Groundhog Day (1993) First Time Watching! Movie Reaction!!
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- Groundhog Day (1993)
Am I just drunk or was that Déjà vu!!
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It’s Groundhog Day!! We hope everyone has an awesome day!
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Aw. You talked over the dejavu joke. Hope you saw it in editing.
Also you might not have noticed- the Newly weds near the wand of the film. That’s 19 year old Michael Shannon- who played ZOD in the Man of Steel.
@@AustinKloud He said, "is that young Michael Shannon ?!"
Must watch We Were Soldiers, The Haunting (1999 version), The Crew and Weekend at Bernie's 🎬🍿😁
Hey TBR and Sam, just wanted to let you know I am really happy I found your channel. I really look forward to watching you and your videos. Great job!!!
There are a lot of essays written about this movie, about how he changes, about what breaks the loop, etc. I've seen this movie a dozen times or more, and I get something new from it each time. I think this year, it occurred to me that every nice thing he does, every beautiful moment he crafts, each time he makes an effort to make someone else's day better, he does it with no hope of reward or recognition. It will vanish and no one will know, but he does it anyway. He is no longer seeking his own hedonistic pleasures, but he is finding the pleasure in helping others. He doesn't even seek the praise of the moment, knowing that all glory is temporary anyway, within the loop, and probably in real life as well. But he does it anyway, knowing that he is making those lives lighter, better, happier. It's a sweet movie.
my pet theory is that nothing broke the loop, he just happened to have a really fulfilling day the time it rolled over to the next day. he will have to relive every day of his life that many times.
just a small headcanon
Rita never made Phil a better man, he became a better man all by himself with time and self-reflection thanks to the time loop that he was put in until he became more enlightened!
Absolutely correct, that's exactly what this AWSOME movie is about. Be genuine, be nice beacuse you want to.
I often wonder though, how many years is he there really 🤔
That's a Biblical sentiment. Jesus says that doing good deeds as a means to be rewarded is no good deed at all.
Yea maybe "God" made Phil's "eternal hell"- be trapped in that town unless he made up for all the bad / selfish deeds. ☺️ Imo (Given the sudden blizzard, when he's a weather reporter, and didn't know.) 😆😆
Something I never really caught onto until just now: You never see any scenes of the bachelor auction/groundhog party until towards the end. Probably because the mayor of the city choked on his meal and died, surely causing the cancellation of the event.
Good observation; I never thought of that.
I'm not sure I even knew that guy was the mayor.
The Mayor is Bill Murray’s brother, Brian
I've seen this movie maybe 30 times and never caught that - good one. I'm sure there are other diffs too.
Speaking of which: IMDB Trivia says that the three hundred plus change that Rita pays to “buy Phil”, when converted to 33988 in days, and starting from Jan 1 1900, will land you right on Groundhog Day 1993.
Every single time, the arc about the homeless guy gets right to my heart.
Rest in peace Harold Ramis.
Ramis will be missed, for sure. I used to quote this as my favourite film until about 5 years ago, though now I say Ghostbusters.
Scrooged is good, but Groundhog Day is a masterpiece, imho. Bill Murray said he considers it his magnum opus not just for his movie career but also as an actor. Fun fact: That's the director Harold Ramis as the neurologist.
Actually he hates that movie.
Groundhog Day managed to be so much more than a simple comedy.
@@tony22990 He hated it back then, his stance on it has changed over the years
@@isaacsato1700 it’s a movie you appreciate more over time
Yeah I never loved Scrooged like I do Groundhog Day.
"The movie, as everyone knows, is about a man who finds himself living the same day over and over and over again. He is the only person in his world who knows this is happening, and after going through periods of dismay and bitterness, revolt and despair, suicidal self-destruction and cynical recklessness, he begins to do something that is alien to his nature. He begins to learn."
- Roger Ebert
Wait a minute, this is the third Groundhog Day reaction video I've seen in 24 hours!... I'll be snapping a pencil before I go to bed tonight
So you are not going to sleep with anyone you want ?
Same lol. I'm like "Didn't they just post this?" Then I realize it was a different channel. To be fair it is actually Groundhogs day today.
Ha! Same
I'll be honest, I'm having a hard time believing these reaction channels since they all seem to be watching the same movies and somehow none of the movie reaction channels have seen any classic movies.
@@Tim3888 most people don't watch movies beyond the REALLY mainstream. Everyone has their niche and their own set of what they see as mainstream.
