Where the film landed for you

Not that simple

You refused the line, and kept refusing it.

Three or more cards you would not place at all. You are being sent to the principal’s office, which is where the film’s hero ends up for the same answer. "There are other things that need to be taken into account here, like the whole spectrum of human emotion." The line survives the film. Donnie’s objection does too.

In the film: Donnie Darko, in Kitty Farmer’s class - and again at the assembly, with a microphone.

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Your cards against the page’s reading

The seven cards, as the Fear–Love line places them. Take the cards to see your own placements drawn beneath.

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  1. 1 Ling Ling finds a wallet Page: Not that simple
  2. 2 Donnie floods the school Page: toward Fear
  3. 3 "I doubt your commitment to Sparkle Motion!" Page: Fear
  4. 4 "I think you’re the fucking Antichrist." Page: toward Love
  5. 5 "They’re placebos." Page: toward Love
  6. 6 "One day everything’s going to be better for you." Page: toward Love
  7. 7 Donnie stays in bed Page: Not that simple

The comparison names moments from the ending.

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