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Groundhog Day: What's It Really About?

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We all have those movies that we watch whenever we’re in the mood for some good old fashioned nostalgia. Maybe it’s a rainy or snowy day and you’re sitting on your couch with a good whiskey and looking for something light and comforting to escape into. For me, among the best of comfort films is Harold Ramis’ 1993 comedy masterpiece, Groundhog Day. The movie stars comedy legend and SNL alumni Bill Murray as Phil Conners, a slick-yet-jaded weatherman who dreams of climbing the career latter above and away from his current new station. But when Phil is sent to the small town of Punxsutawney, he finds himself in an incite time loop where he’s forced to relive the same day over and over again.
The movie has been picked apart by fans and critics alike since its release in the early 1990’s and there has been no shortage of theories surrounding some of the film’s main themes. And our goal at Joblo.com is to revisit this iconic film and develop our own theories on what it may be about.
One theory is that the movie is an allegory for reincarnation and the Buddhist religion. Some other folks believe there’s a message about how Phil may be the catholic messiah and many, many fans of the film who think the entire story is secretly criticizing just about every religion you can imagine. And, maybe there is something to that, but what about some of the themes and meanings that lean away from religion and faith? Some believe that the movie symbolizes the importance of mental health and work life balance as Phil only seems to break the loop once he truly embraces himself and his friends and his relationship to the town.
In any case, the movie is packed with interesting metaphors and moments to pick apart and you aren’t going to want to miss our detailed breakdown of these wild theories!
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@Citizen_Krang 11 месяцев назад

For me Groundhog Day has my favorite message: That every day is another chance to get it right.

@marcelvanlierop 11 месяцев назад

Beautiful conclusion! :)

@ganonk79 11 месяцев назад

To seduce your coworker?

@okidokicreations1075 11 месяцев назад

Great message 😊👏👍🏆😁

@bmofano 11 месяцев назад

Optimistic, cuz in real life u don't get that many chances, bridges would have been burnt

@McRcFly 11 месяцев назад

Except you can't bath with toasters or drive angry with groundhogs and live to tell the tale in the real world.

@david.stachon 11 месяцев назад

The best indicator of the amount of time in the loop is his improvement on the piano. It's AT LEAST 20 years.

@robgronotte1 11 месяцев назад

It has to take a long time to be able to quickly make an ice sculpture with a chainsaw.

@christopherwebb3517 11 месяцев назад

Almost certainly much longer than that. He mastered a variety of skills that each take years to master, plus he wasted a ton of time before he even began to do any of that.

@FunboyMacphallush 11 месяцев назад

I once had a guitar teacher who told me it takes 20 years to get proficient at playing. He was right.

@robgronotte1 11 месяцев назад

@@FunboyMacphallush I don't know, Eric Clapton was awfully good when he was 20 years old, and he hadn't been playing since birth.

@Oneplus75 11 месяцев назад

@@robgronotte1that's where talent comes into the matter.

@jasonavery 11 месяцев назад

To me, this is a modern masterpiece. It’s akin to “It’s a Wonderful Life” it isn’t merely a comedy, it’s an existential journey into humanity. It’s a masterclass of writing, acting, directing, etc… it’s one of my top 10 favorite movies of all time.

@Flitalidapouet 9 месяцев назад

100% agree

@amundbisgaard7295 9 месяцев назад

Amen, brother. And it really changed me. I actually started emulating the good Phil, practicing random acts of kindness towards strangers. It set me on a path towards God.

@amundbisgaard7295 9 месяцев назад

The film kind of asks us whether the world outside of ourselves actually matters. What is it worth? When you choose to explore that world, then its beauty will present itself to you, and you may actually win by helping others win.

@amundbisgaard7295 9 месяцев назад

I think it is my number one, really.

@Flitalidapouet 9 месяцев назад

@@amundbisgaard7295 We all have the fantasy of seeing an evil person become good (never happens in real life) and Bill is simply a God actor in this role.

@andrewwalledge6101 11 месяцев назад

I think the beauty of it is that you can make so many different interpretations of the film that it resonates with everyone. Beautifully made too.

@observingsystem 10 месяцев назад

I agree. It was beautiful to me how all the different kinds of people with different backgrounds saw it in their own ways, like the Buddhists thinking it was about Buddhism, the psychiatrists that it was about psychoanalysis. How it resonates with everybody in different ways.

