36. The Budget
In our day and age of multi-million dollar franchises its refreshing to be able to say that Donnie Darko was made for around $4.5million. Its quite substantial for a rather small indie but still a feat in filmmaking. The movie feels like so much more and with its cinematic excellence made great use of the budget. It proves that films dont need such ridiculous budgets, and that more indies should be given the benefit of the doubt.
37. Under The Milky Way
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Q6nKP10j4s
38. So Many Genres
Donnie Darko is so unique it seamlessly blends genres with ease; sci-fi, fantasy, crime, comedy, noir, they all feed into the machine. It's a brave and cultish world Kelly creates and one that should be applauded. He took so many risks and it's scary to think it almost never made it.
39. The Smurfs Scene
Whats the point of living if you dont have a dick? In a comic scene the guys shoot glass bottles whilst discussing the Smurfs. Kelly throws in the laughs yet as always theres deeper meaning going on. Life is the major conundrum debated and the meaning of it, the teens go into depth in a childish, macho way yet the anxieties ooze out. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uyOCndWcgUo
40. Quotes:
Someone oughta write that bitch.