It's crazy how many really iconicc unforgettable movies I saw growing up that people today have never seen. It's cool to be able to see someone else njoy them for the first time.
In the original script, he was there for 10,000 years... That's enough to drive anyone crazy, especially not having any hot water for 10,000 years LOL
.......33 years and 350 days......................
@@TheLORDofTOXICITY yeah that was one random blogger's guesstimate. Ramis originally said 10k years and then lowered it to 10 for the DVD. All anyone knows is that he was stuck there for a lot of years.
@@zimvader25 Actually, Danny Rubin, the writer, said it was 10,000 years in the original script.
I could have been for 10000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 years.
@@Joker_JAK it makes sense if he became crazy for a lot of years until trying something different
The mayor-the heimliched guy- the auction guy- is Brian Doyle Murray- one of Bill's brothers.
Is he the brother that was in Ghostbusters 2?
@@ollietsb1704 wow that’s awesome!
The piece of music that director Harold Ramis chose for Phil Connors to learn on the piano is kind of the key to the plot structure of the film (or as the musical equivalent). The piece of music Phil learns is one of the variations from Rachmaninoff’s Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini (the 18th variation). Rhapsody on a Theme adheres to the variation form. It begins with a theme, a single musical idea, in this case a simple melody, which Rachmaninoff borrowed from another piece of music (composed by Niccolò Paganini, hence the name). The rest of the piece is comprised of 24 variations on that musical idea. Each variation differs slightly-in harmony, rhythm, tone, or orchestration-but the fundamental musical idea is constant, repeated over and over and over. It’s the musical equivalent of Groundhog Day.
Also, Phil’s first reaction to his predicament is to go wild, mocking people, stealing money, sucker-punching poor Ned. Similarly, Rachmaninoff starts his variations out on a lighthearted, almost playful note, marked by daring, inventive flourishes from the piano. But as the piece goes on, and the variations mount, the tone shifts to become darker and more ominous. The seventh variation introduces the Dies Irae, a medieval hymn associated with death. This parallels Phil’s descent into depression, leading to several (unsuccessful) suicide attempts and the most memorable shot in the film.
Here’s where the 18th variation comes in. That heart-swooning melody, shining out like a lighthouse in a storm, has an important relationship to the original theme. It is the same A minor theme, but inverted and transposed to a major key. The notes are literally flipped upside down. Rachmaninoff takes what was dark, brooding, and melancholy, and transforms it into something beautiful and transcendent, simply by reversing the initial condition, by seeing things from another point of view. This is exactly what Bill Murray’s character does in Groundhog Day. To undo the curse, to achieve nirvana/grace/freedom, Phil must learn to make the best of his situation, to turn sour grapes into wine, the worst day of his life into one he (and we) will never forget. The very elements that caused Phil such annoyance in the beginning (Ned’s nagging, Punxsutawney’s quirkiness, Rita’s piety) are inverted-he buys every policy Ned offers, embraces Punxsutawney’s people and their crazy Groundhog traditions, and adopts Rita’s rosy outlook on life as his own. A brilliant film... much better than Scrooged, imho. Though a lengthy response, figured I'd pass this on, as I found it fascinating when I read about it a while ago.
I think I speak for everyone who read your post when I say: Thank you! It's not only a great comment but also deepens our understanding of, and appreciation for, the film - even though many of us have no doubt seen it multiple times. So, thank you! :)
Holy shit, dude. 😳 👍
Lovely insight and wonderfully written
I’m a music teacher and I never made this connection even though it is one of my favorite piano pieces. Bravo!
Thank you!!!!
One of the (many, many) small details I've always enjoyed about this movie is the piano teacher. On Phil's last "perfect" day, he doesn't technically need her anymore (as he'd be an expert pianist by then). But hearing the teacher tell Rita that Phil is her student means Phil went to her house again that day, paid her, and gave her credit.
Though he only ever paid her once for a lifetime of lessons. I think he got value for money
Actually, that was one thing that never made sense to me. How could the piano teacher be proud and say "he's my student"? Even though she did teach him, probably for years, from her point of view she only gave him one lesson.
@@victorsixtythree My guess is he made her feel special in that one day. Maybe suggesting that he had a breakthrough under her (albeit brief) instruction in some way. The point is, he clearly made her feel important enough for her to declare (proudly) that he was her student. He didn't have to, but he did anyway.
