Liam returns this time with a review of Chris Fisher’s S. Darko. Ed
When I was living and working in the Big Smoke around 2004, a regular haunt of mine was a cinema off Leicester Square called the Prince Charles. The affordability and enthusiasm of the staff and the audience maintained a level of energy that I have rarely experienced in a cinema in a city.
One night I was intrigued to see Donnie Darko, a film that was so close to some of the experiences I was having in life that I was stunned.
With the release of S. Darko on DVD, director Chris Fisher has assembled a piece of work that continues the character elements and formula that makes the impossibility of time travel seem like child-play.
However, much like Donnie Darko, this is a film that opens up the mind and allows the concepts of extremism to appear. When at times the subtleness of the story can be alarming to follow as a narrative, it teaches endless possibilities that at the end, all become complete.
Yet, the lead character of Samantha played by Daveigh Chase is the rising star who saves the film from being a bad or shallow copy, of the original.
I would find it is a case that to analyse or explore the concept of explaining S. Darko as difficult as biting my own teeth.
Once again, like the original this is a cult film that is absolutely essential for anyone who requires assistance in taking on a challenging DVD.
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