One of the most thought provoking films ever

Rating: 10/10 (6 December 2019)

I have watched this film many times and have all the versions. To me this film is about divine intervention, when Donnie follows 'Frank' to the golf course he survives the plane engine falling on his bedroom. He is given the unique opportunity to live an alternative future where his not dying has a profound impact on the people around him, a future where his girlfriend Gretchen dies he is then given that opportunity to change that at the end but ultimately meaning making the ultimate sacrifice.
I think this film has many concurrent threads running through including challenging the ultra conservative American religious belief system. The film tackles religion, prejudice, mental health issues even paedophilia and all at the same time having the most fantastic 80s sound track. Every time I watch this film I get more out of it. If you love films that need a little more thought Donnie Darko is the film for you.