Donnie Darko (2001)

 

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Summary: You can never go too far.

why is it movies where a main character travels back thru time to change things never has a happy ending? Is causality that daunting that we need to be reminded by only negative reinforcement?

It is about responsibility, and choices.

People often think that; it is the big things in life that are all that matters, never realizing it is the little experiences that create the big ones.

The little things we take for granted. People in general dont take responsibility for causality in their lives; and that is at the crux of every movie about time travel.

The best critique of this movie that gave me chills and I quote:

"I can't recall a movie in which a song so perfectly conveyed the meaning of a scene. The song "Mad World" plays over the end of the movie. It explains it all.

It's Darko's theme song:

"And I find it kind of funny, I find it kind of sad, The dreams in which I'm dying are the best I've ever had."

Indeed the ability to make a choice is always there, a choice out of fear and a choice out of love. But even moreso, the path that is pathed with integrity, faith, and will, can make the loving action manifest in timeless ways. And though no one will recognize, no one will know or see, it is nonetheless on the table.