@QUIRK1019 11 месяцев назад

Groundhog Day is basically A Christmas Carol without the Ghosts of Past or Future. Ironically, Bill Murray plays a far better Scrooge here than in "Scrooged"

@jdmagicmusic 11 месяцев назад

Phil's time loop is BOTH a mission to be completed AND a lesson to be learned!!! i was fortunate enough to first see this film at a screening at AFI (American Film Institute, in Hollywood) right at the time of its release, this is one of my fave flicks, truly a classic and one of those masterworks where one can see it multiple times and take something new & more from it every time! Harold Ramis was at the screening and talked onstage afterwards, then answered questions! i got to speak w/him personally after that in the afterparty, he was wonderful to talk with, we spoke for 5 minutes, he is bereft of ego...

@johnjay9404 11 месяцев назад

I love how movies are often layered with philosophy. Another film I enjoyed was Cloud Atlas.

@white-dragon4424 11 месяцев назад

You missed one important thing. When Rita says he's a narcissist, Phil says he doesn't even like himself.

@hezekiahramirez6965 11 месяцев назад

I think anybody who's been in a relationship with a narcissist can tell you they very often don't like themselves. Obsessive self loathing is still self obsession

@white-dragon4424 11 месяцев назад

@@hezekiahramirez6965 I think Phil is more of a classic misanthrope like Ebenezer Scrooge, rather than a narcissist. He hates people in general, including himself.

@JohnBarrylizard 10 месяцев назад

@@white-dragon4424 I appreciate when people throw out words I don't know, like "misanthrope", then I can look it up and have a new word in my vocabulary arsenal. Thank you. I also agree that the antagonistic protagonist was an unlikable misanthrope.

@peterladetto708 10 месяцев назад

Is this s joke? The core attribute of a Narcissist is a complete lack of genuine self worth. Lol

@Kanoog 9 месяцев назад

I believe he didn't like the version of himself at that time but once he started to understand how to make a change, he began to respect / like himself and others as a character development.

@amberklein1560 11 месяцев назад

Groundhog Day was the first of its kind. You know it's a good concept/story when other shows and genres follow its pattern and even refer to its title. A rare gem.

@NarwahlGaming 10 месяцев назад

I loved its reference in 'Legends of Tomorrow'. Nate: _"On your next loop find me and say Groundhog Day."_ **flash** Zari: _"I'm supposed to tell you... Prairie Dog Day?"_ Nate: _"Prairie Dog Day? Why would I tell...OH! GROUNDHOG DAY! OK. I'm caught up! So, how many times?"_

@LaurenMiddleton28 11 месяцев назад

Definitely a lesson to be learned.. once he used every minute for goodness of himself and his community he moved forward.. learning to play piano, saving a falling kid, changing a tire, giving the heimlich maneuver all these things helped others. Basically helping others helps you....

@mikcnmvedmsfonoteka 11 месяцев назад

Not only that but doing all thoes good deeds he finnaly won Ritas heart ! I liked how all his previous attempts failed or backfired since he tried to cheat

@johnjay9404 11 месяцев назад

Exactly. These points you noticed. The more we realize that we are all connected as One, this is the moment we begin to ascend and become enlightened.

@observingsystem 10 месяцев назад

Yes, I totally agree!

@Alexvander10 11 месяцев назад

This is easily in my top 10 movies of all time. Really captured my imagination watching this when it came out and full of great memorable quotes.

@CARPETMAN6666 10 месяцев назад

I would say it's number 4 on my top 10. Later good buddy

@rybalan 8 месяцев назад

@@CARPETMAN6666what's in your top 10?

@johnjay9404 11 месяцев назад

I studied buddhist philosophy years ago, and when I first saw this movie, it was like a lightning bolt. It speaks heavily on the concept of reincarnation. Phil Conners lived as many lifetimes as it took to achieve Enlightenment before it is possible to ascend to Nirvana. Our life experience is like grade school. It's a stage development. One cannot move on and ascend until lessons are learned. We're all just trying to get back to source and become ONE.

