The Dead Rabbit Killed Me
Donnie Darko is a very good movie. If nothing else, it’s moving and personal for me.
Some of those impressions is summed up in the ending soundtrack, just before the titles, called Mad World. It’s a cover, but the original does not even compare to this.
The music is slow, just a solo piano, and the lyrics don’t tell a story. The song just paints a picture, different aspects of the same picture from different viewpoints.
By the way, this same version of the song (by Gary Jules) was used in a Gears of War teaser (called “Mad World”. Do’h!)
If you happen to watch this movie, you’ll know why rabbits are the most terrifying animals! They are basically white (or gray) fluffy alligators! (Of course, no one needs any more proof after Monty Python and the Holy Grail, but that’s a whole other story.)
