Donnie Darko

[The Cavity]

What was the title of the song played over the end credits of the film Donnie Darko, which was also played in the movie theater?

Is it on the soundtrack?

[deanl]

Hey there.

Its a cover of Mad World by tears for fears. Gary Jules sings it I think.

Despin out.

[steven_craig]

Donnie Darko PURE GENIUS!

yep Mad World covered by Gary Jules

[twister!]

Was it genius? So what exactly was supposed to have happened? I was under the impression that it had been left very ambiguous because the filmmaker himself didn't even know what was going on... I'm all for a bit of ambiguity but that didn't even try to explain anything.

I've even read a few online 'explanations' to try and figure it out but still no joy. What are your interpretations?

However, that cover version of Mad World at the end is excellent and perfectly fitting - does much more justice to the lyrics than the original.

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[finch]

Anyone looking for a Donnie Darko explanation should look where he found it himself. 'The Philosphy of Time Travel'. You can read the very pages donnie read and the notes he made at www.donniedarko.com.

Its tricky to find, but worth every try.

The book explains it all.

oh yeah. get excited.

finch

[twister!]

Couldn't you post a summary.

[steven_craig]

FOUND IT!

[Alex]

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I remember a while back there was a thread here about DONNIE DARKO but it's gone.

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Perhaps this is the one you were referring to.
If you go to this forum's search engine and type in Donnie Darko, 6 or 7 topic threads appear.

[The Cavity]

I'm suprised this is still here. The song I was actually looking for wasn't Mad World (though I admit it's a great song) but Ave Maria, which isn't on the soundtrack for some reason.
--------------------------------------------------
The Philosophy of Time Travel
by Roberta Ann Sparrow

Foreword

I would like to thank the sisters of the Saint John Chapter in Alexandria, Virginia for their support in my decision.
By the grace of God, they are:
* Sister Eleanor Lewis
* Sister Francesca Godard
* Sister Helen Davis
* Sister Catherine Arnold
* Sister Mary Lee Pond
* Sister Virginia Wessex
The intent of this short book is for it to be used as a simple and direct guide in a time a great danger.
I pray that this is merely a work of fiction.
If it is not, then I pray for you, the reader of this book.
If I am still alive when the events foretold in these pages occur, then I hope that you will find me before it is too late.
Roberta Ann Sparrow
October, 1944

The Tangent Universe
The Primary Universe is fraught with great peril. War, plague, famine and natural disaster are common. Death comes to us all.
The Fourth Dimension of Time is a stable construct, though it is not impenetrable.
Incidents when the fabric of the fourth dimension becomes corrupted are incredibly rare.
If a Tangent Universe occurs, it will be highly unstable, sustaining itself for no longer than several weeks.
Eventually it will collapse upon itself, forming a black hole within the Primary Universe capable of destroying all existence.

Water and Metal
Water and Metal are the elements of Time Travel.
Water is the barrier element for the construction of Time Portals used as gateways between Universes at the Tangent Vortex.
Metal is the transitional element for the construction of Artifact Vessels.

The Artifact and the Living
When a Tangent Universe occurs, those living nearest to the Vortex will find themselves at the epicenter of a dangerous new world.
Artifacts provide the first sign that a Tangent Universe has occured.
If an Artifact occurs, the Living will retrieve it with great interest and curiosity. Artifacts are formed from metal, such as an Arrowhead from an Ancient Mayan civilization, or a Metal Sword from Medieval Europe.
Artifacts returned to the Primary Universe are often linked to religious iconography, as their appearance on Earth seems to defy logical explanation.
Divine intervention is deemed the only logical conclusion for the appearance of the Artifact.

The Living Receiver
The Living Receiver is chosen to guide the Artifact into position for its journey back to the Primary Universe.
No one knows how or why a Receiver will be chosen.
The Living Receiver is often blessed with Fourth Dimensional Powers. These include increased strength, telekinesis, mind control, and the ability to conjure fire and water.
The Living Receiver is often tormented by terrifying dreams, visions and auditory hallucinations during his time within the Tangent Universe.
Those surrounding the Living Receiver, known as the Manipulated, will fear him and try to destroy him.

The Manipulated Living
The Manipulated Living are often the close friends and neighbours of the Living Receiver.
They are prone to irrational, bizarre, and often violent behaviour. This is the unfortunate result of their task, which is to assist the Living Receiver in returning the Artifact to the Primary Universe.
The Manipulated Living will do anything to save themselves from Oblivion.

The Manipulated Dead
The Manipulated Dead are more powerful than the Living Receiver. If a person dies within the Tangent Dimension, they are able to contact the Living Receiver through the Fourth Dimensional Construct.
The Fourth Dimensional Construct is made of Water.
The Manipulated Dead will manipulate the Living Receiver using the Fourth Dimensional Construct (see Appendices A and B).
The Manipulated Dead will often set an Ensurance Trap for the Living Receiver to ensure the Artifact is returned safely to the Primary Universe.
If the Ensurance Trap is successful, the Living Receiver is left with no choice but to use his Fourth Dimensional Powers to send the Artifact back in time into the Primary Universe before the Black Hole collapses upon itself.

Dreams
When the Manipulated awaken from their journey into the Tangent Universe, they are often haunted by the experience in their dreams.
Many of them will not remember.
Those who do remember the Journey are often overcome with profound remorse for the regretful actions buried within their Dreams, the only physical evidence buried within the Artifact itself, all that remains from the lost world.
Ancient myth tells us the Mayan Warrior killed by an Arrowhead that had fallen from a cliff, where there was no Army, no enemy to be found.
We are told of the Medieval Knight mysteriously impaled by the sword he had not yet built.
We are told that these things occur for a reason.

[SoulJacker]

I pretty much enjoyed Donnie Darko, but I fuckin' despise artists who justify their work with essays and ?deep thought? analogies. If it (whatever that maybe) has little intrinsic face value, then I say **** YOUR artistic pretensions and create something meaningful WITHOUT ALL THAT QUASI-AFTERTHOUGHT HOKUM AND GET OUT CLAUSE ********. I shouldn?t have to read a viewers manual to enjoy ANYTHING. Coating **** with gold only makers **** expensive. WHO WANTS EXPENSIVE **** ??

This is the prime reason why 90% of modern art is **** . UTTER. Meaningless. **** .

Fin.