Donnie darko s little sister samantha and her best friend corey are on a crosscountry road trip, but soon find themselves entangled in a dangerous glitch in the time space continuum. Like most cult movies, donnie darko works well on numerous levels as a brainy piece of sciencefiction, an ominous psychological thriller, a satire on suburban values, or a tragic drama of a doomed young rebel. The donnie darko book richard kelly, kevin conroy scott. Study guide donnie darko, directed by richard kelly. Taken from the imdb trivia entry for donnie darko the movie takes place in 1988. Donnie darko was dead before the movie even started. Frank tells donnie the world will end in 28 days, 06 hours, 42 minutes, and 12 seconds. Roberta sparrows time travel book is inside this book too, which i had always. Donnies suburb is green and leafy, and his home life happy. The directors cut wants to take it easy on the audience, so throws in some exposition in the form of pages from roberta sparrows the philosophy of time travel. The philosophy of time travel pictures, towards the end of the book, were. The text in these pages are crucial to understanding the movie and the rules within the tangent universe.
The philosophy of time travel really helped me understanding the storyline. I dont think it will surprise anyone when i say that donnie darko is a weird movie the theatrical version can leave a viewer in complete and absolute befuddlement. The donnie darko book includes the films screenplay, an indepth interview with writerdirector richard kelly, facsimile pages from the philosophy of time travel book that donnie uses to go back in time, as well as photos and drawings from the film and the artwork it inspired. The philosophy of time travel donnie darko a film overview. Monnitoff gives donnie the philosophy of time travel, a book written by roberta sparrow, a former science teacher at the school who is now a seemingly senile old woman living outside of town. Donnie receives the philosophy of time travel from dr. Explaining the end of donnie darko, the many implications of. Donnie darko secrets of time travel wtfu edition youtube. The book philosophy of time travel featured in the movie is supposedly by a roberta sparrow.
However, at the centre of donnie darko is the simple story of a boy trying to make a stand in a lonely, chaotic world and discovering that every little thing. For as bizarre as the narrative of the film gets, the themes of donnie darko are far more simple. Reviewed in the united kingdom on january 20, 2017. Is the book philosophy of time travel as mentioned in movie. Dec 30, 2009 in donnie darko, what books were mentioned. It is also one of the highlight movies of 2001, along with monsters ball, waking life, amelie, y. The theatrical release of donnie darko offers few answers. These are the pages from the fictional book the philosophy of time travel by roberta sparrow. If anything it goes a little overboard in making adults especially teachersfaculty look cowed or cravenly stupid compared with.
The interview with richard kelly really helped me to understand his intuitions in doing the movie and thought process in scripting it. I believe it is a fictional book made up for the movie. Donnie mentions the delorean car, which was used for time travel in back to the future 1985. I watched donnie darko the other day and had this theory about it, i saw an older post that touched on this theory a bit but i would like to expand on it. Donnie still is confused by what is going on since he still wonders why he flooded the school. Donnie darko is caught in a repeating timeloop, it. The philosophy of time travel edit the philosophy of time travel is a fictional book in the film.
This will help you understand the movie donnie darko. He lends donnie a copy of the philosophy of time travel, a book written by none other than grandma death herself, back when she was a. The story is set in the town of middlesex during the 1988 presidential election campaign. If you want to really get into the action of the movie, youd really do yourself a favor by reading the book seen in the film. I just hope, that when the world comes to an end, i can breathe. Donnie darkos town was inspired by midlothian in virginia, where i grew up in the late 1980s, though donnie is a little older than i would have been. Later, while watching football, donnie notices bubbly columns emerging from the chests of people around him that show donnie where the person will move. Quite a slight book on the movie, it amounts to a short but interesting interview with the director that covers the genesis of the script and production, a few images from and inspired by the film and a few pages from the imaginary book on time travel mentioned in the actual movie.
Donnie darko 2001 is a movie to watch at least twice. Oct 04, 2016 this feature is not available right now. The purpose of flooding the school is exactly as he said earlier, to meet gretchen. Donnie darko soundtrack music complete song list tunefind. This cut includes twenty minutes of extra footage and an altered soundtrack. His mother mary mcdonnell is filled with warmth and love, and his father holmes osborne is not the standard monster of dadhating hollywood formulas. The directors cut adds footage that enriches and extends the material but doesnt alter its tone. Everything you were afraid to ask about donnie darko. Donnie darko is a 2001 american science fiction psychological thriller film written and directed. 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. According to the commentary by richard kelly, the man in the red jogging suit is an agent from the faa, which was so confused by the jet engine event that they sent. Coloring books for everyone new members save 20% off jigsaw puzzles for all ages preorder the hunger games.
