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- "What would you do if you were stuck in one place and every day was exactly the same, and nothing that you did mattered?"
--Groundhog Day (1993)
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He learned to be a better man. That's what ended the loop. Didn't you notice that the first thing he did in the loop was countless days of hedonism? Then after that, he settled into depression, and tried to kill himself. Then he shifted to learning new skills, and finally into being selfless. He ended his last day of his loop by admitting that he took joy in all the good he did. "Even if tomorrow never comes, i'm happy now." It's a story of being a better person.
It's basically a Groundhog Day version of A Christmas Carol. Except, of course, the time frame the Scrooge-like character takes for redemption.
...and the first thing he does when realizing that the loop is broken, is ask her if there is anything he can do for her.
@@thegorn68 speaking of, it’s never too early to think about watching Scrooged!
@@thegorn68 Never thought of it that way.
And then it starts to snow again and the loop had ended
Filmed in my hometown of Woodstock, Illinois; lived a couple houses down from the B&B he stays in (every time he looks out the window that's my folks' house the second on the right). I was around ten years old and having two Ghostbusters come to town and make a movie that I could watch the filming of from my backyard blew my mind. So many great associations tied to this movie for me and I love getting to vicariously watch it again for the first time through someone else's eyes; loved your reaction!
Very cool! You have a very homey hometown.
I grew up in marengo so next town over! the woodstock square will always hold a special place in my heart! :)
I was born in Woodstock and live now just down the road in Harvard . Hello fellow McHenry county folks !
That was so cool, how did the town deal with living the same day a few thousand times?
That's so dope, cool movie to show ur future generations!👍👍
There are lots of theories on how long he was trapped. Harold Ramis (the director) said it was 10 years. Some people have worked out, because of everything he learned to do, that it was over 30 years. I read somewhere that the script had it set at 10,000 years. Needless to say, it was a very long time. As for what caused the loop to break, it was probably because he finally became a good person.
Sad thing is that everyone in the universe was also trapped in that day and didn't know it. I would go mad with every day being the same wintery day for countless days on end and seeing the same people, never mind never having a hot shower LOL
Actually Harold Ramis said it was 10,000 years. He was a Buddist and they believe it takes 10,000 years to perfect the human soul, which is what this move was about.
Somebody told me it was 56 years
But while he's trapped in that loop is the rest of the world moving on?
@@markb742 "somebody" 🤦♀🤦♀🤦♀
"I don't even like myself."
That moment of honesty disguised as humor is key. In my opinion, Phil's day only stops resetting once he comes to truly like and accept himself.
If he accepted AND LIKED himself he wouldnt change ... but he did, because he realised that he didnt like himself ... or rather: he was given the opportunity to "see all possible futures" and made the necessary changes to get the jackpot.
Great insight!
@@Muck006 His repeating of the day, was somebody earning a month of learning to end a habit. But I hope she doesn't wander off and push him to throw the cards hes earned in the air. Or him messing it up, and losing her.
It was like he told Rita the last night, he learned to be happy right now, whenever now was.
I love when he's in his robe, drinking jack daniels straight out of the bottle, giving all the answers to jeopardy, and he dead ass stares the lady down and tells her the answer before the question gets asked.
*tells her the question before the answer is given... it's Jeopardy! 😀
@@gregall2178 It is an answer ... phrased as a question.
He kind of ruined the trick, by doing that. At that point, the lady would have assumed he somehow cheated, and had previous access to all the answers.
It was around 10,000 years. Director Harold Ramis said 'I'm a practicing Buddhist and we believe that it takes 10,000 years to perfect the human soul. And that's the real story of Groundhog Day, the perfection of the human soul.'".
"We" do?
@@ZenCorvus Don't ask me. It was a quote.
Literally as was reaching for my home button after watching a video I said "Come on Whimsory where are you?" And there you were. Posted 14 seconds ago.....
Some say it was when he bought life insurance from Ned that he broke the curse....
This is one of my new favorite channels on youtube! ....❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
The 5 stages of Grief... Denial 7:22, Anger 8:24, Bargaining 14:20, Depression 20:02, Acceptance 24:18. He completed all 5 stages & became a better man for it. (***A man who could love, & be loved.***) Something he was unable to comprehend, prior to his unusual, 'Karmatic Therapy'.
Whimsory seems to be the sweetest person on TH-cam, and that’s not a small compliment.
Whimsory, please never change! you are fun, quirky, down-to-earth and even weird ( in a good way). You bring a smile to my face each time I watch one of your reactions.
Thank you for reacting and all the extra effort ls you make before your final thoughts.
Anyhow.....this movie is one of my favs. some say Phil has been stuck in that one day for at least 34years.
Who watches your videos to see your background?? Your background is fine, I watch your videos because you're adorable and entertaining.
