Jim Emerson, the editor of Roger Ebert’s new Web site, here offers an intriguing psychosexual reading of Donnie Darko. You see, Donnie has feelings for his sister. Ahhhh, that explains everything!
Time Travel as a Metaphorical Delusion Stemming from Incestuous Inclinations
26 Oct 2004
Permanent link: http://www.culturesnob.net/2004/10/time-travel-as-a-metaphorical/
Posted by Culture Snob on Tuesday, October 26, 2004.
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