Compelling, yet confusing.

Rating: 8/10 (22 October 2018)

The film Donnie Darko is most definitely one of the best films that capture the audience in a multitude of ways. There is so many aspects of the film that make it so almost everyone who views it will resonate with some of the scenes, whether or not they specifically enjoy the genre. Some of the most interesting parts of the movie that include cinematographic elements would be how the lighting in different scenes of the Donnie Darko really did an amazing job at trying to explain and exacerbate the meaning and significance of the plot. More specifically, in my opinion this movie was far ahead of its time because of the use of the special effects. To me, I enjoyed the film overall because it was most definitely fiction-like, however it felt real and had many parts in some of the scenes that anyone could relate to, like myself. Donnie is a estranged teenager who cleary undergoes many mental health issues which turn into real life events that the society in the film are all so confused about. Because of this, everyone thinks that Donnie is basically a psychopath, but I do not think he is. His mind is playing tricks on him, and his imaginary friend Frank is trying to ruin his life and Donnie has no choice but to listen. From my perspective of Frank, I knew that Donnie seemed like a paranoid schizophrenic which made me believe that it was all in his head. However, the more and more strange real-life things started to happen around town, I was not so sure if Frank was made up or possibly an actual physical evil being of some sort. The way that the scenes were shot with Frank in them was absolutely creepy and reminded me very much of a sci-fi film. I honestly enjoyed it very much because it did catch my eye in almost every shot that was shown, and the director did an amazing job at making the twist at the end of the film - it really had the viewer wondering.