average (man)
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Very much smarter than other characters
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn, straight
Body type
- very skinny (female)
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- a deadline
Setting
Earth setting:
- 20th century (1970's to Present)
Takes place on Earth?
Yes
Mountains?
Yes
Small town?
Yes
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
Comedy or somewhat funny movie?
Yes
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- kissing
Any profanity?
- A lot of foul language
Kinds of F/X
- Things that change shape/morph
If Soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Modern rock/pop
|
| Most similar reviews by Gordonator ranking |
|---|
| Another reason Enterprise stinks--the poor, misunderstood blob episode
starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Drew Barrymore, Patrick Swayze
|
| Ghostbusters II
starring Dan Akryod, Bill Murray, Sigourney Weaver, Harold Ramis, Rick Moranis, Ernie Hudson, Annie Potts
|
| Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy
starring Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Marie Windsor, Michael Ansara, Richard Deacon
|
| Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein
starring Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Lon Chaney Jr., Bela Lugosi
|
| Beetlejuice
starring Michael Keaton, Geena Davis, Alec Baldwin, Winona Ryder
|
|
Note: the views expressed here are only those of the reviewer(s). | |
|
