Sometimes I doubt your commitment to Sparkle Motion

What the hell is the sparkle motion????????????
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Donnie Darko is an incredible movie. How cool would it be if the website was actually useful, and not a three hour maze of bullcryp

Highly suggest this movie

I'm confused about the scene with Drew and Noah also. I've come up with a few ideas.

From the way Noah says "Donnie Darko?" and they both laugh, it seems that we the viewer are joining them mid-conversation.

*First possibility, Drew has a little crush on Donnie. She knows it's silly and funny, she's just told Noah about it. She's swinging in here chair thinking and laughing about it to herself. Thats when Noah responds. They both have a smirk.
*Second. Drew has just told Noah about an incident in class. Donnie may have cracked a phat (got a hard penis LOL) in class, perhaps put his hands down his pants while off in dream world... or something similar to what happened in the psychiatrists office. Maybe.
*Third. Noah is flicking through papers, he just came accross Donnies paper (which of course is a very unique response to the essay) and ponders on Donnie. He mentions his name to Drew knowing that she would understand what he means. "Donnie Darko? (what a strange yet amazing kid)" then they have a small giggle at what was not-said, yet understood.

I don't know if any of these ideas are close, but they're all possible... I belive the 3rd one is probably what was implied by the movie.

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mmm.. sparkle motion.. :)

donnie darko is overrated garbage. like memento, if you think the movie was decent, you obviously haven't thought about it on a non-superficial level.

both movies, while visually appealing, had convoluted story lines to purposefully mix up the viewer into thinking there was actually a point and purpose to the film.

much like the morons that think the matrix has amazingly deep philosophy, anyone that thinks this movie is any good is either 13 years old or doesn't think.

chut up, i loved donnie darko
-abby
p.s. does anyone know where i can find a logo for sparkle motion? is there a logo? haven't seen the movie in a while...

crap,

I agree that memento and the matrix are a bit over-rated (esp. Memento), but there is something particularly clever about Donnie Darko's story and structure. As far as I can tell, Donnie Darko makes no declaration of having a specific point. I'm confident in my intellect that there is no way the 'convuluted' story makes sense once it's considered as a linear narrative, and I'm fairly confident that the film-makers respect the intellect of it's audience and don't think they're pulling some sort of fast one. I don't think that the writer of this film is contriving to 'purposefully mix up the viewer into thinking there was actually a point and purpose to the film.' I think they were just being interesting, challenging, and clever for clever's sake. The purpose is entertainment for the minds of those who want to be enthralled by more than big explosions, textbook plot twists, and pop star actors; or, as you might put it, on a non-superficial level. Filed under 'Science FICTION,' Donnie Darko makes no claim to engage it's audience with philosophy or modern mythology in the way of the Matrix. Scattered throughout the set design of this film are copies of the most popular author of the eighties' novels, Stephen King. I think that in itself explains what kind of story this is. A new look at writing in general and a well-crafted science fiction story meant to amuse its audience. As far as I know, Stephen King does not proclaim to be more than a horror/science fiction writer either.

no, no, notorious.

crap, change your name to self fulfilled and arrogant. it would suit you more. its real easy to insult people based on their taste in music/films/whatever but reflects far more on you than anyone who enjoyed the film. its got nothing to do with you if someone thinks its deep. you don't - wow, you must be a real intellect. i salute you.

yes: an entertaining film not meant to derail you mentally, but to challenge you a little. it could have been a straight-ahead art-school film, case being, it probably wouldn't have entertained ANYONE, and THEN it would have been deep enough to satisfy the Copernicus who posted the above message....
i liked it. i like soda.
and to the soap box guy railing on movie-logic (which everyone knows is pure bunk):

why are you in that stupid man suit?

Maybe I read into the movie a bit too much, but I still find myself watching it and wondering exactly what happened. The whole thing about Drew and Noah talking seems like they know something about Donnie, that no one else does. Like they were sent to that school for a purpose, like they are somehow involved in this whole time travel thing. Their purpose is to discover who has found this transporter through the wormhole. I am also still confused about what actually happened with Donnie. Because it was said you can't travel through time because it would throw the idea of destiny out of line. I don't know. The movie is made to be ironic, just like the book they were reading. In order to save Gretchen's life Donnie had to travel back in time. Only to change his destiny, never to meet Frank, who is the reason he wasn't killed by the plane engine. Which ended up coming from his Mothers plane in the future. CRAZY.....Sorry but I am obsessed with this movie.

this was the best movie i've seen in years. i had to sit and think it through a bit to understand exactly what happened, but once you get in to the plot, you REALLY get in to it.. it's kind of interesting because the kind of time glitch that happens in the movie could be happening around us, and we'd never know.. like every time someone dies, they could have lived a few more weeks in an alternate time route to experience things like love and lack of consequence for following your whims or impulses, i guess..and as in the story, you're guided to fulfill destiny and fix the time glitch once you're ready to die..and look at it like donnie did in his letter to roberta sparrow...and we'd go on with our every-day lives, maybe with a little deja vu (like gretchen had when she hesitated to say that she didn't know donnie...and waved to his mom)...... somewhere in rambling i forgot my point... i like this movie...i think that was the point..sorry

I had the good fortune to attend a screening of Donnie Darko at Madstone Theater in Atlanta a month or two back, with Richard Kelly doing a Q&A session afterward. Someone asked about the Drew Barrymore/Noah Wyle scene and he said it was just them laughing at his outrageous antics at the school, like telling the teacher to cram her self-actualization class up her ass. Apparently, that was an actual program he had in high school which he lifted wholesale for the script.

