Donnie Darko (2001)

Noah Wyle: Prof. Kenneth Monnitoff

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• Donnie : [Talking about portals through space-time]  Well, could these portals, um... Could these portals just appear anywhere, anytime?

  Prof. Kenneth Monnitoff : I think that's highly unlikely. No, I think what you're talking about is an act of God.

  Donnie : Well, if God controls time, then all time is pre-decided.

  Prof. Kenneth Monnitoff : I'm not following you.

  Donnie : Every living thing follows along a set path. And if you could see your path or channel, then you could see into the future, right? Like, uh... It's a form of time travel.

  Prof. Kenneth Monnitoff : Well, you're-you're contradicting yourself there, Donnie. If we were able to see our destinies manifest themselves visually, then we would be given a choice to betray our chosen destinies. And the mere fact that this choice exists would make all preformed destiny, uh, come to an end.

  Donnie : Not if you travel within God's channel.

  Prof. Kenneth Monnitoff : Um, I'm not going to be able to continue this conversation.

  Donnie : Why?

  Prof. Kenneth Monnitoff : I could lose my job.

  Donnie : Okay.

• Prof. Kenneth Monnitoff : And did you stop and think that maybe infants need darkness? That maybe darkness is part of their natural environment?