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Philosophy within Donnie Darko
Summary: This essay is about the philosophy found in the movie Donnie Darko. I put alot of research into this including watching all the behind the scenes footage which took hours. I recieved an 'A' on this paper for my Philosophy 2 class.
In the movie Donnie Darko a jet engine from the future crashes into Donnie's bedroom and starts a parallel world which will end in twenty eight days. Donnie's sister, Elizabeth, gets dropped off by her boyfriend, Frank, seconds before the jet engine lands in Donnie's room. Donnie was not hurt in this freak accident because he was called outside during his sleep by a giant rabbit named Frank. (And as the movie continues Donnie gets farther and farther away from his house every time he sleep walks. This shows Donnie's feelings about leaving home.) Frank tells Donnie, "Im here to save you because the world is coming to an end; twenty-eight days, six hours, forty-two minutes, twelve seconds." The relation that both characters' names are Frank is not an accident. Frank the giant rabbit is a premonition from the future. Frank, Elizabeth's boyfriend, dresses as a scary giant...
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