Did you get it the first time around? It s 20 years since Richard Kelly s Donnie Darko received its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival. The film - a complex and, occasionally, impenetrable sci-fi, starring Jake Gyllenhaal as a miserable teenager obsessed with time travel - left critics and audiences dumbfounded.
It may have tanked at the box office, but the film enjoyed a lucrative afterlife in DVD and Blu-ray sales and is now considered a cult classic. The only problem is that some of us have yet to figure out what exactly Donnie Darko is about.
It is, at its core, a puzzling and playful psychological thriller. It was designed for numerous viewings. It is also in good company. Some of the greatest films ever made are the ones that mess with our heads, turning our brains to mush with a combination of bewildering sub-plots, bonkers dialogue and barnstorming twists. Yep, Hollywood has a habit of leaving viewers dazed and confused. Let s see if we can solve some of its trick
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