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Comment on Too Smart by Moses Reid

Moses Reid — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:00:59 +0000

Hi. I’ll get to the point.
I’m 18, right now.
This caught my attention,
my score was 187, at 6 is when I took the test.
I have ambitions in science, and writing.
But, like you, I cruised through my work without effort, I also was inconsistent with attendance, and even now do great things outside of school, while leaving high school behind.
The similar work ethic scares me, because your story does not have a happy ending.
I left the gifted program to join IB hoping for a challenge, but not before joining gifted arts for a year, because I could. Now I’m in boring high-school (I live alone so I took a year off to work).
You’re older than me, I want to know what you think.
Respond if you’d like to talk.

Comment on Donnie Darko – An Interpretation by Alma

Alma — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 20:39:43 +0000

I really enjoyed reading this. While watching the film the first time, I thought it might be about two different universes but I couldn’t completely understand why Donnie’s death was so important. After reading this though, everything makes sense now. I wish they would have included some of the quotes in the movie that you used here because then it might have made more sense.

Comment on What’s so bad about cubicles? by Janie W

Janie W — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 11:33:09 +0000

I also came upon this when I was researching whether or not I had the worst cubical situation in the world. I am a technology worker. I share a low-walled, meant for two people cubicle with three people. I sit in the middle. Not a glimmer of natural light. I have an auto-immune disease — I catch everything and they both have kids. I’m sick for the 5th time in six and half months. Loud talking, smelly food, chewing on ice…. not to mention curry smells from adjacent cubicles. And what do I read this month? That I should be glad I am not housed on campus where my employer can wake me in the middle of the night and put me to work so that some fat cat miles higher up the company chain can make his deadline and thus get his big bonus.

Comment on Donnie Darko – An Interpretation by Amanda

Amanda — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 02:11:16 +0000

Last sentence well said. I believe some of the points you made here, but telekenesis? Not so sure. Some other points you made also seemed unproven. Like the other characters knew “the world” was going I end. Even though it really different. But thank you for clearing some things up for me.

Comment on Only people who have blogs, read blogs by NEX-5

NEX-5 — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 19:31:55 +0000

Nagyon szerettem volna küldeni egy kis szót köszönetet mondani nektek a fantasztikus pontokat írunk ezen az oldalon. Saját időigényes internetes keresést a végén beváltása rendkívül jó ötletek cseréjét az én cimborák. Én d hangot, hogy sokan a látogatók valóban rendkívül felruházva, hogy létezik egy jelentős közösség oly sok szép egyének hasznos pontokat. Úgy érzem, nagyon szerencsés, hogy használják a weboldal, és várom, hogy oly sok más szórakoztató pillanatokat az olvasást. Köszönöm ismét egy csomó dolgot.

Comment on Anti-Social Society by layla

layla — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 19:15:08 +0000

I’m sorry you hate people so much, but I doubt that is the case.
The problem is that in this society we are basically forced to act a certain way which align with society’s expectations. Older and more mature people are supposed to able to initiate conversations and mingle.. not everyone is the same.. for those that believe there is something wrong with them, which really is just a difference in personality characteristics, choose drugs for their “problem”.The thing is that there probably wasn’t really a problem in the first place.

Comment on No Girls Allowed! by Bree

Bree — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 14:30:32 +0000

I’ve played WoW for the past 6 years, and I consider myself a pretty decent WoW player for 6 years. Guilds who DON’T want girls in the guild, well, that’s just plain out stupid. That would be like the opposite saying guys aren’t allowed into a guild. Girls have every right to join whatever Guild they want.

Comment on Donnie Darko – An Interpretation by Connie

Connie — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 01:34:40 +0000

I love this interpretation. It opens the mind. The movie is pretty deep and I love the fact that someone has taken the time to give another view point that is different from everything else I have read.

