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Donnie Darko - w/ Liz & A Movie on Teen A(ngst)gnosticism
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MOVIE DISCUSSION:
Liz & A Movie: Instagram / YouTube / Letterboxd
Liz from Liz & A Movie (and Court from The B-Movie Critics Podcast!) join Melvin to discuss one of his old-school favorites: Donnie Darko! They get into the drama, the angst, and everything in between!
Topics:
- Melvin asks Liz & Court a few questions about their movie tastes, as well as learns about their reticence for "super boys".
- Donnie Darko produces a lot of deep feelings, even if a lot of the film is hard to understand.
- Melvin's rewatch was surreal, and he shares why he thinks it impacted him so much.
- Donnie Darko plays with a mix of genres, tones, and characters, and this narrative fragmentation builds a picture of Donnie's confused world.
- Contrasting the loneliness of Donnie and the loneliness of Cherita.
- The passage of time, time travel, and change are all ideas at play within Donnie Darko.
- A lot of Donnie Darko starts to explore dynamics of predestination.
- Melvin recalls the explanation for the movie Richard Kelly provided with regards to all of the weird, paranormal, timey-wimey stuff that happens in the film... and it's as bonkers as you think it is (and also not that important!).
Recommendations:
- Late Night with the Devil (2023) (Movie)
- Dark (2017) (Series)
- Twisters (2024) (Movie)
- Chronicle (2012) (Movie)
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