Richard Kelly (1) (1975–)

i really like this movie, and the complete inexplicable-ness of it. this prequel comic, written as a lead-up to the movie, doesn't really tell you much more than the movie, and somehow bothers me -- i can't really put my finger on why, but i wasn't all that excited after i read this. the story doesn't seem to deepen with more information, instead the aspects of the movie that seem to really bother some people, the "ooooo, look, we're being weird!", really come through in the graphic novel format. still, i'm glad i read it, and especially that i read it after i saw the movie. had i read it before, i might not have bothered.… (more)

An unreasonably intense teenager is visited by (or hallucinates) a timetraveller in a creepy bunny costume.

It presents itself as a sort of jigsaw puzzle for the audience to solve. For years I thought it was a good movie that I just hadn't figured out yet. Then I found out (from a commentary or some other DVD bonus feature) that the writer/director did not in fact know what was going on. So, it doesn't actually make any sense. Re-watching it yesterday I tried to ignore the puzzle aspects and just enjoy the movie for what it was, but found it impossible. Even knowing there's no solution, I couldn't help trying to figure it out. It's just the nature of the plot; it challenges you to solve a puzzle with no solution. Extremely frustrating.… (more)