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Donnie Darko Questions
David In Indy:
I have several. But I'll ask them one at a time since I'm not really sure anyone will notice this new thread.
Why does the bunny's eye light up after Donnie "stabs" the force field. I'm thinking of the scene in the bathroom. The bunny's eye lights up as if Donnie injured it. Later Frank is seen with a patch over his eye in the movie theater. But I don't understand what this has to do with anything? And why did it light up? Was this to symbolize intense pain? Or perhaps some sort of weakness in Frank now? Donnie injured him and he is weaker as a result? The light is his power leaking out?
I don't understand that! ???
Lynne:
I see your thread and will work on formulating an answer tomorrow, David! I love Donnie Darko and it is rife with symbolism, but it's almost 2 am and I have to be up at 7 for work! Is this the movie y'all watched on Saturday?!
TTYS,
Lynne
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David In Indy:
--- Quote from: Lynne on December 02, 2008, 02:47:08 am ---I see your thread and will work on formulating an answer tomorrow, David! I love Donnie Darko and it is rife with symbolism, but it's almost 2 am and I have to be up at 7 for work! Is this the movie y'all watched on Saturday?!
TTYS,
Lynne
:-* :-*
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Take your time sweetie!! It can wait. :-*
I've been watching "Donnie" for years and I watched him again tonight. There's sooooo many things I don't understand. I think I understand some of it, but not ALL of it. ???
David <------- STUUUUUUUUPID!!!! ;) ;)
I'll have some more questions after you answer this one. I really don't feel ALL that stupid though because most of my friends don't understand this movie at all! :laugh:
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Front-Ranger:
I am by no means a Donnie Darko expert but I can't resist taking a stab at this enniway (sorry about the bad pun!) Donnie lashed out at the rabbit that was haunting him as a means of rebellion, and also, I think, to see if he could hurt it, thereby proving it was real and not a figment of his overactive imagination (or a hallucination brought on by all the drugs he was taking). And wasn't that Donnie's mother in the movie theater who turn to him and showed him her bloody eye? Revealing to him that the rabbit was actually his inner parent or superego, and he was torturing himself? Lynne, help!!
David In Indy:
--- Quote from: Front-Ranger on December 02, 2008, 05:13:37 pm ---I am by no means a Donnie Darko expert but I can't resist taking a stab at this enniway (sorry about the bad pun!) Donnie lashed out at the rabbit that was haunting him as a means of rebellion, and also, I think, to see if he could hurt it, thereby proving it was real and not a figment of his overactive imagination (or a hallucination brought on by all the drugs he was taking). And wasn't that Donnie's mother in the movie theater who turn to him and showed him her bloody eye? Revealing to him that the rabbit was actually his inner parent or superego, and he was torturing himself? Lynne, help!!
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Oh, I didn't realize it was his mother in the theater! I thought it was Frank without his bunny costume on. That puts a whole new spin on things. Or maybe Frank and his mother are really the same person! I'll have to go back and watch that scene again. I still have the DVD loaded in the machine. I'll check it out later tonight. Thanks Lee! :)
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