Thursday, August 24, 2006

The Myth of Donald





    This is one scene that I find particularly revealing about Richard Kelly fixation with a search for God, belongs to the script that was used by the cast and crew during the shooting of the film.

    MS. POMEROY
    And when the other rabbits hear of
    Fiver's vision, do they believe him?
    (cough)
    It could be the death of an entire way of
    life, the end of an era.

    DONNIE
    Why should we care?

    MS. POMEROY
    Because the rabbits are us, Donnie.

    DONNIE
    Why should I mourn for a rabbit like it
    was a human?

    MS. POMEROY
    Is the death of one species less tragic
    than another?

    DONNIE
    Of course. A rabbit is not like us. It
    has no history books... it has no
    knowledge of sorrow or regret. I like
    bunnies and all. They're cute... and
    they're horny. And if you're cute and
    horny... then you're probably happy that
    you don't know who you are... or why
    you're even alive. But the only thing I've
    known rabbits to do is have sex as many
    times as possible before they die.


    DONNIE (cont'd)
    There's no point in crying for a dead
    rabbit... who never feared death to begin
    with.

    The class is silent for a moment.

    GRETCHEN
    You're wrong.
    (beat)
    You're wrong about these rabbits. These
    rabbits can talk. They are the product of
    the authors imagination. And he cares for
    them. So we care for them too. We care
    that their home has been destroyed... and
    that their lives are in danger. Otherwise
    ...we've missed the point.

    MS. POMEROY
    But aren't we forgetting the miracle of
    storytelling? The dea ex machina. The god
    machine. That is how the rabbits are saved.Source URL: http://americanendeavor.blogspot.com/2006/08/myth-of-donald_24.html
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