Yesss! Finally someone else realized that detail. Just couldn't find a nice way to comment like you did without sounding like I was dumping on the movie. I also liked 'T2:Judgement Day'. How can the metal Terminator transport through the time machine when they explain in the 1st movie that it can't be used unless you are covered in flesh?
@@victorsixtythree She just felt proud that he was well liked and wanted to take credit, plus Bill character had changed and probably super nice to her leading him to invite her to the party.
I have a tradition of watching Groundhog Day every February 2nd. I have watched this great film every Groundhog Day for the last 20+ years. It's obviously one of my favorite films of all time. I'm glad y'all enjoyed it.
Me too and I'd bet we're not alone!
Me too and I'd bet we're not alone!
Me too and I'd bet we're..........🤣😂
What else would you do on groundhog day?
Me too!!!!
I think what "broke the spell" was happiness, which he says the last night before the day finally changes: "I'm happy."
And what made him happy was kindness with no care for recognition
We don't know what caused it, and we don't know what ended it, so there's no way to know for sure, other than the fact that he became a better person through it.
You can learn a lot after 35 years straight of reliving Groundhog Day every day!
Bill Murray is one of those rare actors who can make you laugh, cry, get angry...just a merry-go-round of emotions. He is kind of the original. Robin Williams (RIP, my favorite in the whole world!) who came up just behind him is another who could just emote so many things.
One thing that is fun in some of Murry's films is that the Murry brother's always pop-up, especially his younger lesser know ones. Of course the Mayor is Brian Doyle-Murry who is a great character actor in his own right.
Great reaction, you both are great! Have a wonderful Ground Hogs day. Stay safe!
It's Groundhog Day Today!
Again...
Did he see it
17:50 tbr schmitt is so full of heart. That's also why you both are the right ones for this channel. Thanks for sharing your emotions. We will keep Watchung.
RIP Egon directed this masterpiece, this beautiful movie.
The film works so great because they really exhaust all the possibilities of the premise, including depression and suicide. With a lesser script this could've easily just been a romantic comedy with a bunch of gimmicks.
Well not all. He could have tried learning every instrument instead of just the piano, every language except just French, but most of all he could have drove out of the city to meet even more people and encounter new situations. However, that probably would have taken away from the message of the movie 🤣🤣🤣
@@KimchiKakashi The blizzard keeps him in town. Maybe he did learn more instruments and things but we just get the final stuff. It's been stated that you need 10,000 hours of practice to master a skill. That's like ten years of part time working at it or two years of near around the clock effort.
@@KimchiKakashi I think was pajander meant was not "exhaust all the possibilities" of what Phil could have done and all the variations of the same old. All the possibilities "of the premise" is more like: Take the premise and then explore all the ways humans react to it, both the good and the bad. It's a bit like the stages of grief and Phil goes through all of them, denial, sadness, even depression, acceptance, etc. And I agree with the OP that the the comedy is so much stronger because it's not afraid to go to those places.
I love when Phil is playing the piano, and the pianist teacher was like "That's my student"... imagine, she has only known him for that day.
If you were say a Cello teacher, and some dude shows up at your house, pays you for lessons, plays better than you do, then you see him later that night jamming out in concert, do you really consider them your student from her angle? I mean, yeah, she did teach him, technically, but for all she knows, he was that talented the first time she "recalls" meeting him.
We see the piano teacher kick out a little girl mid lesson to teach Phil without remorse every loop. It's not out of character for her to take credit and gain new customers by flaunting her "student".
The man who is choking in the restaurant is Brian Doyle-Murray Bill Murray's brother he plays in a lot of his movies.
Yes, that is a young Michael Shannon.
All these years and I never noticed this till he pointed it out, my mind/nuts blown.
I never saw that coming, seen this movie many times, holy crap
Director confirmed that the loop lasted 10 years before it was broken, but the original draft of the script said the loop lasted 10,000 years. The movie has a whole different impact when you realize that phil was trapped reliving the same day for 10 years until he got it right.
I lose my emotional composure every time the old man scenes play, it's just so heavy.
There is a lot of symbolism in this movie. I tend to see it about the idea of getting stuck in just doing the same thing every day and building that cynicism around it, but then he broke out of that by being kind to others and finding happiness in that cycle.
And how being selfish would only lead him to short enjoyable moments and then to frustrating/destructive moments
The doctor was played by Harold Ramis (Egon from Ghostbusters).
