A reader
named Tuomo writes:
“I
just watched Donnie
Darko Director's
Cut. This movie goes right there with Mulholland
Drive as one of the scariest movies I have seen. Not scary in the sense of primal
fear, but existential fear that makes you
question your whole idea of the world around you. And these stories make a
great use of the movie as a medium to portray such ideas. I would love to hear
your thoughts about Donnie Darko,
and maybe recommendations of other movies in this genre.”
Tuomo, thank you for a great question. Donnie Darko is actually one of my
all-time favorite films, and I agree with you completely about the vibe of “existential fear.” Mulholland Drive is in that camp definitely, as are Lost Highway and Inland Empire.
I admire Donnie Darko so much in part because of that
intellectual basis for the horror. I also love it because it doesn't spoon-feed us answers. It’s
a film that I have returned to over and over again, and always find fascinating.
I’ll review it right here on the blog a week from tomorrow (Friday, November 16th) , so stay tuned.
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