Comment on Donnie Darko – An Interpretation by Willow

Willow — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 13:55:54 +0000

The only moment which was truly bemusing was my attempt to discern the paradox which Tim stated above mentioning the the jet engine (Artifact).
When Donnie traveled back in time theoretically the artifact could not have fallen out of the sky from nowhere since the jet engine which crushed Donnie existed in the tangent universe and as such could not exist in the primary universe once the tangent world had ended…
The existence of a tangent universe IS in itself a logical paradox which speculates that in order for it to manifest it must travel through a vector in time/space at the speed of light, it would be crucial in postulating whether the jet engine was in fact a major plot hole based on a lacking of understanding in astrophysics or if it was an attempt at creating the Einstein-Rosen Bridge theory which was alluded to when Donnie spoke to the science teacher…it may even be that the Director/Writer interpreted this as a means of perpetuating that it HAD to occur in order for the tangent universe to collapse and the primary universe to resume from the moment that it split. This movie presents major theories on time/space travel which essentially are hard to understand even with most intelligent people but logically speaking, and in my opinion Tim is correct in saying the jet engine (The Artifact) is quintessentially a looping paradox which suggests that, in a slightly off-handed way, the tangent universe has to still exist otherwise the artifact would not be present in the primary universe. This theorizes that Frank MAY have actually been lying to Donnie as a result leading up to such a scenario (Both universes existing [parallel universes]) In its own manner of conveyance the movie can easily suggest to the audience that just as everything went right in the primary universe that all things in the tangent would exist for Donnie as a reality, idealizing that Donnie dying in the primary universe was a result of Donnie’s selves perhaps meeting in some way at one time in the same universe(s).
Either way it gives me a bad headache but the movie is wonderful in its way of making people think. Not many movies attempt to make the audience interpret things as hard as this, and Donnie Darko is a true masterpiece of cinema.
Another note:
I know that a good amount of people will iterate that the tangent universe was a reality but the manipulation of time to the beginning of when the primary universe paused still perpetuates the logical conclusion that the jet engine was merely a means of conveyance as the Director/Writer wanted it to be, although it is illogical in a manner that reversing time would result in the Artifact (Future/Tangent Universe) NEVER existing prior to the Tangent Scenario as such its a really big problem with me to be honest since there’s a few reasons behind this flaw:
1.lacking in understanding of time/space and tangent/parallel universes
2.Looping paradox
3.The ending was left BROADLY WIDE OPEN there isn’t a way to narrow it down even when giving it the singular label of science-fiction (Sorry you just cant do it, there are too many causalities which can lead into multiple interpretations [which is probably why the director/writer made it this way, they didnt want us to think it was a cult/emo film but a science fiction which actually makes you think])
Anyways enough said, come what may i still love this movie.
one more addition to my final comment:
Every science-fiction movie/show which employs the use of a wormhole or Einstein-Rosen Bridge to portray inter-universal travel is inaccurate since Einstein AND Rosen themselves never considered the idea of passing an object through the bridge larger than the size of an electron, so to be “frank” about it, the whole deal with passing The Artifact into the primary universe or Time Traveling using the Einstein-Rosen Bridge goes against both THEIR equations (since they never theorized passing objects larger than electrons through this bridge) AND Schwarzschild’s work on solving Einsteins equations [circa 1916]
(see also ‘Einsteinian causality’)

Comment on Donnie Darko – An Interpretation by Grace

Grace — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 21:09:01 +0000

Excellent analysis, thank you! And for everyone who seems to denouce the psuedo-science aspect of this analysis, the fictional book “philosophy of time travel” is shown and referenced several times throughout the course of the theatrical film and then throughout the director’s cut. It has been made somewhat explicit that said book is canon to the film. Whether you want to interpret the material differently or not, is fine, but it is silly to just say that the pseudo-science it stupid. It is an integral part of the film.

Comment on Donnie Darko – An Interpretation by Christian

Christian — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 01:26:11 +0000

I share the same question that many others here do. That is, why the mug is that jet engine there the second time around? I understand how it got there, but if an artifact from the future enters the Primary Universe, then this signifies a rift which will, once again, lead to the end of the world.
One of the mistakes I believe a lot of people are making is that they see the jet engine as the cause of the Tangent Universe when Philosophy of Time Travel states it is “the first sign.”
Here is my best explanation, but even I don’t believe it.