One of my favourites. It still stands up as a movie but also, the work that went into it to recreate the exact movements in the background perfomers day after day - wonderful. Such great direction from the late, great Harold Ramis. Groundhog Day to me is a modern fairytale, he learns to be a better person and life allows him to move on. If you like this, another one to consider is 'Stranger Than Fiction' starring Will Ferrell. It's another modern fairytale that some will take apart as non sensical but as pieces of storytelling they're both magical.
Oh my - Stranger than Fiction is a hidden gem - I had no idea Will Ferrell could actually act, and there's some all round great performances and a charming story. I guess my favourite scene is where he gives her flowers..... ;)
The only problem is the continuity. Phil leaves the Bed & Breakfast at different times each day and still passes by the same people.
My favorite lines...
Phil: "Do you ever have déjà vu, Mrs. Lancaster?"
Mrs. Lancaster: "I don't know, but I could check with the kitchen!"
😂
the best scene is when Bill Murray trying to explain policeman that he must go despite blizzard. Perfect acting. "I make weather"
If you want to know how long he kept repeating the same day, the director said it was revealed in the original script, and it was 10,000 years.
This movie is a great metaphor for the ideas of remaining present and always being your authentic self and letting go of your ego, if you want to get all spiritual about it LOL. (Once Phil does all of those things, the cycle is broken) It's also a perfect comedy, and there are very few of those! Loved your reactions!
I have a special connection to this movie in that it was filmed near my house when I was a kid. I got to walk around the set in Woodstock square after filming was complete and see all the props and fake snow on the ground. Also, all the store fronts in the square were changed for the movie except for Woodstock Jewelers (which you can see in the scenes with Ned). Later on in my life, I performed in a musical at the Woodstock Theater (The "hotel" where Rita and Larry stay that Phil falls from when trying to commit suicide). By the way, you edited out one of my favorite lines; when Phil drives off the cliff and Larry tries to console Rita by saying "He might be OK", then the truck explodes and he says "well, no, probably not now".
Probably the best part of this movie was that the audience doesn't know why the day is repeating, or stops. It leaves a lot open to interpretation and debate.
The spy who knew too much , is a great bill film, This is an all time favorite , when he kidnaps the groundhog and tells him to use mirrors I lost it ……thanks for the upload ,
I think it's more light-hearted than actually "funny". It's very well written, and has a lot of hidden lessons to the plot, much like Trading Places, although I find that Trading Places has more upfront laughs. Oh, and BTW, supposedly he lives Groundhog Day over and over again millions of times rather than the dozen or so that we see in the movie.
Yep, definitely a lot longer than people think. He played the piano like a concert pianist. That's years if not decades of practice. He made the chainsaw ice sculpture (I wonder how many times he dismembered himself before he got good at it?).
The 3 quintessential Bill Murray movies: Ghostbusters, Lost in Translation and Groundhog Day. I blindly recommend any of these to any movie fan.
I saw an interview with the screenwriter years ago. He said that he envisioned Phil caught in that loop for 10,000 years.
This is like a Christmas movie, I watch it every year. It still gets me. So good.
Bill's character, Phil, evidently spent a whopping 12,395 days trapped in Punxsutawney on Groundhog Day. This translates to 33 years and 350 days.
One of the greatest films of the 20th century.
My favorite line is when the nurse tells Phil that sometimes ppl just die and he says...
"Not today."
It took me longer than I want to admit to catch the joke that the town is called Gobblers Knobb(Knobb Gobbler).
Great south park pic
This film definitely brings up every single emotion
It’s a classic
I'd argue that it was the reversal of Murray's character from ambition-hungry, miserable in the moment, and dismissive of people to life-focused, enjoyment and investment in the moment, and compassion for other people that is the major shift of the movie, more so than it being about love.
Simply, it's a "stop and smell the roses" movie.
This is easily the best movie set on February 2.
Are there any others?
It’s the only one lmao
Assuming he spent decades in that loop, then going back to a chaotic world where he can't predict anything would probably mess him up. Getting use to not knowing what was going to happen next.
It doesn't matter anymore he got what he wanted more than anything, being loved and corresponded, besides with all the skills he learned he was ready for anything
@@luisfernando55 Yeah, but if he does end up living there as he stated at the end he could be walking down the street and muscle memory kicks in and he walks out in front of a car or something because that car wasn't there when he walked down that street the million times before or because a deja vu moment hits when familiar happens and he gets confused.