As a side note, without saying it, he strongly implied that some scenes were given to Drew Barrymore (who executive produced, and is therefore pretty much responsible for the film getting made) that weren't scripted, more or less to make sure she stayed happy. This may have been one of those.

Maybe Donnie Darko doesn't provide all the answers, but I think its better that way. It stops it being one of those flicks that, once they're figured out, become uninteresting.

I was in agreeance that it sucked, until the Sparkle Motion scene. Droolicious d00d.
But yeah it sucked after that.
You know why Jim was under investigation? I left my "materials" there.

I found the scene described puzzling also. But upon further contemplation, I believe it was simple. If you consider the timing, I think she was telling him the story of Donnie and Kitty and the lifeline exercise. First I thought of the crush thing, but I could find no evidence of any meaning other than her relating the story.

Hi:

Are you people all pre-teens?!?! Especially that "crap" guy...what a low-grade ignoramus. These are some of the most ill-informed, least-thought out comments on anything, period.

For example, the whole point of the movie Memento was to force the viewer to experience things the same way the main character does...his form of amnesia prevents him from forming new memories (a real, albeit rare, condition). Thus, he goes from event to event not knowing how he got there or what caused each situation. The only way to force the viewers to experience life the same way is to show the movie backwards...so you don't know how you arrived at each point in the story. It was a brilliant concept, and well-executed.

Thanks for the perfect example of why most discourse on the internet is vapid, banal crap.

Oh...and learn the difference between "its" and "it's" Mr. Crap.

- Not Crap

i missed exactly where in the movie "i doubt your commitment to sparkle motion came into play." does anyone know what the signifigance of it was?

There is definitely a point to Donnie Darko... several actually.

THe scene where Noah and Drew mention Donnie shows that they understand Donnie, while few others if any do. They represent a strong bond between teachers and student (which is ironic because Drew is fired from her job... this means the system doesnt work).

Overall the movie is about Donnie's adventure to find truth in the world... what is the meaning of life? and death? its very philosophical. what happens when you turn the world upside down? can you betray fate? Donnie is a superhero because he sacrifices himself, betraying fate and thereby saving Gretchen.

There is definitely a point to Donnie Darko... several actually.

THe scene where Noah and Drew mention Donnie shows that they understand Donnie, while few others if any do. They represent a strong bond between teachers and student (which is ironic because Drew is fired from her job... this means the system doesnt work).

Overall the movie is about Donnie's adventure to find truth in the world... what is the meaning of life? and death? its very philosophical. what happens when you turn the world upside down? can you betray fate? Donnie is a superhero because he sacrifices himself, betraying fate and thereby saving Gretchen.

There is logo for Sparkle Motion, but it is on the DVD. I don't know how, but I plan to make some t-shirts and sell them on ebay.

There you go.

Donnie Darko is sheer genius. Anyone who doesn't agree, is too immersed in the illusion of the culture to see outside his/her limited perceptual sphere.

There is logo for Sparkle Motion, but it is on the DVD. I don't know how, but I plan to make some t-shirts and sell them on ebay.

There you go.

Donnie Darko is sheer genius. Anyone who doesn't agree, is too immersed in the illusion of the culture to see outside his/her limited perceptual sphere.

hey CRAP

What kind of movies do you like? because, if you think this is for kids and people who don't think, i would really like to see a movie that you watch and like. and, what kinds of movies are you showing your kids? because, i really hope its not the matrix and memento, or they are going to be very bored and confused.

What IS Sparkle Motion???? someone teeeell me!!! zviper2040@yahoo

Okay. I think the scene with Noah Wyle and Drew Barrymore was just a "That Donnie Darko, what a joke" type thing. I did'nt really think there was much to it other than that...
When i first saw Donnie Darko, I was like...WOW...i couldnt stop thinking about it. I love the whole movie theater scene with Frank and Donnie.
Also, in the deleted scenes, Drew Barymore is handing out a new book for the class to read. Then she whispers in Donnie's ear "Maybe you and Frank can read this together". What the hell was that about?

If anybody would like to take time and email me an overview of the whole movie in an actual way I understand I would deeply appreciate it.

I have so many questions left, like:
How was Donnie seeing Frank? Frank was a regular person at the end...so...what the heck?

-Thanks

crap you are fucking ignorant

"purposely mixed up viewers to think that there was a story line" ????? are you fucking kidding me?
you think that richard kelly just starting writing and then at the end just made some shit up for no reason?
and youre calling others thirteen year old's?????

First of all this movie, in my opinion was freaky wierd. It was good on some levels but really a mmm... terrible film. I agree with CRAP that it is over rated, but not on the same level as the Matrix. the first Matrix was good, both for action scenes and other stuff, but the second two were horrable and in no way matched up to the first one. donnie was a really screwed up kid and the whole movie followed his lead. My friend that im talking to says what im saying is complete BS. but that could be b/c he loved the movie. My opinion is based off of seeing it once and missing the first 15 min. but the last part of the movie was still freaky weird.

If memory serves, Noah & Drew have their chat after Donnie gets in trouble with Mrs. (Miss?) Farmer. My guess is that Noah & Drew just heard where Donnie said that Mrs. Farmer can stick her assignment and are amused (even Mr. Darko could barely suppress a chuckle!) Their tone seemed to me a bit like "Still waters run deep, eh?"
Great movie, well worth multiple viewings.
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To compare donnie darko and the matrix is like opening the window and announcing to the world how big of an idiot troll you are.

Crap and threee ts need to spend more time and effort on the things they like and less on spreading their thin opinions on movies they've probably only heard about or couldn't possibly begin to comprehend.