If I were trapped in a time loop with this woman, I wouldn't want it to never end. She is GORGEOUS, funny, genuine, witty, attentive, soft spoken, stylish, natural, plain, & I can't stop binge watching her reactions. Opposites attract & I'm def attracted to her energy. Great reaction as always to a classic movie.
Thanks
Thank you so much! ☺
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*Blood sausage* (or black pudding in the UK, it's a traditional part of English breakfeast, a left over from the Vikings invading the poor Brits) is a sausage filled with animal's blood (yep!) that is cooked or dried and then mixed with a filler, e.g. a cereal, until it is thick enough to solidify when cooled. The blood may come from pigs, sheep, lamb, cow, chicken or goose. Around my way in Denmark the pig version is a traditional Christmas dish, where you roast thick slices of it in butter and sugar.
My parents are from a small town in central Alberta of mostly French heritage. Blood sausage was part of their daily life.
nice
Thank you! 😊
Whimsory, you quickly became one of my favorite reactors. Funny, intelligent plus a great choice of movies. Please keep doing what you do.
Thank you so, so much!! This makes me happy😁
I've been thinking the same thing.
And she's such a sweetie!!
There's a story about the filming that says the director, Harold Ramis, who knew Bill Murray really well from having worked with him on several other movies, was aware that Bill tended to get tetchy and less pleasant to be around the longer filming went on. As such, he filmed the movie almost in reverse order, starting with the scenes at the end where Murray's character had become a better human being, and ending with the scenes from the start of the movie where Murray's character is an ascerbic jerk.
28:32 you say because it's a comedy there's not much to it, but I think the film is much deeper than a lot of films that are tryhard intelligent (like Fight Club, for instance) and still manages to be entertaining. Anyway, I like your videos, please continue doing them!
Love from England you're my funniest reactionary even though I've seen the films lots of times.your so pretty& happy😘😍
I feel like a lot of us are stuck in a metaphorical loop, especially as you get older and settle into a routine, doing the same thing day in and day out with less and less variation. The movie is telling us that no matter your situation you can get out of your rut and learn to become a better person, and break your bad habits. At least that's what I take from it. I know I'm quite guilty of getting stuck and not feeling like anything different is possible.
I can relate, though I suppose the solution is to do as the film suggests and break the loop, do something that will make you a better human being.
Well said
Love your channel enjoying your videos a lot 👍🏻
For another time loop film, The Edge of Tomorrow is a good watch
And yeah Phil had to be in there for 100s or 1000s of years. One of my favourite bits is when Phil says "what would you do if every day was the same and nothing that you did mattered" and that drunk local says "well that pretty much sums it up for me" Like that's so bleak. And when the homeless guy keeps dying, it always gets me emotional
Interestingly enough the heroine in "The Edge of Tomorrow" is also called Rita...
It's a good day when a new Whimsory video comes out, now if you'll excuse me I gotta go get some popcorn.
I had frozen burritos.
Groundhog Day, what a movie! A real event in the real world. A weather-forecasting-animal-event, brought to america by the Pennsylvania dutch/deutsch (Germans speaking deutsch not dutch like the Netherlanders). In the original it was called "badger Day" (Dachstag). But there were no badgers in Pennsylvania back in the days, so the groundhog got the job.
Ha, fellow German here, but wasn't aware this tradition came over from Germany.
Dude, you copy&paste this comment under every React video on Groundhog day. I've seen it at least under the videos of "Addie Counts", "Dawn Marie", "Trixy Blue" and now here. Do you really need to let everyone know that the tradition has German origins and point out that you are German with a flag in your profile picture to get credit for it?
@@yasminesteinbauer8565 whats weirder him posting it or you stalking it. So what he happens to love being German and it gives him joy to express this fact to different people. Sharing experiences is literally why we watch reaction videos.
I just realized maybe you wanted to be the one to state this fact. I wish you luck in beating him to the next Groundhog Day reaction video. Also, I'm glad I'm not the only one who watches multiple people watch the same video and looking for different experiences they have or the same.
@@williammendoza1191 Or is it weird that you feel so affected by my comment that you rush to his defense in not one, but two comments?🤷♂ Maybe we're all a little weird? I'm not stalking him at all. I see his same text block comments all the time under videos. He could at least make the effort to respond individually to the video. And no, I'm not interested in playing Wikipedia.
The loop was broken when he became a better man and was genuine with Rita. I remember reading somewhere that the loop was around 34 years.
To put it in perspective, in real time he'd get out of it in 2027. 😳
3:25 Today I have learned a new English word… “hoity-toity” .
It is estimated that the movie has a span of 33 years being stuck on Groundhog day
One of the deepest philosophical movies ever made. Just beautiful.