@@Barnuses could be, but he has reinforced positive behaviors, so it would be most likely to be better than repeating negative acts
@@luisfernando55 Sure, but I'm not saying he would be acting with intent. Just by the virtue of doing the same thing over and over for years could cause him to act instinctively. Without thinking about it he could act without realizing what he's doing. Like if you see musicians who have played music their whole life just sit and listen to music they will move their fingers/hands without realizing. Play a song they have played every day for 40 years then change a section of the song at the end they might stumble trying to pick up the new rhythm.
@@Barnuses if you have that approach, rewatch the movie, when he's learning to play the piano, in the beginning he plays the song in a different tone, when he starts to become better the tone and tempo keeps changing, so if he becames a master he's able to change the rithym and just not repeat the song over and over again, something that we have a hint when he says to her that he could recreate her face with his eyes closed, implying that he has become a master in some skills like musician
In the original script he was in the loop for over 1000 years, but they’ve said that he could have learned everything in about 10 years or so. That’s over 4000 groundhog days. If you haven’t seen What About Bob is another great Bill Murray movie
Happy Groundhog Day 2023! I can only think that on his last day in the loop, he doesn't need to steal the money from the armored car. He doesn't need music lessons, or anything else to spend it on at that point. But the music teacher does say that he's her student, so he must have met with her on that last day, maybe just for some touch-ups, as she wouldn't have any memory of the previous times he came to her.
Danny Rubin was the screenwriter, and is apparently a Buddhist, so the story is somewhat of a microcosm of the the Buddhist journey of reincarnation and betterment.
Harold Ramis, in his commentary on the DVD, says that he got letters from people of every religious belief saying that it spoke to their specific religious beliefs. It’s a universal story.
This film gets better and better as the years go by. I've never seen an interesting premise used so well.
Palm Springs is not as good but finds some additional mileage from the premise. Edge of Tomorrow is the sci-fi version.
@@dextercool There’s that Russian Doll show too.
Great reaction. Love Harold Ramis, both as a writer and directror. This was his best IMO. He also wrote Animal House (1978) and wrote/directed Caddyshack (1980) and of course wrote/acted in Ghostbusters.
Another surreal comedy that I would recommend is Penny Marshall's, Big(1988) with Tom Hanks.
This is for sure one of my favorite movies. On that final day, when Phil and Rita kiss (right at 19:44) it begins to snow - and I believe it hadn't snowed before at that time. So, that means the spell was broken right then, with a kiss. As they're kissing, Phil even looks up and notices the snow - which is interesting. You'd figure if he noticed it snowing when it never did before, that he'd definitely know things were different. Hmmm...or maybe it means that he was so happy in that moment that he didn't even notice that things were different?
(Also, if you've seen It's A Wonderful Life...SPOILER ALERT...
...at the end of the movie, when George is on the bridge it begins to snow when the spell is lifted.)
The part with the old homeless man dying always gets me because it's in relative contrast to the rest of the movie and is unexpected.
It's estimated that Phil is in this time loop for at least 5 or 6 years considering how many skills he ends up mastering (fluent French, piano, etc). He needed to learn humility and selflessness to get out of it.
Keep reading the other comments, some says it's 10 years and others that the writer mentioning 10.000 years, from knowing the life and details of almost everybody in the town, learning skills, becoming crazy and suicidal (you can keep being crazy and non functional for too long, some people would say that really punishment) and other stuff
@@luisfernando55 Ten years I could see, but not 10,000. Fluency in languages can certainly be learned in less than 10 years, as well as high proficiency on instruments like the piano, etc. I think 10 years is doable. I imagine it wouldn't take more than a few weeks or months to start acting a bit odd or even suicidal if you realize you can't change anything or progress to the next day. Eventually I guess you would just accept it and find things to do to make each "day" at least different than the last, if not interesting (like saving the kid falling from the tree, or replacing the old ladies' tire, etc).
...comment from Joker JAK in 3...2...1...
The death of the old man taught Phil that he was not, in fact, a god. He'd started to learn the necessary compassion to change the world for the better, but then he had to accept the things he couldn't change.
@@smartalec2001 I’ll bet that by the end he’s more pissed at the Asian American boy never ever saying Thank You than at the old homeless guy dying from years of bad living.
18:49 : It WAS Michael Shannon! (I just looked)
At the moment I can only remember him from 8 mile, but I know I’ve seen him in more.