@jliller 11 месяцев назад

"Power doesn't corrupt; it reveals. When a guy gets into a position where he doesn't have to worry anymore, then you see what he wanted to do all along."

@barbarakiewe4917 11 месяцев назад

Does absolute power reveal absolutely? 🤔

@leostenson4476 10 месяцев назад

This brings up an interesting point. As a recovering drug addict i had to go through the same endless loop of jail, rehab, homelessness and being broke until i finally had enough and was forced to change. I had to lose everything over and over again until it finally sank in that this wouldn't stop until i changed

@DonaldAMisc 11 месяцев назад

One of my all-time favorites! It got a great 4K release too! ❤

@josealmeida2842 11 месяцев назад

I’m a bit surprised I have yet to see someone compare the movie to “A Christmas Carol”. I’m sure someone has though. Yet while Scrooge was forced to reexamine his life in one night, and Phil takes a lifetime to learn this repeating the same day, Both characters get to see the joy and unity of family and community in their own way, and both realize it something essential they are missing in their lives

@FrancoM7747 11 месяцев назад

Phil Conners and Frank Cross are similar characters.

@wess4711 11 месяцев назад

The character learns, not all at the same time, French and poetry, learns to play the piano, how to sculpt and even ice sculpt, learns about every single person in that town just about - and this is AFTER he has come to terms with this loop - and that must have taken a long time - this is not just a few years or a decade but many decades.

@Jasonvollero 11 месяцев назад

one of my all time favorite movies. this movie is almost the framing of the golden rule...do unto others.

@josephmozena7640 10 месяцев назад

I watched this movie for the first time in high school, home sick with a fever of 103. I couldn't get up to change the dvd, so when the film ended, I hit play again with my xbox remote. 3 or 4 times. I feel like this was the best possible way I could have been introduced to this film.

@observingsystem 10 месяцев назад

I love how you broke down the movie. I always felt it was about Phil learning the lesson that if he'd try to make others happier, he'd also be happier himself as a result. That his jaded way of thinking maybe seemed a good way to avoid getting disappointed or hurt in life, but that it was in reality not doing him any good at all and that when he realized that, that he was able to move on. Now I want to watch it again!

@xiaolong201280 7 месяцев назад

Proof that Phil was stuck in the time loop for at least decades, is that he learned skills that take a lot of time to master: like ice sculpting and playing the piano.

@Linkous12 11 месяцев назад

Maybe I'm weird, but even as a kid I found the idea of Phil's situation more liberating than anything else. You can do pretty much anything with no real consequences. In that way, every day would be different, not the same.

@brianthesnail3815 11 месяцев назад

It is a brilliant film in so many ways. An allegorical tale that deconstructs a man until he fervently wishes for death to release him from his empty life but his hell is not to be able to even die. All he can do is better himself to escape and reach ultimate redemption. Its a love story, a religious story and lesson of how to live a life for every man. Its a journey we all have to go through to reach and be at peace.

@ericvulgate 11 месяцев назад

This movie is reality. It's always been a favorite of mine.

@thefrequencyislove222 6 месяцев назад

I agree, Have you watched Pleasantville?

@ericvulgate 6 месяцев назад

@@thefrequencyislove222 at the theater when it came out but not since.

@ThisisDaniel 11 месяцев назад

A true classic, which I appreciated even more watching as an adult.

@brianmason9361 10 месяцев назад

It's the classic hero's journey. The only hitch is he doesn't age. He gets a free "practice life" to fix his flaws and mature into a whole person. Brilliant Movie!

@JustJames83 11 месяцев назад

Groundhog Day is so popular it has become a troupe of sci-fi storytelling, it is literally timeless

@koneill123 11 месяцев назад

No one ever considers the rest of the town doomed to unknowingly relive the same day over and over.

@barbarakiewe4917 11 месяцев назад

Since none of them remember reliving the same day, one could speculate that each day is being experienced by Phil in a different parallel universe. He's skipping through universes, not rewinding time.

@C-130-Hercules 11 месяцев назад

Groundhog Day teaches you about making changes so that your future becomes what you wanted it to be instead of the same thing over and over again.

