Donnie Darko

poignantly beautiful movie. woww !
donnie darko is a wonderful movie, with the music and the acting and the entire emotions that were on display.
the movie starts in the dark undertones that movies of such genre generally start. a random scene to stir up the interest of the viewer. and there begins the journey of a young man back in time. the opening score is wonderful called "the killing moon" and there is a line which i think essentially captures the movie
Fate up against your will

donnie is a troubled kid, his present trying to grasp his future. and the resolution of the lack of his understanding is shown through his struggles with his shrink , with his parents and also his social behavior. eccentrically brilliant or like one of his teachers remark, his scores are intimidating. and a mind that has come to see much he is able to understand the folly around the world, the fake , the hollow lives that people lead and preach. his friend frank who haunts him, is characterized into a kind of hallucination. but a fleeting reality of what he hallucinates makes him believe otherwise.
he has sympathy for others, like he cuts out people making fun of a fat girl and also the girl he starts to love when a couple of guys are teasing her. his father is absolutely great , who laughs or enjoys that his son told one of the teacher in no kind words about what he thought about her lessons !
the movie centers around donnie, relegating the main purpose of the movie, his love for a girl in the background. and that fails to convince someone of his motivation to save her by time travel. he finds comfort with the girl, who probably understands him. who probably is able to calm him down and make him relax. there is one scene in the woods where they two are talking together. he gets worked up and excited up, she says donnie calm down .. in a voice that is firm but very soothing. and he gives into it and sits down. the girl seemingly comes from a troubled background and they instantly like each other when they see each other in a class.
you can see the struggles in the family understanding the child, his fear of reality and future. its a wonderful movie, definitely worth watching !!