Donnie Darko (Psychological Thriller)

Donnie Darko is a psychological thriller. The story line is deliberately woven together to confuse the audience and make them think about each element of the film. It is a psychological thriller because it tries to make the audience think the main character (Donnie Darko) is going insane, when in fact he has a bigger concept on reality than the rest of the characters.

Scene from Donnie Darko

There is little violence in the film, however, the violence which is portrayed in the film is directly linked to the story.

The costumes and sets to the film are all generally dark and mysterious to reflect the story line and the personality of the main character. For example, the costume of the character that you originally think is Donnie's imaginary friend has a very disturbing rabbit costume. this creates fear and suspense in the audience.