@winniecooper6978 7 месяцев назад

Just watched it for the first time in a few years. On this watching I saw it from the angle of self-improvement, of breaking the cycle of daily habits that keep you running in circles and ending up at the same place. For Phil, he could only do this because the universe forced him to examine himself and what he was doing with his time by putting him in this scenario. Without the time loop he would never even realize what he is missing. It's so interesting how well it's themes fit into different philosophical, religious and even secular doctrines. Timeless classic.

@ghost-gi9er 10 месяцев назад

I saw it as an analogy for depression, with every day seeming the same, he stops seeing the point in it all and gives up or chooses random distractions. It’s only when he accepts life for how it is and decides to move forward that he can really escape the cycle

@komemiute 11 месяцев назад

OMG, by pure coincidence I saw this DVD yesterday... ❤ Thank you so much for this beautiful video!

@EastyyBlogspot 11 месяцев назад

Didn't you post this yesterday ?

@JoBloOriginals 11 месяцев назад

nope!

@MikeG82 6 месяцев назад

@@JoBloOriginals don't mess with me pork chop

@AFishNamedBob 11 месяцев назад

This always has been and always will be one of my most favorite movies.

@jpendowski7503 10 месяцев назад

The full impact of a story is how the audience changes. If we see ourselves in Phil, and it encourages change or improvement the story succeeds. The movie is static and nothing about it can change. In the future it can also encourage changes in the audience then. With all that, I still watch it yearly to laugh and be reminded of life and it’s impact.

@alycebagnath464 5 месяцев назад

It reminds me of a famous quote: "those who fail to learn the lesson are doomed to repeat history". With work, life, relationships and health, this philosophy can be applied anywhere.

@froggie316 11 месяцев назад

10 out of 10 young sir need to watch this film over and over again

@bmommyx2 10 месяцев назад

The more I see this movie the more I like it. You make a lot of good points, I think it’s a lot of things depending on your mood

@hailmaryrecordings8255 11 месяцев назад

A good friend of mine is in this movie & I spent New Year’s Eve 1995/96 in Woodstock Illinois, where it was filmed.

@girlspooptoo8567 11 месяцев назад

This was great Thanks a lot

@hezekiahramirez6965 11 месяцев назад

I never liked the "how long was Phil stuck" debate. It's not supposed to be a certain amount of time. That's not the point. The point is the personal journey Phil takes. It doesn't matter how long it was. I always felt like it had to be a long time to drive him to try to off himself multiple times but even that's ambiguous. There's no definitive answer because there's not supposed to be. It's not meant to be watched analytically. You're supposed to pay attention to Phil and his personal growth. These details are beside the point and that's why they're deliberately kept vague. I don't think even Phil knows how long it was

@SamuraiWizard 3 месяца назад

Great video. Lots of Time Loop Movie Recaps since, recently. Best was Groundhog. I live a Time loop now at a Park. I enjoy everyday. I like watching the same people, walk, Tai Chi, kids playing, sing karaoke, etc. I try to make the best of everyday. Slightly different day, but the same ish.

@Wingedmagician 9 месяцев назад

after all the groundhog day videos ive seen i dint think this one would add anything significant but it did! thanks

@Alex-uy8zx 11 месяцев назад

This is a wonderful analysis of a complex but fantastic film. Well done!

@barbiquearea 11 месяцев назад

There are many times in people's lives where they can feel stuck and unfulfilled. Due to factors such as grief, habit, self-loathing and procrastination, we all at some points in our lives feel like we are living the same day over and over, ad-infinitum. I am reminded of the film American Beauty, where a white collar, middle aged man name Lester Burnham was in a similar predicament to Phil, except unlike Phil he was not stuck in a time loop, reliving the same day on repeat. In Lester's case, at the beginning of the film he tells the audience that he feels sedated because he has to endure the monotony of predictable routine that dictates every step of his day, everyday and was now having a midlife crisis. I think Groundhog Day was Phil's midlife crisis. Although he doesn't realize it, he too was living a static and unfulfilled life, and subconsciously knew that he needed to change in order to find meaning and purpose with his life.

@JoshTurner-os9ti 11 месяцев назад

One of the best movies of all time, no matter what it means to you

@michaelodonnell824 11 месяцев назад

Once you start looking at characters beyond Phil Conners, you immediately come up with a multiverse. Phil, as we follow him, may be trapped in the same day, but are Rita? Larry? And if they are not, doesn't that suggest that there are multiple Phil Conners living away from Punksatawney, in various stages of "imperfection" (because aren't we all imperfect?).... Or is the suggestion that because of Phil's ego, ALL the others are just as trapped, but only Phil knows and remembers?

