Few films have been as hotly debated, discussed, and dissected as "Donnie Darko." Richard Kelly's first feature began stirring the conversational pot when it premiered at the 2001 Sundance Film Festival, where it perplexed and delighted audiences in almost equal measure. It opened in theaters on October 26 of that year, less than two months after the events of September 11, making its morbid story and apocalyptic imagery eerily relevant.

Despite earning critical praise, audiences stayed away, undoubtedly hesitant to watch a film revolving around a plane crash so soon after 9/11 made that scenario a frightening reality. Yet it quickly won a cult following that persists to this day, as diehard fans and new converts alike find themselves pondering over its various themes and meanings, especi

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