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What was the ultimate message of Donnie Darko? Richard Kelly’s 2001 cult classic starring Jake Gyllenhaal introduced the world to an edgy combination of teen angst, giant rabbit hallucinations, and time travel. It tells the story of troubled teenager Donnie Darko who is tasked with saving the universe. So for all its confusion and ambiguity and humanoid rabbits, what major takeaways did Donnie leave us with?
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00:00 What is the ultimate message of Donnie Darko?
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