@padyraw 8 месяцев назад

Punksatanicweyn 🤓

@harlemdeni 11 месяцев назад

I don't have a theory, I just know that this is one of the best videos you've put out. Kudos for that!

@Daichi82 11 месяцев назад

This is one of the movies that my brother and i love in common.

@VonDoogan 11 месяцев назад

Instead of celebrating Groundhog Day, I celebrate Bill Murray Day and do a Bill Murray movie marathon

@hezekiahramirez6965 11 месяцев назад

A friend of mine once met Bill Murray. He told her she has "nice choppers." I can easily picture him saying that

@lesliecruguet4136 6 месяцев назад

excellent and thorough analysis!

@anthonykoeslag 11 месяцев назад

Great analysis ... it's such a good movie

@ericcarabetta1161 11 месяцев назад

I have seen this movie a million times, I can't believe I just noticed Michael Shannon is in this movie. 🤯

@JezaLoki 11 месяцев назад

“Well, what if there is no tomorrow?? There wasn’t one today!!” One of my favourite lines, and yet my high school teachers seemed to hate hearing it.

@user-uw4ch8qr5e 10 месяцев назад

Love Groundhog Day. Probably the best Bill Murray film. It really is about our chance to make things a little better.

@treywest268 11 месяцев назад

New subscriber here. I really love the way you have gotten down into all the aspects of this movie, the meaning of it, and most important, how the main character deals with it and how it changes him. I have never watched this movie but, because of your video, I will and I will be watching it with an insight that I probably wouldn't have been aware of. Thank you for this well done production. I am curious if you have ever considered reviewing a wonderful movie called "Shirley Valentine"?

@Eyeballman24 11 месяцев назад

I always figured Bill had to make Andy love him, because in a way he had to learn how to love himself before he love others. One of the most important lessons in the movie, in my mind, but that's what's great about art, isn't it?

@raystewart3648 11 месяцев назад

Was Phil the only one going through the Loop, is another deeper question. Others around him may be going through a Loop of their own, it is just that they did not know about it - like that episode in Star Trek Generations when the crew have no idea they are in a Loop, but DATA found out as his bio surgical systems recorded space time. Perhabs the whole town was in a Loop but somehow only Phil knew about it.

@MarcillaSmith 11 месяцев назад

From the perspective of the individual, what is the difference between being in a loop you don't know about, and not being in a loop at all?

@marcoscarrasco92 11 месяцев назад

@@MarcillaSmith Absolutely none, in the same way some kooky scientists believe our whole reality is a hologram. If true, it makes no difference to us at all.

@barbarakiewe4917 11 месяцев назад

The old man died many many times and yet was resurrected to live again and again. That is until Phil achieved existential harmony and the loop was broken.

@thefrequencyislove222 6 месяцев назад

I think the point to be made is that the others were unconscious of the loop

@midnittkr 10 месяцев назад

I've watched it 100 times.....lol....just a classic

@CHRB-nn6qp 3 месяца назад

This movie really resonated with me because of a crazy coincide that I didn't plan at all. Recently I was stuck in my own self-perpetuating loop of staying in my room and not being able to go outside and do anything to improve myself. Then one day I was able to face my fear and managed to go out and do something more substantial. When I got home, I decided to watch a movie that I hadn't seen before, Groundhog Day. The messages in the movie lined up so perfectly with what I had experienced that I almost convinced myself I was in my own time loop. Of course, in real life you don't have the luxury of all the time in the world to better yourself so get on it right now :D

@jmendo2546 6 месяцев назад

You nailed it in your explanation. I like the Anology of Mario Brother's level up 12:57. Nobody could have played this character better Than Bill. Fun Fact is He was Trying to get Rid of the "gopher" groundhog in Caddyshack as the Groundskeeper

@creatinotionchannel2680 11 месяцев назад

Yes it is one classic movie that can mean different things - especially different things at different times in your life. I don't think he became a hero - I do think he learned a lesson. But for my own self I know I experienced many stretches of my life that felt like dreary Groundhog Days on repeat. But I now have learned each day is what you make of it - not focusing on what is beyond my control but what I can control. That is my attitude and some other things. One of my favorite films of all time for sure. A beautiful and profound movie that keeps on giving.