Good catch, bro.
Imagine being able to spend a decade re-doing the same day(without aging) and using that time to learn and hone as many skills as possible.....
speak and read 12 languages....ice sculptor....pianist....guitarist....craftsman....fisherman....hunter....archer....shooter....doctor....mathematician....philosopher....poet....strategist....leader....
Just wow.
Based on interviews with the writer and director its estimated that Phil spent 34 years repeating the same day. That's 12,395 days.
Small fact: Bill Murray´s older brother is in the movie Groundhog Day.
I've seen it explained as , he had to learn to appreciate others and not be so egocentric to break the spell. Even when he first tries to seduce Rita, it was for his own selfish ways. After doing so much for so many, when he HONESTLY meant he was in love with her, the snow falling on them was the first clue. It never did before.
I don't buy that he's ever genuine, because that doesn't track for the sarcastic record he has in everything else.
I think he's only doing good things because he's bored of doing the bad things, not from any infatuation or innate love for anybody else besides Rita. I highly doubt he feels "good" saving the kid from falling, or the mayor from choking, he's just tired of the other scenarios so is trying something new.
@@mikemath9508 Your cynicism is showing! Here's what I think happened: at first Phil was annoyed by having to repeat Feb 2, then he started using it for selfish reasons. Seduce and manipulate women, break the law, eat as much as he wants with no consequences. Then when this doesn't work he gets depressed and tries to kill himself in every way imaginable. Still not able to break the cycle. So it's only after all of this, as well as many conversations with Rita, that her kindness and optimism starts to rub off on Phil and he finally figures out he's been given a great gift and starts to use each day as a way to improve himself. Look for ways to help other people and not be so self centered. Helping others live a better life is a reward unto itself. It's only at this point that Phil has any prayer of making it to Feb 3.
Late to the party but if you haven't already been told, the writers say Phil was stuck in the loop for 30-40 years.
Robbing the armoured van in prefect timing was genius
The crazy thing is that most people don't realize is that he lived this day FOR YEARS -- most people think its a few days but the filmmakers said it was years
"Yeah that's Chris Elliott from uh...bunch of stuff!" Sums him up perfectly!
The writer said somewhere around 10 years.
10,000 years actually.
I'm pretty sure it was like 40 years
Harold Ramos (the writer/director) went10,000 years, Bill Murry went 40 years (believe it or not, this caused a rift between the two that lasted till Ramos died)
I thought it was 30,000 days
@@mrhal812 Actually, Danny Rubin, the writer, said it was 10,000 years. Producers thought it was too long, so Ramis told them it was 10 years. However, the way I see it is since it doesn't state it in the film, it's 10,000 years like the writer intended.
"Give it a couple more months and he'll be a pro." More like years...
A professor I was under at University used Groundhog Day to decipher the Jewish Philosopher Emannuel Levinas. He essentially broke the film down in several steps.
!. Phil is upset and discontent living the same day every day, this manifests into reality when Phil literally lives the same day (a day he hates) over and over again.
2. Phil realizes that there are no consequences to his life and becomes a nihilist ie. The joker or The Comedian, he does anything he wants mostly evil.
3. Phil realizes there is only pleasure in sin for a season and soon his life melts down to an existential crisis and suicide.
4. Phil begins to use his monotony as a way out when Rita suggests he study philosophy, (there is a stack of philosophy books next to him in the next scene), he starts to help people and recognizes "the other", this was the crux to Levinas's arguments on morality, one must see God through "the other". If you can recall Phil reads on the night Rita tries to stay over (the first time) and Phil reads "only God can make a tree grow". Phil then does good and tries all he can to help the old homeless man until he looks up in frustration at God and the line echos across the sky, so to speak. Phil realizes he cannot help him. So, he devotes the day to doing everything he can for the people of the town or "the other".
5. Phil finds love with Rita when he recognizes "the other" and makes his peace with God.
This is a lesson we can all learn from even without the concepts such as God, it is meaning one can find in helping those around us and fulfillment in love.
And you can fullfil achievements with the skills that you have learned, he creates art with ice and music, the path it's what we make of, thanks for your comment, I would check again Levinas
This is very fascinating. I love all the groundhog day associations with religion and philosophy.
The song at the end “Almost Like Being in Love” is from the musical Brigadoon. It is about a Scottish town that reappears every 100 years. My friend thinks the means he is there 100 years.
