A striking one, this one. Unique experience, and confusing one at the middle. I had a lot of expectations regarding its cryptic meanings, and the film turned out to be quite simpler as I finished watching it. Apart from the choice of actors, in my opinion, the rest forms an excellent piece. Donnie Darko challenges your speed at deciphering codes of language as you go through its chapter transitions, and the nice thing is that the pictures of the film explain themselves as you go, so that you do not depend on those confusing texts. A story of tangent universes, a boy finding another fate for himself while his family lives a darker, sadder one; a story of how one rebels against greed, ignorance and the passive way of life in the American culture. His psychiatrist provides much of the significance of the main themes, and the great thing about this film is that Richard Kelly could communicate greatly with just the use of images, Darko's actions, instead of relying on excessive text, like other directors do. A great film.
Director: Richard Kelly.
Score
Cinematography: 8.0
Acting: 7.5
Editing: 9.0
Sound: 8.0
Text: 9.5
Concept: 9.0
Premise Execution: 9.5
Average Score: 8.6
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