@rjspires 11 месяцев назад

Love it when my local cinema does a double of film each year.

@frankm.2850 11 месяцев назад

The studio thought you could learn French to fluency, piano to the point of being a virtuoso, and ice sculpting, as well as memorizing everything that goes on in the town IN TWO WEEKS?!?!

@Neodynium.the_permanent_magnet 10 месяцев назад

Maybe it's to watch this movie again... for the 10th time!

@sparaz 10 месяцев назад

One of my favorite movies! "Palm Springs" was a more over the top comedy recreating basically groundhog and I loved that movie too. It's worth checking out if you haven't seen that also for anyone.

@dannydagerous 11 месяцев назад

i love JoBlo , i love this movie; and often your show makes me want to watch the movies again...........

@DaveBjornRapp 10 месяцев назад

I've met Bill Murray, and know several others who have had much more interaction with him than I have. He is grounded in a personality of being funny, confident, and not giving a fuck. He's down right professional at it. Which sometimes means he can be an asshole, and very unapologetically... AND he can be very warm and engaged... So, he can't be defined as just a jerk, he's like everybody else, in a manner of speaking... a collection of attributes just trying to make it through the day without too much mishap, and maybe even have some fun in the process. Personally, I think he's a great actor.

@howardb.6205 11 месяцев назад

some films are magic this is one of them

@TheDebattam 11 месяцев назад

One of the best feel good movies of all time ❤😊

@happiaxxident 11 месяцев назад

New JoBlos make my day! Thanks, JoBlo!

@ricks.1779 11 месяцев назад

It drives me nuts that no review of this movie ever explores the obvious, EVERYONE is reliving the same day over and over again, it's just nobody knows this but Phil.... and apparently me

@jeffw1267 5 месяцев назад

I think that's self-evident, so that's why it's not mentioned. The other characters' lives only change according to how Phil interacts with them on a specific day. Most days, Phil wouldn't interact with most of them, so their lives would remain unchanged in the loop.

@juzzam3 10 месяцев назад

this is my favorite movie of all time!

@simmysims9209 11 месяцев назад

Love the movie. I have seen it more than dozen times 🤔

@IAmNotAFunguy 7 месяцев назад

Remember the first story from "Mickey's Once Upon A Christmas"? Huey, Dewey, and Louie play directly into the role of Phil in what is a direct reference to Groundhog Day! When they get stuck on Christmas Day, they must learn to better themselves and have a perfect day for time to move on.

@asbjrnandersen4222 11 месяцев назад

A big Danish musical star told about how he had a major success with a music that played for several years. He got bored with it, got sloppy and showed up drunk, but people applauded anyway. Then by accident he saw Groundhog Day and it completely changed his perspective!

@elliebrooks3611 10 месяцев назад

I think the scene with the groundhog and the chase is important, he cares about it, he cares enough to hold him and save him, and it’s just a symbol for spring, but he realizes the consciousness and feelings of the animal. Whether in his imagination, or his rising awareness, he reaches out to an animal that can’t communicate the way he was used to. I imagine that to communicate with the old Phil, you really had to talk his language, whatever it was. So he has become a person that can feel what others feel, whether it’s the object of his desire, or the townspeople. And he becomes happier along the way.

@Phatdaddybud 11 месяцев назад

Well done

@Pfeffa 8 месяцев назад

While in inpatient recovery in 2000, I lobbied to have them show Groundhog Day and succeeded. It really hit a lot of people hard

@mdturnerinoz 11 месяцев назад

Lesson learned and given a genuine 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th ... chance to REALLY CHANGE!

@scottanderson3751 10 месяцев назад

“Cause it all begins again when it ends” From one of my favourite childhood songs. Time,life the universe and everything starts over when it ends and everything happens exactly the same way as all the other times-de-ja-vu is just a memory of something you’ve done countless times before 😉

@entertainmentyoutube3606 11 месяцев назад

I loved that movie, wanna watch it again

@stoker7211 10 месяцев назад

To me it's obvious. Each of his repetitive days are equal to a lifetime of learning, adjusting, and learning again in the realm where we live. The movie just does a good job of compressing it.

