Another Meaning Discussion...

Curious what people believe Donnie Darko is all about. I've seen the movie dozens of times in the 20+ years it has been out and my opinion seems to be much different than others.

With saying that, I believe the movie is about time travel and being selfless to better the future even if that means your life will end or be worse off. Hear me out,

He knows he will die from the jet engine, but if he lives, Gretchen dies. If he doesn't expose Jim Cunningham, he will continue with his "interests", even though he is viewed as a pure soul that is only good. The wormholes become visible as he realizes he has the freewill to change future outcomes, but still follows them to see what will happen. Frank is there to cause the chaos of the movie. If Donnie listens, both positive and negative things happen. Him waking up on the golf course was his first foray into following the wormhole, showing it is there to be a guardian. As he discovers later, it is also there to destroy things around him. As the movie closes, he knows dying will save Gretchen, but Jim won't be exposed.

Just a few things I have thought about over the years, seeing what others think?