Post by DarkoFan on Apr 8, 2004 16:49:29 GMT -5
IIVII – Let me assure you that comprehension is not the issue. Because I disagree with you does mean that I don’t understand what you are saying. But thank you for your last post. I’m glad to see that you have finally coming around to my way of thinking. While we have been quibbling over small details, my point in every posting has been, and will continue to be that there can be more than one interpretation of the events in the movie.
It sounds like you are referring to the part of the interview where Richard Kelly says, “You can interpret the ending in two ways. That when he's in bed, he's laughing because he thinks it's all a dream, and he's just going to roll over and go to sleep because he thinks it's all a dream. Or he's laughing because he's enlightened because he's seen the potential, and he's had a vision, and he's accepted…. He's had a religious experience. And that's greater and better than anything that we could comprehend. So, ultimately, I hope that it would be about enlightenment, more than anything else.”
That sounds remarkably like what I said in my very first post, which was that “my interpretation of this movie has changed a lot after seeing it so many times and after reading other people’s ideas on this site. While I like my interpretation of the story, I also understand that the writer/director purposefully leaves some things open to discussion and says as much in his commentary.” My next post said “To answer your question of whether or not I am debating that the tangent universe is a dream, I am not. I believe that you could interpret the movie as a dream or as events that actually happened.” As far as enlightenment, I also said earlier, “I never denied the impact of religion on this film and I don’t think it’s anything specific to your theory.” And it is not. Whether or not you believe that the events in the story actually happened or were a dream, it would be hard to deny that Donnie realizes he is not alone (IMHO the whole point of the movie) and that God is helping to guide us through our lives.
One last question (it’s really rhetorical, so you don’t have to answer it)… Am I correct in saying that you are interpreting the above quote (keeping in mind that I just delineated how it mirrored what I’ve been saying) actually lends credence to the aspects of the movie we have been debating (namely that Donnie didn’t have to die at the end, he chose to kill himself to move on to something better, and the jet engine was brought into this world from Donnie’s dream via a Buddhist mind trick?)
It doesn’t matter. Although it took until the very last sentence of your very last post to get you to concede that there were other interpretations of the movie besides yours, I am glad that you have finally seen the light.
P.S. as far as your sig, it’s very flattering that you would do that for me, although I would suggest that it’s a little too late
It sounds like you are referring to the part of the interview where Richard Kelly says, “You can interpret the ending in two ways. That when he's in bed, he's laughing because he thinks it's all a dream, and he's just going to roll over and go to sleep because he thinks it's all a dream. Or he's laughing because he's enlightened because he's seen the potential, and he's had a vision, and he's accepted…. He's had a religious experience. And that's greater and better than anything that we could comprehend. So, ultimately, I hope that it would be about enlightenment, more than anything else.”
That sounds remarkably like what I said in my very first post, which was that “my interpretation of this movie has changed a lot after seeing it so many times and after reading other people’s ideas on this site. While I like my interpretation of the story, I also understand that the writer/director purposefully leaves some things open to discussion and says as much in his commentary.” My next post said “To answer your question of whether or not I am debating that the tangent universe is a dream, I am not. I believe that you could interpret the movie as a dream or as events that actually happened.” As far as enlightenment, I also said earlier, “I never denied the impact of religion on this film and I don’t think it’s anything specific to your theory.” And it is not. Whether or not you believe that the events in the story actually happened or were a dream, it would be hard to deny that Donnie realizes he is not alone (IMHO the whole point of the movie) and that God is helping to guide us through our lives.
One last question (it’s really rhetorical, so you don’t have to answer it)… Am I correct in saying that you are interpreting the above quote (keeping in mind that I just delineated how it mirrored what I’ve been saying) actually lends credence to the aspects of the movie we have been debating (namely that Donnie didn’t have to die at the end, he chose to kill himself to move on to something better, and the jet engine was brought into this world from Donnie’s dream via a Buddhist mind trick?)
It doesn’t matter. Although it took until the very last sentence of your very last post to get you to concede that there were other interpretations of the movie besides yours, I am glad that you have finally seen the light.
P.S. as far as your sig, it’s very flattering that you would do that for me, although I would suggest that it’s a little too late
