Donnie Darko

One of my all time faves....the questions and the ride are most of the fun, IMO. That and the evil rabbit.

But, was the rabbit evil?

Uhoh, I'm D. Darko himself......

Which Donnie Darko character are you?

littlek, we are all familiar with evil rabbits....also, does it matter if the rabbit was evil or not, imaginary or real, as long as Donnie perceived it to be both real and evil? I liked the movie so much because it was about perception, on many different levels.

So, by offing himself,was he thinking he'd be heading through a worm-hole? Why was the letter to old lady Sparrow left hanging?

To me Donnie Darko wasn't that great. I agree with the concepts but I think it appealed more to the snot nose college kid off the beaten path. The book Donnie is given is the key to the film although you may not realize this untill after because the events in the book were never given to us directly.

The jet engine that crashed into Donnie's house triggered a parellel world. Donnie then has to try and send the engine back.

The obvious is that Frank is a premonition from the future. This is proven when Donnie kills Frank at the end of the movie. Frank was sent to HELP Donnie complete his mission, the sense of evil you got was the writers way of showing you human preception of evil is often misguided.

By Donnie closing the tangent universe everything should return to normal.

On the surfice donny doesn't fear but if you pay close attention you realize he fears death and a comment from Gretchen calms that fear.

I want to go on I really do but this is a movie to make you explore who you are in all it's complexities.

hmmm, so, where (not when) in the future did the bunny come from? Why could only Donnie see him?

Frank came from a Tangent Universe. The question "why can only donnie see him?" can only be answered in theory. Donnie was the Living Receiver as the person nearest to the vortex when the engine appeared.

so, Donnie was caught in a time loop? Don't the people of the future parallel universes know not to mess with the past? And, why did he have to close the loop?

Donnie was the Living Receiver aka person who has to close the loop because he was the person nearest to the vortex when the engine appeared. It's not something that they were messing with that made it happen, When the fourth dimension of time is broken, a Tangent Universe occurs, and is unstable. Read this to understand the movie

The details in the book directly explain the events of the movie.

The Philosophy Of Time Travel



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

This intent of this book is for it to be used as a simple and direct guide in a time of 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

Chapter One: 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 dime(n)sion 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.

Chapter Two: Water and Metal

Water and Metal are the key 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.

Chapter Four: 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 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 civilisation, 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 for the Artifact.

Chapter Six: 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 a 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.

Chapter Seven: 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 Appendix A and B).

The Manipulated Dead will often set an Ensurance Trap for the Living Receiver to ensure that the Artifact is returned safely to the Primary Universe.

If the Ensurance Trap is succesful, the Living Receiver is left with no choice but to use his Fourth Dimensional Power to send the Artifact back in time into the Primary Universe before the Black Hole collapses upon itself.

Chapter Twelve: 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 of 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 Medievel Knight mysteriously impaled by the sword he had not yet built.

We are told that these things occur for a reason.


It's from the website.

that raises even more questions...... but answers many.

Ask away I will answer any I can but some qustions may not be answered in the movie or book.