Personal understanding of Donnie Darko's ending

Christiana 2022-03-19 09:01:02

The first time an engine (sacred object) hit the roof was a sign of the appearance of an offline universe.
Why do you say this? Refer to the last sentence of Chapter 4 Dream, the Lord said that everything has a reason.
But the first time was not in accordance with the normal rules. It was an accident that led to the appearance of the offline universe. As a result, FRANK awakened Darko, let him escape the disaster temporarily, and guided him to return the holy artifact.
Later, DARKO did the same, using his fourth-dimensional power to return the holy object to its original location (that is, smashed on the roof of DARKO's house). At this time, the offline universe was closed on time, and the original universe returned to the "forked road". Starting point, continue to run in the original direction.
At this time, the original universe has already met the last sentence of the fourth chapter of the dream. The Lord said that everything has a reason. (The engine hitting the roof was transported by DARKO with the fourth-dimensional power in the offline universe. This is why it appeared.)
At the same time , it was sent back to the original according to the last sentence of the second chapter Artifact and Living. The "sacred objects" of the universe are often regarded as religious totems, because their appearance on the earth completely violates the logic of causality (actually, there is already causal logic at this time). And the dream in Chapter 4 said that the "sacred object" itself is the only physical evidence of its existence, and everything else has been wiped out in the offline universe. It can be inferred that the offline universe has been shut down. At this time, the engine was shipped from the offline universe, and the original universe returned to the starting point of the "forked road"-the engine fell on the roof of Darko’s house. There is no offline universe at this time. There is no dead controller FRANK to wake up DARKO. DARKO was killed by the engine that he transported from the offline universe in his sleep, and other people ("accused body" awakened from the offline universe, they will still be entangled by the nightmare, but Most of them don’t remember their previous experiences, and those who retain a little memory will deeply regret their bad behavior in their dreams;-"Chapter 4 Dreams") including Gretchen, who have an inexplicable familiarity with DARKO , The director gave a long shot to illustrate this.

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Donnie Darko quotes

  • [Pommeroy is reading to the class from the 1954 short story "The Destructors" by Graham Greene]

    Karen Pommeroy: "There would be headlines in the papers. Even the grown-up gangs who ran the betting at the all-in wrestling and the Barrow Boys would hear with respect of how Old Misery's house had been destroyed. It was as though this plan had been with him all his life, pondered through the seasons, now in his 15th year crystallized with the pain of puberty." What is Graham Greene trying to communicate with this passage? Why did the children break into Old Misery's House? Joanie?

    Joanie James: They wanted to rob him.

    Karen Pommeroy: Joanie, if you had actually read the short story, which, at a whopping 13 pages, would have kept you up all night, you would know that the children find a great deal of money in the mattress, but they burn it.

  • Gretchen: Um, where do I sit?

    Karen Pommeroy: Sit next to the boy you think is the cutest.

    [the class gasps]

    Karen Pommeroy: Quiet! Let her choose.

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