Thursday, November 8, 2007

Groundhog Day, over and over and over

A great presentation of a film featuring comedy and romance together. Bill Murray playing the role of the main character is stuck in the same day, repeating it to no end. How long did he repeat the day for? Nobody knows but what we do know is that the movie had a lot of comical scenes making it very enjoyable. Such as when Murray's character Phil, is shown repeatedly suiciding in various ways. Such as jumping off a high building, getting smashed by an oncoming bus, and even driving off a cliff with the groundhog in a hillarious attempt to end his cycle. However, to no avail he is still stuck in that same day and furthermore, we find out that he's even tried to poison himself and other simple ways of suicide. The interesting thing about the movie is progression. It seems as though Phil never manages to escape the endless cycle and at this point, he decides to make use of his 'curse'. At first, he decides to use this as an advantage to gain what he wants but eventually he becomes a changed person and his 'curse' is now an epiphany to him. He changes his ways and ultimately he finally escapes the cycle a whole different person. What began as a curse changed to be in his favor once he realized the opportunity that was presented to him. Overall the movie was interesting and funny as we watch how Phil deals with his obstacles.

2 comments:

Dan M. said...

The suicide events do seem to be quite hilarious but they also seem to bring a message to viewers. No matter how bad it gets, suicide is not the answer to your problems.

Optimus Prime said...

I like how you put the situation as a curse, just like a superhero has curse and a gift at the same time.