Donnie Darko Film Analysis

The movie Donnie Darko by Richard Kelly shows how existential life really is. Donnie Darko was a young boy who was living in a tangent universe. He was reliving his life over and over again until he finally dies the way that was predetermined for him. Frank the rabbit was sent to make sure that he chose the right decision instead of having to repeat in a whole other universe. Donnie experienced the tragedy that happened because he chose not to follow the pre decided path. In the end he made the right choice in order to save the lives of everyone around him. Donnie Darko is an existential movie because it addresses the idea of a tangent universe and how life is predetermined. In the movie Donnie has been reliving the same period of time over and over again. For example there was an air plane that had been dropped on the house and no one knew where it was from. But eventually we realize that Donnie is living in a tangent universe which is where the jet has fallen from. The jet was from the plane that his mom and sister were on. Eventually the audience was given the hint that the tangent universe
Donnie’s life was predetermined for him he was told that he would be killed by that jet engine falling on him in the middle of the night. But in order for him to understand his life is predetermined the tangent universe is created to make sure he is in bed the night the jet falls on his bed. Another existential movie is The Martian by Any weir. This movie is considered existential because it makes you have to think about the ways you can survive on a planet that doesn’t have anything you need to live on it. While his crew member thought he died they had really just abandoned him. Watney had to find away to get in contact with earth in order to be saved and brought back to