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Title: Dostoyevsky, Donnie Darko and Windmills? Post by: frank on January 01, 2004, 06:47:49 PM Hi there,
I am new to this forum, so i feel i must introduce myself: I am NOT a practicing christian, however I am a great fan of Dostoyesky. In his novel 'The Devils', there are two polemic characters Kirillov & Shatov; Kirillov follows atheism with almost a religious fervour, whilst the religious philosophy of Shatov drifts blindly toward atheism. I identify myself with Kirillov - so maybe there's some hope for me! I am posting here hoping to find an answer to a small puzzle which I have recently been thinking about. One of my favourite movies is "Donnie Darko"; although this film is not considered to be a 'Christian' movie, I think it has massive spiritual overtones. In this film, the main character is given 28 days 6 hours 42 mins and 12 secs to live. Donnie Darko writes on his arm 28:6:42:12. Now, given the religious overtones of the movie I was sure these numbers related to some passage/message in the bible. However, I was disappointed to find that this may not be the case. Thanks for staying with me here, and I am hoping that someone who has studied bibliography can advise me. Maybe I am chasing windmills;maybe I am posting on the wrong forum. Any help appreciated, Adam Title: Re:Dostoyevsky, Donnie Darko and Windmills? Post by: ollie on January 02, 2004, 10:34:17 PM Hi there, Hmmmm! Are you Don Quixote? I am new to this forum, so i feel i must introduce myself: I am NOT a practicing christian, however I am a great fan of Dostoyesky. In his novel 'The Devils', there are two polemic characters Kirillov & Shatov; Kirillov follows atheism with almost a religious fervour, whilst the religious philosophy of Shatov drifts blindly toward atheism. I identify myself with Kirillov - so maybe there's some hope for me! I am posting here hoping to find an answer to a small puzzle which I have recently been thinking about. One of my favourite movies is "Donnie Darko"; although this film is not considered to be a 'Christian' movie, I think it has massive spiritual overtones. In this film, the main character is given 28 days 6 hours 42 mins and 12 secs to live. Donnie Darko writes on his arm 28:6:42:12. Now, given the religious overtones of the movie I was sure these numbers related to some passage/message in the bible. However, I was disappointed to find that this may not be the case. Thanks for staying with me here, and I am hoping that someone who has studied bibliography can advise me. Maybe I am chasing windmills;maybe I am posting on the wrong forum. Any help appreciated, Adam Doestoyevsky was a great writer, but can not help you with "Donnie Darko" and his tattoos. Leave the windmills to Don if you are not him. |