Donnie is not supposed to die the first time. He is supposed to live so he can not only save the world, but bring personal redemption or condemnation to the people of the town (Dreams). His 28 days in the Tangent Universe are used to touch the lives he needs to and realize his own destiny. He does this despite his own ignorance because of Frank’s guidance. Once his mission in the Tangent Universe is complete, he must go back to the point where the Tangent Universe is created and stop it from forming. He can do this since he can “do anything he wants.” But, since he is a product of the very thing he must stop, he has to kill himself. He, being the Living Receiver, cannot exist in the Primary Universe. I submit that the jet engine that kills him is not from the future. It is not from the plane containing his mother and sister. It is, instead, from some random plane flying overhead. Perhaps he chose to bring about his own death in same way the rift was first signified to satisfy an ironic sense of humor. He saves the world with the very thing that threatened to destroy it. Perhaps that is why he is laughing with such satisfaction before it strikes his home. This may beg the question, why then, did his mom’s plane crash in the Tangent Universe since it appears neither her, nor Samantha experience the “Dreams.” Firstly, just because their dreams are not confirmed does not mean they don’t exist. Secondly, it could have been watching the plane crash in the distance that gives Donnie the idea and helps him realize his final task.

That was really long, but as I typed it, I became more and more convinced of my own correctness. Interpretation lies with the receiver rather than the sender anyway. Hope that helps!

Comment on What’s so bad about cubicles? by Cubitonomaton

Cubitonomaton — Sun, 24 Jul 2011 06:12:45 +0000

Found this article when searching for proof that I do not work in the worst environment humanly possible. Now I hate you. hahahaha! Kidding, of course. Really though, I wish corporations and call centers realized what they put people through with the short walls and lack of personal space. I never had “anxiety” symptoms in my life until I worked in a call center where, no lie, everyone is forced to share a long desk with another person and the only way to pretend you have your own space is to turn and face the end of the cube with your back completely to the other person. Good luck if you get stuck with someone chatty, smelly, rude, unprofessional, messy, or who eats gross things at their desk. Have fun sitting next to the office busy-body who knows everyone’s business and feels it necessary to share with you daily for hours. Down with sharing cubicles! Up with taller walls! Cube workers of the world UNITE! lolz

Comment on Donnie Darko – An Interpretation by Jacob

Jacob — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 01:56:14 +0000

Question about frank. His name is repeated a few times throughout the movie. At the start, right after the crash donnie’s dad tells his mom while in bed about how this guy “frankie” was in high school and seemed cursed to die. What frankie were they talking about?

Later, the pedophile mentioned a frank who was lost to fear due to his searching for love in all the wrong places. What frank was that talking about? Is it all the same frank? Is it perhaps three generations of franks ie. Frank, franks father and franks father father before me?

The movie starts with donnie’s sister looking like she just had sex with frank, the religious theme in this movie is very against premarital sex could that be the searching for love in all the wrong places? Is frank doomed to die even though Donnie will no longer be shooting him as punishment for his sexual indiscretion against god?

Comment on Web development sucks by Dman

Dman — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 14:49:05 +0000

Been doing this for a few years now and can say it does truly suck. You have no life because you worry to much about the latest designs and technologies designing and building for others. At this point I really don’t care anymore, not possible. I am ready to develop and maintain my own site at this point to try and generate some real money. Why waste time building this stuff for little to no money. I would enjoy cutting grass at a golf course or doing just a regular 9-5 type of job. By the way this is a great venting site for programmers.

Comment on Donnie Darko – An Interpretation by bitsbite

bitsbite — Sat, 25 Jun 2011 20:54:19 +0000

An alternative explanation:

Donnie has a lame life, he goes to bed.
He proceeds to have a heart failure or something like that and enters a temporary coma en-route to death. His body is now paralyzed, his subconscious is acutely aware of his imminent death and his conscious mind is racing to find meaning in his seemingly pointless life.

The entire movie is his struggle to come to terms with death.
That is to say the tangent universe exists in his mind alone.

This idea stems from the movie Waking Life, which is also excellent.

The girlfriend, the pedophile, frank, the engine, the fat girl with a crush on him, the schizophrenia itself, the philosophy of time travel and the reaction to his death are all constructs of his lucid dream state. As far as I can see this explains every detail in the movie and does away with all the pseudo science.

Try watching the movie again with this idea in mind…
Everything adds up, specifically his psychological battle and all of the unlikely coincidences.

He tries to convince himself that the alienation and lack of love in his life was forgivable and to discredit the truth that his life was based on fear. Finally he sets himself up as hero and victim of circumstance, allowing him to die happily in his delusions.

In fact if you watch the movie from this perspective it makes for an honest, dark and thorough character study.