Post by wfalcon76 on Mar 27, 2004 22:22:41 GMT -5
I haven't seen anything yet on a Donny Darko site about how Patrick Swayze's character and the teacher tried to shove the 'Love and Fear' theory down the students throats.
My theory is that the characters that Donny expressed love towards were the characters that seemed most content at the end of the movie (i.e., the two teachers in bed; the chubby, Chinese girl) and the two characters that Donny instilled fear - Swayze and the teacher - were the two characters that acted most distraught during the final scene.
Of course, the wild card here is Frank himself. My first inclination is to believe that Donny was afraid of Frank, but the fact that Frank saved Donny's life in the beginning of the film suggests that Frank loved Donny.
Just more speculation on a movie that craves attention from it's viewers.
My theory is that the characters that Donny expressed love towards were the characters that seemed most content at the end of the movie (i.e., the two teachers in bed; the chubby, Chinese girl) and the two characters that Donny instilled fear - Swayze and the teacher - were the two characters that acted most distraught during the final scene.
Of course, the wild card here is Frank himself. My first inclination is to believe that Donny was afraid of Frank, but the fact that Frank saved Donny's life in the beginning of the film suggests that Frank loved Donny.
Just more speculation on a movie that craves attention from it's viewers.
