At the start of the movie it immediatly becomes aparent that Donnie Darko has issues. He begins having visions of a giant bunny rabbit named Frank. Frank tells Donnie to do various tasks and Donnie obeys him because, "I have to do what he says! I have to or he'll leave and I'll be all alone!"
Donnie: I made a new friend today.
Dr Thurman: Real or imaginary?
Donnie: Imaginary.
As the movie progresses Donnie makes a new friend,Gretchen, who becomes his girlfriend. The mysterious Robert "Grandma Death" Sparrow who he looks to for information on Frank and the philosophies of time travel that he suggests.
Donnie Darko is a movie that is by turns funny,
Donnie: My parents didn't get me what I wanted for Christmas.
Dr Thurman: What did you want?
Donnie: Hungry Hungry Hippos
Dr Thurman: And how did you feel, being denied these hungry, hungry hippos?
Donnie: Regret.
and poingant and memorable.
Donnie: Dear Roberta Sparrow, I have reached the end of your book and... there are so many things that I need to ask you. Sometimes I'm afraid of what you might tell me. Sometimes I'm afraid that you'll tell me that this is not a work of fiction. I can only hope that the answers will come to me in my sleep. I hope that when the world comes to an end, I can breathe a sigh of relief, because there will be so much to look forward to.
Donnie: Okay. But you're not listening to me. There are other things that need to be taken into account here. Like the whole spectrum of human emotion. You can't just lump everything into these two categories and then just deny everything else!
I won't tell you any more about it because you should see it for yourself. SO GO WATCH IT!
