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I've watched a lot of horror movies and none of them came anywhere close to scaring me. It's too easy to remember that they're not real. Donnie Darko however ha
by mrob 11y ago
I've watched a lot of horror movies and none of them came anywhere close to scaring me. It's too easy to remember that they're not real. Donnie Darko however has scenes I'd call "philosophically scary", and knowing it's not real does nothing to lessen the impact. Despite not being officially horror I found it more horrifying than any horror movie.
- eli_gottlieb 11y agoWhat do you mean? Isn't it just a time-travel movie?
- mrob 11y agoThe precognition scene with the forward trails specifically. Makes it harder to ignore the question of free will (which is the only sane thing to do).
- Retric 11y agoThere is a sliding scale of time travel, but in general the idea can quickly get freaky. Even just viewing the past can be disturbing as it breaks some privacy concepts, aka camera that can see into anyone’s homes or future crime. Going to the outer edge starts to get really freaky especially if you start getting into the head of the main character.