Deus Ex Machina

Rating: 8/10 (18 October 2019)

Donnie Darko is a really good independent film that contains a lot a of references and also some certains aspects of sci-fi films.
You should also watch on its director's cut edition,because on that version you can watch a important element that adds a lot of depth to the story that it isn't showed on the theatrical release of the movie.
In my opinion,the films talks about the fear of humans to die alone,without any help from your friends or family.This developed through out the film,but you don't really reach to see all the concepts that uses until the end of the film.It also uses the concept of a normal family from the middle class,which often appears in american films as a happy reflection of society where everything is good and all the people should pursue the american dream,to create a family where everyone has their flaws,just like every person.
During the film you can also see references to a greek concept called "Deus Ex Machina",that is used in philosophy to refer to an argument that says the universe is like a huge machine that goes into a perfect order and it is controlled by God.
To resume,I think that Donnie Darko is an awesome film,with a really good story that it holds up especially well,even with a really low budget and also gives a lot of memorable moments that can attract you if you are not use to this style of cinema.
Spoiler alert!!Don't watch this in order to be able to enjoy the film on its maximum potential.In the film there are two universes,in one side we have the tangent universe in which the plot is developed,and the primary universe,which is the normal reality where Donnie is.The problem is that the jet plane that fell into Donie's house caused the creation of the tangent universe,where Donnie tries to change things in order to close this alternative dimension.
This also gives an explanation about why Donnie doesn't stay in bed on the tangent universe.He needs Frank's help to give a some sense to the primary universe and avoid its collapse.At the end of the film,Donnie acepts that to fix this problem he has to be killed by the jet plane in order to avoid the collapse of the primary universe.
Because he knows during the film another live receiver,called Roberta Sparrow,who is insane and paranoid and he doesn't want to end like her.He wants to give a stop for his suffering and torment.
On the end I personally think that Donnie Darko is both a film and movie,because it makes you think about your reality but also allows to have a great amount of entertainment on the same package