Why are you wearing that stupid man suit? by Genevieve Robey
Genevieve Robey

Why are you wearing that stupid man suit? by

Acrylic on canvas. June 2009. Painted for the Literally Inspired challenge – and won third place!

Film: Donnie Darko
I must admit there was so much about this movie that I didn’t get … but I still thoroughly enjoyed it.

Some excerpts…


Frank tells Donnie that “the world is going to end in 28 days, 6 hours, 42 minutes, and 12 seconds”.


Donnie sees a note on the fridge:
“Frank was here, gone to get beer”


The movie theatre scene:
Donnie: Why do you wear that stupid bunny suit?
Frank: Why are you wearing that stupid man suit?

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Comments

  • skinnyman
    skinnymanalmost 3 years ago

    love that film, as you say there is more to it than meets the eye. the bunny suit is silly by hides darkness. ta for reminding me about this. x

  • It’s a great film isn’t it. Yes, I’ve seen a lot of negative reviews from people saying it was ridiculously unclear etc … but I really liked the fact that there was, as you say, more to it than meets the eye. Glad it gave you a good reminder! x

    – Genevieve Robey

  • charliethetramp
    charliethetrampalmost 3 years ago

    its not a stupid suit its my birthday suit
    its like a halloween alien
    but i like it for some strange reason

  • Really glad you like it! Actually yes, like a Halloween alien. Thanks so much for adding to your favs! It was a strange and fun one to paint : )

    – Genevieve Robey

  • Rex Inkpen
    Rex Inkpenalmost 3 years ago

    hee! it has some of the menace of the original as well…

  • A bit menacing to paint it too .. x

    – Genevieve Robey

  • Andrew Coogan
    Andrew Cooganalmost 3 years ago

    Brilliant!!!

  • Thank you very much. I really enjoy your work.

    – Genevieve Robey

  • Colleen Milburn
    Colleen Milburnalmost 3 years ago

    Terrific work, love the film!!

  • Thanks Colleen!

    – Genevieve Robey

  • NightmareAlice
    NightmareAlicealmost 3 years ago

    Donnie Darko is my all time favorite movie and this piece is absolutely great!

  • Thanks so much … it’s been interesting connecting with other fans of the film.

    – Genevieve Robey

  • aglaia b
    aglaia balmost 3 years ago

    oh i love this movie, this is fantastic. ;-)

  • thanks so much for the fav and comment : )

    – Genevieve Robey

  • mistertrooth
    mistertroothalmost 3 years ago

    That’s a great quote – might use it as the starting point for a picture … D D’s up there with other faves, including, Alien, Eternal sunshine of the Spotless mind and other kooky stuff. Nice work.

  • ah yes, I can definitely see you doing something clever with that quote. Thanks : )

    – Genevieve Robey

  • Marilyn Brown
    Marilyn Brownalmost 3 years ago

    Congratulations on coming second runner up in the PiMT challenge

    Literally Inspired!

  • Cool! Thank you! It was interesting both deciding on what to paint and doing the actual painting for the challenge … as it forced me to paint a subject that, even though I loved the movie, I would not have normally considered painting. Looking forward to the next one that I can get involved in … thanks for organising : )

    – Genevieve Robey

  • sirbonessa
    sirbonessaabout 2 years ago

    mmmm I love this, pretty uncanny….

  • thank you : )

    – Genevieve Robey