@baldon2652 11 месяцев назад

"We'll rent to start." It's a good joke as he foreshadows falling back into the groove.

@ronatopaz2793 2 месяца назад

What do you mean, falling back into the groove?

@SamIIs 10 месяцев назад

I've always seen Groundhogs Day as simple antidote to making the best of your day, or days in Phil's case; to have a more fulfilling life.

@slcainehmierz7681 10 месяцев назад

For me Groundhog Day is one of the best horror movies out here. He is bond to a single day, repeating it "endlessly" not knowing why, "nothing" he does change this, his goal is set but he doesnt know what it is and why and the goal he has to achieve is to be the guy Andy McDowell wants as a partner. So he is not self improving to became a better version of himself but he is forged into the man she wants by being tormented to relive the same day until he becames it. This movie is beside 10 angry men, the Dinotopia mini serie and Dragon - Love Is a Scary Tale in my best movie lists. They are all masterpieces in their own genre.

@MikeD974 11 месяцев назад

Love this movie watch it every year

@geraldmalott7814 9 месяцев назад

I like this movie and re-watch it every couple of years, but I think the best analogy is the video game level one where he accidentally falls into a time loop he can not escape until he collects every bonus. A year from the time he and Rita walk through that white picket fence gate he will be hosting a T.V. show in a big town while Rita lays on a delivery room table giving birth to a child whose father she has not heard from in 6 months. You are who you are !

@Glicksman1 10 месяцев назад

I think that you got it right, What I see is a person who has never thought of anyone but himself discovering that that leads nowhere, and that not just thinking, but doing good for others is what makes a happy life. Phil is not a hero. He is all of us and particularly those of us who are so fortunate as to have learned the lesson of how to live the good, decent, caring life. Not coincidentally, it's clearly very Buddhist even Socratic. Phil's acquisition of fine skills, piano, ice sculpting, French, etc. indicates that at least five to seven years of the same day has passed until he breaks the cycle. I think that it may be longer than that. Some have said up to forty years, but that sounds excessive to me. It's just a hoot to think about all this. Such a great film, greater than the Producers and writers intended it or knew it to be.

@TheNitroG1 10 месяцев назад

He mastered the piano...that alone eliminates a couple weeks or even a few months. He did this while taking the same lesson every day.

@shanethrelfall416 10 месяцев назад

Brilliant Film ❤️

@_melvonty 10 месяцев назад

U killed this review. GRIEF 🤯..I’ve seen this movie so much but u gave me so much more to love about bill Murray’s performance. The goal should be to live your life lovingly or at least to do no harm

@paxwallace8324 10 месяцев назад

In Buddhism it's said that we're most of us are asleep within the dream but it's our job to awake within this dream. But it's a journey because if you could ever really wake up to the beauty of the simple everyday that you'd break down in tears.

@ShanGamer1981 11 месяцев назад

Didnt bill murray play an arrogant guy also in scrooged?

@jeffw1267 5 месяцев назад

He was arrogant in Stripes, and What About Bob? and others. He plays that part well.

@jamesduncan7521 10 месяцев назад

To me the story has always been about the path to true happiness coming from self improvement and selflessness. Phil was able to find fulfilment through helping others and improving himself, despite being stuck in a terrible situation.

@jamesmcdaniel5094 11 месяцев назад

I suggest visiting Woodstock, IL and checking out all the Phil-related sights. It's pretty cool.

@PebblesOTB 11 месяцев назад

I remember he read every book in the library, one page a day. That's a long time, like a really long time.

@franksessions4346 11 месяцев назад

Really good

@Studeb 11 месяцев назад

Anybody suggesting the loop is less than a year is clueless, I saw it as closer to 100.

@hertor8803 11 месяцев назад

The message can be what you want it to be but as far as I'm concerned this film is a genuine modern classic and deserves to be held in the same regard as "Its a wonderful life."

@kristinestout1170 11 месяцев назад

I saw it as a metaphor for reincarnation and the growth process. Turning an acorn into a mighty oak type thing. But instead of multiple lifetimes over and over, it's a single day over and over. Always loved this movie!