I just love that Bill Murray went to watch the Groundhog Day musical two nights in a row.
I could watch this movie over and over again.....
Also, the mayor is played by Murray's older brother Brian Doyle Murray, and I think he also appears in Scrooged along with their younger brother, who plays Bill Murray's younger brother lol.
probably my favorite bill murray movie.
the director harold ramis also has a small part as the doctor.
bill and harold had a real falling out that lasted most of harold's life. they reconciled shortly before harold died.
from what I can recall the groundhog actually bit Bill in the hand. filming had to be stopped so Bill could get a rabies shot.
I have seen this movie so many times and your offhand comment is the first time I've noticed Michael Shannon. I've only become aware of him in the last decade or so of movies. I had no idea he was even around back then.
“If you’re going eat steak, get some sharper teeth”
The town square is the town square of Woodstock, IL, and Murray actually rented a house and stayed in the town during the filming of the movie.
The writers actually answered that question about how long was he stuck in that day - 33 years and 350 days.
Always loved this movie 👍 The last groundhog day became almost like an episode of quantum leap. it wasn’t until he helped/saved people throught the town that was he able to move forward.
The pain !!! Don't make me remember one of the best sci fi shows that I have watched over the years, need to rewatch again, I have only seen the first two seasons, thanks for the comment
I think you'll find that the 7 commonly accepted stages of grief are found in this movie in order, which is an interesting study.
This is one of those movies you can watch over and over and never get enough. Also, the guy playing the mayor is his brother.
He became a better person long before the end. The catalyst for breaking the loop was winning Rita's love.
Phil had to take Phil with him because Phil thinks that if Phil sees his shadow, Phil thinks he won't be able to escape or end this repeating day.
Fun fact, the guy Phil does the hymlic maneuver on is Bill Murray's older brother Brian Doyle Murray.
I went on a first date to this movie in the theater. The girl wanted to see a few good men which turns out as one of my favorite movies of all time now. There was never a second date lol
He was trapped in the same day and to change it he had to change himself, Rita's love is proof that the change was achieved.
My morbid headcanon for the reason Phil took Phil (the groundhog) with him is because the groundhog was suicidal as well. He was tired of being caged and performing this farcial winter ceremony year after year.
I feel like Wrestlemania tickets would be something TBR would like or would get Samantha for an anniversary present.
someone else pointed out that the fact he has to pause when counting down for the car means he might have gotten hit by it on another day.
One of my all time favourite movies. Watched it dozens of times and gonna watch more
There is this awesome line that they didnt include in the movie. When the nurse tells Murray people die, he ad a line where he said... "not on my watch " watch..time.. i dont know why they left it out.
Because "not today" is better.
@@tempsitch5632 so we both have our favorite. thats good.
@@montrealfilmguy Don't make an ass of yourself.
Love the videos been watching most of them in order. Kinda blows my mind how both of you never watched so many of these great movies till now. Enjoy
18:00 - Once Phil learned of the kid's accident, he'd be duty-bound to save him every day from then on. I wonder how hurt the kid was the first time he fell from the tree before Phil saved him for first time?
This movie has so much going for it. It really has depth and complexity as well as humor, and explores it so well!
And I love that, despite every desperateness and trouble, he NEVER kills or hurts anyone. Even if he's initially an asshole, he'd never do that, and that's really neat. :)
Except for the groundhog. He did kill it.
Happy Groundhog Day from England. 😁
The loop is perfect for this day, because it tells people whether there is a long winter. If Phil Conners( the de facto groundhog) continues to see a shadow, he’ll live in a winter for the rest of his life-message. Rita ended up not just being his producer on comers, but in life as well.
Him trying different ways of suicide, especially him in his jammies and bathrobe at the building top, was hysterical LOL
I read that this movie was also supposed to be a euphemism for the afterlife and purgatory in that he is to be at peace to move on to happiness. Once he did that and was content with his life, and kind, he could "move on" so to speak.
min 17:00, exactly Phil was trapped into the loop for 8 years, 8 months and 16 days, said by director and also Ghostbuster Harold Ramis. On the script the intented amount of time was planned on 10.000 years. Happy groundhog day!
.......33 years and 350 days......................
Groundhog Day is one of those movies that just never gets old.
"it has to be years" 33 years 350 days to be fairly close, according to the director.
Read somewhere that in the script notes it's supposed to be forty-two years he's stuck in that day! :0)