Although American films have changed, fluctuated, and created new medias/genres, they have kept a consistent flow. The area of movies to brake this consistent cycle have become known as independent films. What an independent film is varies from person to person and critic to critic. But one thing they all have in common is a break of the normal Hollywood Studio production. One of the most famous independent films in recent years has been Donnie Darko by Richard Kelley.
Like most indy (independent) films, Donnie Darko wasn't successful upon it's original release. The film was considered a flop and practically nobody went to see it. But thanks to the Internet and recent rise in interest with indy films by critics, the films DVD sales slowly rose over several years. Like many underground films in recent years, the movie has a sense of cinematography and creativeness rivaled only by the film noir generation. Many films like it have altered how larger box office pictures are done, newer movies now tend to take the deviant movie approach of experimentation. Now on the market we have more films like this then ever.
If you haven't seen Donnie Darko, Eternal Sunshine in the Spotless Mind, or Mirriormask, I highly suggest heading over to amazon.com or your local Internet movie provider to grab a copy/copies. These films all have elements rarely seen up until a few years after their releases, where major movie makers started adapting their ideas. Indy films have also grown in popularity thanks to the Internet (youtube.com especially), because it allows people to more easily view films not controlled by the mass media.
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