Suspenseful, interesting, intellectual, creepy- a great movie

Rating: 9/10 (18 July 2006)

I thought that Donnie Darko was a really good movie. I saw it a few years ago when it first came out, then I watched it again recently and it's one of those movies where you notice little things the more you watch it. I really enjoyed the symbolism in this movie. I think Donnie represents an ordinary person, just like you and me, trying to deal with the hypocrisy, beliefs and overall difficulties of society. In the movie, there were those conservatives like Kitty and Jon Cunningham, who try to rule the society with their mumbo jumbo about fear and love and everything being bad for everyone. Then, of course, much like real life, Jon is a total hypocrite, who dabbles in the kiddie porn business.
This movie is pretty suspenseful, you don't really know who the bunny is, although he makes for an interesting character. Donnie's character is full of surprises, very interesting and intelligent, you tend to feel bad for him. It is really interesting how the story unfolds. I must say that I found myself googling Time Travel after seeing this movie. I highly recommend it to the intellectual movie goer, who isn't looking for something strictly entertaining.