Impressive and dark

Rating: Null/10 (29 August 2004)

This is one of those movies that you have to watch a few times and you still may not "get" it completely, but don't let that dissuade you from trying because if you can find that dark place inside, this movie might open something up in your psyche. I made my husband watch the last half of the movie with me tonight without explaining any of it and he ended up with tears in his eyes during the "wake up" scene -- when that haunting song is playing "the dreams in which I'm dying are the best I've ever had..."
I think it is, really, a movie about waking up and realizing that we all die and in that death a universe ends -- because, really, when you think about it, there is nothing in this world that exists outside of you yourself, so when you imagine your own death you have to imagine the stopping of everything. So, if you control your own universe, whatwould you do differently? How would you conquer your fears? (So I guess if you don't want to have nightmares after seeing this movie, rent "Defending Your Life" as a good post-Darko chaser).
Jake G is amazing -- he and his sister (also in the film as his film sister) have the mose soulful eyes. You just want to hug him and say "everything will be okay" even though you are pretty sure it won't.
Sigh...