I recently saw this and thought it was awesome. I've always been into psychological movies and this is a great one mixed with sci fiction. Jake Gyllenhaal is the perfect part for it and i cant remember who his girlfriend is, the actress. Something Malone and I know i have seen her before.....Anyway, I dont want to get into it in case someone hasnt seen it, but does anyone have an idea how exactly the plot worked? Did Frank go back into the past, or did Donnie's paranoid scitzophrenia make him see all of it, or make him see how the future would be if he lived? If Frank came to the past, i didnt see the point of him going in the first place if he woke Donnie up to avoid the "accident" to begin with.

Yes, it was neat that Drew Barrymore directed, and the end of the movie with Gretchen riding by was just depressing, but very good.

But I must correct you, the song being played at the Halloween Party while Donnie and Gretchen walk down is "Under The Milky Way" by The Church, not Tears for Fears. Tears for Fears played "Head Over Heals" earlier in the movie, when Donnie was getting off the bus.

I think it's cool that Drew Barrymore was the director, and she has an interesting part in the movie. You can tell she was a girl of the 80s just listening to the music. I love the few moments when Donnie and Gretchen are walking down the stairs during the halloween party and Tears for Fears is playing. Also, his sister is a cool addition to the film for some reason, and Gretchen biking by and not knowing Donnie is great.

I dislike Napoleon Dynamite. The last thing I want is for Donnie Darko to be grouped with that terrible movie.

Donnie Darko is a great movie, however now that it's becoming more and more popular, I'm afraid it's going to get overrated a la Napoleon Dynamite.

I forgot to mention, the actress who plays Gretchen Ross, Donnie's girlfriend, is Jena Malone.

i dont evne want to bother rerading this thread i just want to say this is by far one of the greatest movies ever!!

Just to let you know, this is one of my favorite movies of all time, as it is one of only three that have made me cry.

Alright, let's get started.

I could go on and on forever about how to explain this movie, but the only way for you to truly understand is to do what I did, read Roberta Sparrow's "Philosophy of Time Travel."

And here it is, so you don't have to waste any time looking around for it.

The Philosophy Of Time Travel

Foreword

I would like to thank the sisters of the Saint John Chapter in Alexandria, Virginia for their support in my decision.

By the grace of God, they are:

Sister Eleanor Lewis
Sister Francesca Godard
Sister Helen Davis
Sister Catherine Arnold
Sister Mary Lee Pond
Sister Virginia Wessex

This intent of this book is for it to be used as a simple and direct guide in a time of great danger.

I pray that this is merely a work of fiction.

If it is not, then I pray for you, the reader of this book.

If I am still alive when the events foretold in these pages occur, then I hope that you will find me before it is too late.

Roberta Ann Sparrow
October, 1944

Chapter One: The Tangent Universe

The primary universe is fraught with great peril. War, plague, famine and natural disaster are common. Death comes to us all.

The Fourth Dimension of Time is a stable construct, though it is not impenetrable.

Incidents when the fabric of the fourth dime(n)sion becomes corrupted are incredibly rare.

If a Tangent Universe occurs, it will be highly unstable, sustaining itself for no longer than several weeks.

Eventually it will collapse upon itself, forming a black hole within the Primary Universe capable of destroying all existence.

Chapter Two: Water and Metal

Water and Metal are the key elements of Time Travel.

Water is the barrier element for the construction of Time Portals used as gateways between Universes at the Tangent Vortex.

Metal is the transitional element for the construction of Artifact Vessels.

Chapter Four: The Artifact And The Living

When a Tangent Universe occurs, those living nearest to the Vortex will find themselves at the epicenter of a dangerous new world.

Artifacts provide first sign that a Tangent Universe has occured.

If an Artifact occurs, the Living will retrieve it with great interest and curiosity. Artifacts are formed from metal, such as an Arrowhead from an ancient Mayan civilisation, or a Metal Sword from Medieval Europe.

Artifacts returned to the Primary Universe are often linked to religious Iconography, as their appearance on Earth seems to defy logical explanation.

Divine intervention is deemed the only logical conclusion for the appearance for the Artifact.

Chapter Six: The Living Receiver

The Living Receiver is chosen to guide the Artifact into position for its journey back to the Primary Universe.

No one knows how or why a Receiver will be chosen.

The Living Receiver is often blessed with a Fourth Dimensional Powers. These include increased strength, telekinesis, mind control, and the ability to conjure fire and water.

The Living Receiver is often tormented by terrifying dreams, visions and auditory hallucinations during his time within the Tangent Universe.

Those surrounding the Living Receiver, known as the Manipulated, will fear him and try to destroy him.

Chapter Seven: The Manipulated Living

The Manipulated Living are often the close friends and neighbours of the Living Receiver.

They are prone to irrational, bizarre, and often violent behaviour. This is the unfortunate result of their task, which is to assist the Living Receiver in returning the Artifact to the Primary Universe.

The Manipulated Living will do anything to save themselves from Oblivion.

The Manipulated Dead

The Manipulated Dead are more powerful than the Living Receiver. If a person dies within the Tangent Dimension, they are able to contact the Living Receiver through the Fourth Dimensional Construct.

The Fourth Dimensional Construct is made of Water.

The Manipulated Dead will manipulate the Living Receiver using the Fourth Dimensional Construct (see Appendix A and B).

The Manipulated Dead will often set an Ensurance Trap for the Living Receiver to ensure that the Artifact is returned safely to the Primary Universe.

If the Ensurance Trap is succesful, the Living Receiver is left with no choice but to use his Fourth Dimensional Power to send the Artifact back in time into the Primary Universe before the Black Hole collapses upon itself.

Chapter Twelve: Dreams

When the Manipulated awaken from their Journey into the Tangent Universe, they are often haunted by the experience in their dreams.

Many of them will not remember.

Those who do remember the Journey are often overcome with profound remorse for the regretful actions buried within their Dreams, the only physical evidence buried within the Artifact itself; all that remains from the lost world.

Ancient myth tells us of the Mayan Warrior killed by an Arrowhead that had fallen from a cliff, where there was no Army, no enemy to be found.

We are told of the Medievel Knight mysteriously impaled by the sword he had not yet built.

We are told that these things occur for a reason.

-Roberta Sparrow