Donnie Darko

This is honestly one of my favorite movies of all time but because of the complexity. There are so many different ways to interpret the story and the ending, and i've heard so many opinions on the plot. I saw someone on Reddit say it was about aliens and i don't know how to feel about that haha. Anyway, here's my interpretation (SPOILERS): I see the entire movie as an allegory for Christ, Donnie obviously being the Christ figure. As the movie starts with Donnie avoiding his death, he creates a tangent universe in which the events of the movie ensue. In the Bible it is thought that before his crucification, Jesus prophesies all the past, present, and future sins of humanity that he is dying for. Through Franks help, Donnie is able to reveal sins such as Cunningham. He's able to see what the future hold for his sisters; his little sister making it to dance regionals and his other sister being accepted to Harvard. As Donnie struggles to realize what is happening to him, he uncovers the truth of the tangent universe he created, and knows what has to happen. Frank guides him through the actions of closing the tangent universe, and instead of leaving that night, Donnie stays in his room and is crushed and killed by the jet engine, closing the tangent reality and effectively saving the real universe by sacrificing himself. At the very end of the movie, we see Cunningham awake in his bed, seemingly struggling with guilt which leads me to believe that characters in the real universe still hold some memories or feelings of what happened in the tangent universe.  Another interpretation i love is that Donnie was given a second chance at life, to experience love (Gretchen), his first kiss, tragic loss, and to see the futures of his siblings (dance/Harvard). Although i have no idea how Frank fits in to this lol.