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Originally Posted by urgeok2
i never heard anyone say that - ever ..
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so yeah - i understand how a single film can be extremely important to people - especially if you consider what their history with film might have been until that point.
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Well you're lucky then. Around here I heard it constantly. In fact it was the sole reason why I never saw the movie for years. 99 times out of 100 when so many people are saying "It's the most amazing movie I've seen. OMG it changed my life," it's probably not quite that good. Don't believe me? They're making Spiderman 4 AND 5. I shouldn't have to elaborate any further than that.
I'm not talking about a movie making you take the leap from mainstream movies to more serious films. [Not to insinuate that I even remotely think that Donnie Darko would be put in the latter category anyways.] I'm talking about people saying that it changed their life. That Donnie Darko actually changed how they look at life and made them re-evaluate their own philosophies and attitudes. I mean, Donnie Darko was basically a Twilight Zone episode. I don't see the "depth" and "deep meaning" that people heap onto the film.
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Originally Posted by neverending
I also don't understand calling Donnie Darko a sci-fi movie. Is it because a jet engine falls on their house? I don't get it.
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It's not sci-fi in terms of aliens bursting out of chests or laser guns going "PEW PEW PEW," but it's most definitely sci-fi; just set in modern times. If time travel doesn't fit into the broad genre of sci-fi, I don't know what does.