Is Donnie like Jesus?

[bobsacamano]

With the movie ending, the viewer sees Donnie laughing; now does he know that he will die, or like Donnie's theory on time travel prevent him from knowing. He believes that God has a divine plan for everything (the water spears) so if he has traveled back, whats to say he knows what technically has yet to happen...but if not why is he laughing.
So Donnie knows he is gonna die, and he should know that if he dies, no one else is going to as well....say, you know who else died so that others could live....jesus...which ties in well with Donnie's theory on God's divine plan.
So is Donnie like Jesus? is he accepting his fate...to die? One, he has a prophet to fortells the future for him. Two, Donnie Darko--that sounds like a superheroes name...I'd say Jesus is the greatest superhero of all time. Three...err im not sure...
If God's divine plan is true, only the all mighty would be able to alter the paths of Donnie or anyone else. For Donnie to be able to time travel really transcends him to a higher being, just by the fact that he can do it.

Lemme know what you think, its late, and maybe im way off.

[BeenaBobba]

Hi Bob,

Many people do see Donnie as a character with parellels to Jesus. Both sacrificed their lives so that others could live, although as a Christian, I'd say Jesus's sacrifice was the greatest of all.

John 15:12-13 says that the greatest love of all is to lay down one's life for that of one's friends. That's what Donnie did. When he sent the Artifact back, he did so with the knowledge that without Frank (the Manipulated Dead in the Tangent Universe) to lead him out of the house, there would be a strong chance that he would be in bed (with little or no memories of the Tangent Universe - and thus no memories of the fact that a jet engine was going to crash through his room) and die from the crashing jet engine.

I think God ties into this in that Donnie was able to get the courage to send the Artifact back (and possibly die) because of his finding faith in God. Part of the plot of the movie, I think, is Donnie's search for God. This question is constantly lurking under the surface of the plot. We do know that he was questioning (remember the scene with the psychiatrist where this was brought up?), and we also know that he did find faith (remember when he said that there would be so much to look forward to after death?).

The difference between Jesus and Donnie, besides the obvious, is that Jesus had to die - whereas Donnie probably didn't, i.e., dying had no bearing on Donnie saving the world. As we Christians believe, Jesus died to save people from spiritual death (and to reverse physical death).

Donnie wasn't all-knowing. Basically, he time travelled between the Primary Universe (the "real world") and the Tangent Universe - which was really only time travelling between two parallel worlds. The time was always the same in the Primary Universe, i.e., the time never exceeded Oct. 2nd.

Take care,

Jen

[Manchld]

You're RIGHT! I'm going to write a New New Testement to bring the good news the the masses! :]

[powelllax22]

also somewhere in the bible (john sumthing) it says that the light of the body is the eye and when donnie stabs franks eye light comes out....

[marvin]

Hi ... ok i will try answer ( but please forgive my english -- its quite a little bit difficult to tell smoebodeys personal expressions in a different langueage )!

first: ( and overall ) a discussion about this kind of movie ( above all: this movie ) everytimes reflect evrybodeys contangent -- so if you think about that Donnie is like GOD -- you want so !

second: i belive that the theme about time-travel and physic theory is negigible! Discussing the possibiliety of time-shifting is a never ending story ( like in ny other movie which hadles about this)- since there are never ending possibilitys -- ist a never ening story !
I think the matter of fact that time-travle is a part of the main structure is reduced to the third point!

third: This movie turns about the confusion of teenagers -- whatever is overwhelming/busy you is to show what overwhelms (? überwältigen/beschäftigen) a teenager !

I hope you understand me --- please read it twice !

[Twitchmonkey]

One reason for the parellels between Donnie and Jesus is perhaps because Richard Kelly was influenced by Kranz Kafkas "Metamorphisis" (which is a very good book) and the main character in that book has been compared to Jesus

[cherrybombbaby]

Maybe Donnie is just laughing because he had an hilarious dream about a giant bunny fortelling the end of the world...and he remembers nothing of the tangent universe...

[dontknowaboutme]

At the theater when he is leaving to burn down Jim Cunningham's house you will see it says "The Last Temptation of Christ" as a movie that is showing. While this movie came out in 1988 it is also a hidden meaning. The "Last Temptation of Christ" dealt with Jesus considering not being a savior and leading a normal life.

[Comedyfish]

The last temptation of christ **Spoiler**

Basically if you haven't seen it (and want to know) Jesus, as far as I remember, gets off the cross and doesn't die, then starts having a good old knees up, drinking and shagging etc, however his not dying directly affects loads of people around him so then he realises that 'whoops, that was a mistake' and wishes he had died on the cross afterall.

To which he 'wakes' up and we discover the whole film was in the blink of an eye and he dies after all.

I've always thought it parallels Donnie Darco nicely (and Devil's advocate, come to that)

[bruce]

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