Donnie darko is an emotionally troubled teenager who sleepwalks and visits a psychiatrist with whom he discusses his deepest thoughts throughout the film. The plot coils back on itself in intriguing mind puzzles, and moviegoers send bewildering emails to one another, explaining it. A philosophy of time travel the intent of this book is for it to be used as a simple and direct guide in a time of great danger. It stars jake gyllenhaal, jena malone, maggie gyllenhaal, drew barrymore, mary mcdonnell, katharine ross, patrick swayze, noah wyle, stu stone, daveigh chase and james duval. A companion volume to one of the most original works of recent. However, the directors cut contains explanations about events taken from the book the philosophy of time travel, written by the character in the movie roberta sparrow aka grandma death. Certainly it is shrouded in layers of philosophy that require research, but at its core, this is a work that explores sensitive human matters far beyond time travel. Timeline of important events donnie darko a film overview. Does anyone know if the movie donnie darko has a related nonfiction book. Donnie sends a letter to roberta sparrow, she is reading it when the red car comes speeding up the road, causing. I just hope, that when the world comes to an end, i can breathe a sigh of relief. He describes the time travel in the film as being driven by a comic book logic, which should give you an idea of just how. I thought this book would have more depth on time travel and possibly what the story is about in the movie, but similar to the movie it holds most of the secrets and ambiguity which is what probably makes this movie come alive.
Jan 30, 2002 find all 31 songs in donnie darko soundtrack, with scene descriptions. I was not able to find such an author, or a title that is close to this. Early on in donnie darko we see a character reading a stephen king novel. I know there was the fake book by roberta sparrow, philosophy of time travel. Gretchens mum leaves so that gretchen will go to donnies house, and then to her death.
The donnie darko book by richard kelly, paperback barnes. Obsessed with the science of time travel and acutely aware of the world around him, donnie is isolated by his powers of analysis and the apocalyptic visions that no one else seems to share. That being said, i have seen this film a number of times and would like to offer my personal opinion of the events, using both material provided. In the film, it was written by roberta sparrow, an ominous elderly woman with a mysterious background, and essentially explains most of what transpires during the events of the movie the following are pages from said book.
Jan 20, 2017 donnie darko 2001 do you know anything about time travel. In back to the future the delorean had to reach a speed of 88 mph to travel in time. Kenneth monnitoff gives this book to donnie during one of their conversations about time travel. Two weeks ago brought mulholland drive, which has inspired countless explanations, all convincing, none in agreement, and now here is donnie darko, the story of a. The concepts are explained in the book, written by roberta sparrow and. October, 1944 i love this little read for what it is. See more ideas about donnie darko, donnie darko frank and stupid guys. We thought we did a pretty good job unearthing the secrets of donnie darko when the cult hit marked its tenth anniversary five years ago it was released on october 26, 2001. First, there are some aspects that are intentionally left mysterious, or for the viewer to interpret. Donnie darko jake gyllenhaal is having a rough trip through adolescence.
I read the donnie darko book because of a paper i had to write about the movie and its meaning. Monnitoff gives donnie the philosophy of time travel, a book written by roberta sparrow, a former science teacher at the school who is now a. Donnie darko soundtrack cellar door by usermarcliam. There is a kind of movie that calls out not merely to be experienced but to be solved. This is going to be long so prepare yourself i hope this helps you understand more donnie darko. When samantha asks when she can have kids, donnie says. The philosophy of time travel donnie darko wiki fandom. The philosophy of timetravel the time travel nexus. Apparently richard kelly, the writer and director of donnie darko, first began thinking about time travel time manipulation while he was watching a football game related.
The film follows the adventures of the troubled titular character as he seeks to find the meaning behind his. With daveigh chase, briana evigan, james lafferty, ed westwick. A brief analysis of time travel used in the movie donnie darko. The movie explores time travel, the concept of parallel universes, mental health issues, relationships and mortality. Oct 31, 2003 the donnie darko book includes the films screenplay, an indepth interview with writerdirector richard kelly, facsimile pages from the philosophy of time travel book that donnie uses to go back in time, as well as photos and drawings from the film and the artwork it inspired.
It adds footnotes that count down to a deadline, but without explaining the nature of the deadline or the usefulness of the countdown i think it comes from an omniscient narrator who, despite his omniscience, sure does keep a lot to himself. Donnie darko 2001 do you know anything about time travel. The basic premise appears at times to be about timetravel, but at others. Time travel and the concepts and theories surrounding time travel is one of the most important aspects of donnie darko. All the pages from the fictional book the philospohy of time travel by roberta sparrow. Donnie darko is a 2001 american science fiction psychological thriller film written and directed by richard kelly. Because of her interest in the movie and funding, donnie darko had a. The philosophy of time travel is a fictional book written by character roberta sparrow, or more commonly referred to as grandma death. Dec 16, 2005 unless richard kelly changed the book s title to the donnie darko book, i did not find it on. Unfortunately, the philosophy of time travel by roberta sparrow is a fictional book written by an imaginary person. Feb 04, 2016 donnie darko 2001 is a movie to watch at least twice. The paperback of the the donnie darko book by richard kelly at barnes.