For a movie about imaginary monsters, worm-holes, and time travel, one would expect to hear throughout the film tripped out sonic manipulations of some current Pop techno artist or an involving instrumental of a famous composer. Despite the bizarre description, the movie becomes an increasingly

Perhaps the best example that the movie is a resentful statement towards false belief in the 80’s is the talent show scene. An obviously less popular and “larger” girl performs an interpretive dance symbolizing her Portuguese heritage and is pretty much booed off the stage. The audience, or resentful society, finds her presentation boring and less worthy than it’s proceeding act, a group of 6 blonde, skinny, white, girls dancing to the song “Notorious” by Duran Duran dressed in sparkly and extravagant costumes. The obviously more popular song “Notorious” is coupled with this praise and acceptance the girls receive. The lyrics, “You own the money you control the witness I'll leave you lonely don't monkey with my business you've paid the profits to justify your reasons” implies the whole act is the whole premise that their society is resting on. One that is pretentious and is not what is truly real.

The realistic statements of these “lost” 80’s pop songs convey much of the movie’s moral statements on society. The theme of putting importance in pointing out what is fake and what is real is universal. With its music, Donnie Darko, is and forever will be a very powerful statement on society not only in the 80’s but for all generations.

Another very important scene in the movie is accented by the very maudl

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