Nope .. it is a simple message: "Dont be a d... and life might smile at you."
Very true. This is represented in the cold shower and stepping in the water puddle every time.
I love your personality and energy! 🙂
I'm feeling a bit flat today, but here is the cutest girl on TH-cam reacting to my favourite movie to save my day! 🥰
Sweet Reaction You 👍 Enjoyed watching you discover this classic 🤗 Thanks for sharing ✨
Haven't seen this in AGES. Having learned so much about philosophy, morals, and ethics since then, it's even more interesting.
Also, your reactions really elevate the enjoyability of an already great movie.
Keep doing you 👍
I'm in love with your reactions. Thank you for sharing!
Whimsory, love what you're doing. 😀 Fun watching a movie with you! I'm sticking around for sure.
26:50 Always surprises me when folks fall for that fakeout... when it's finally "tomorrow", IGYB starts at a different point (in the chorus) than all the times before (start of the first verse)... which, of course, is heavy symbolism all on its own - literally having *moved on* instead of starting over at the beginning. 🙂
So funny. You are the 2nd reactor, that I've seen, to explain in their intro that they know Groundhog's Day means like deja vu, and then is totally surprised when he starts reliving his day.
You have the most adorable facial expressions! 😅😅🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰
The man who Phil gives the Heimlich maneuver to in the restaurant ..is Bill Murray's actual brother, Brian Doyle Murray.
You are likeable, adorable, insightful, fun, and entertaining... subscribed
Some people calculated how long Phil spent in the time loop based on everything he learned and experienced before he broke the time loop; their best guess was around 29 or 30 years of the same day, over and over.
I loved your reaction!! You had some interesting thoughts
The Groundhog Day episode of Stargate SG1 will always be my favorite episode of any show ever.
what a unique spirit Whimsory is. Loved this reaction and your energy, cheers, and regards!
This reaction is another home run by you. Your infectious smile and joy in these movies makes these videos that much better. Your editing, and adding in those little hilarious touches, is top notch and keeps me rolling laughing. In such a short time, Whimsory, you've become one of my favorite reactors. Looking forward to the next video! Take care! 😆 P.S. With your comment about your alarm music and then how you saw Phil playing the piano at the dance and commented how that's what you would do since you're a pianist, I heartily recommend watching the incomparable movie Amadeus, based on Mozart and his music. It's definitely on your IMDB list as it won numerous Academy Awards. Hope you get to that one soon! 😊
Thank you for this reaction Whimsory! Also, you've confirmed something that I suspected about you: I thought that you might be a genuinely polite and nice person, and you confirmed that when you pointed out that it was rude of Phil to break the hotel's pencil.
Yes, Whimsory, *_every_* sane person tests the temperature of a shower before getting in! If your water heater is older, then you might just freeze yourself if the dishwasher/washing machine/other residents have used most of the hot water. And if your water heater is fairly new, like ours, then you could actually scald yourself, which is much, much worse! 🤕
Phil is anything but sane 😉
@@raybernal6829 Touché! 😂
Was I the only one who was disappointed when Whimsory said she wasn't going to re-watch the movie before doing her outro? To this most thought provoking movie ever? 😊 It's a comedy yes but only 10% comedy, 25% lightheartedness, 25% romantic and 40% thought provoking about one's own situation in daily life and our potential for growth and enrichment and ultimately what is purpose and meaning? Always wanting for more Whimsory time 🙂
Thanks Whimsory for another reaction video. It is 'C'est fantastique'. I play the guitar so if I had a Groundhog Day I would learn the piano.
Phil finally, genuinely became a better person for himself and for those he cared about and he was allowed out of his cage... kind of a cage of his own making.
Well he couldn't kill himself. I wonder when he would get sick of people only liking him because he does stuff for them.
What if there is no tomorrow? there wasn't one today. This one's a classic, I've seen it many times over the years. I like your natural reactions, you don't over do it like many reaction channels do, looking forward to more.
You said “who Dunnit “ during reaction to “The Thing”. There is no better mystery than “Clue”, I don’t think anyone gabs ever guessed the actual ending
You never fail to make me smile. Thank you for that.
You had the reaction most of us did, imagining what we would do if we could keep living the same day over and over. I remember wishing I could switch places with him, thinking I would never get tired of it, just so many possibilities, and I'd want to try them all.
Bill Murray, one of my favourite actors. Some more suggestions: "What about Bob? "......" Uncle Buck"......."Benny and Joon"....."Captain Ron"....." Crocodile Dundee"
Your commentary is enjoyable, thank you.
What a great idea to watch all 250 of those movies! I didn't realize you were doing that until now, and I applaud you for it. 👏
So far, she's hit on movies that have a lot of reactions already. It will be interesting when she lands on something like #45 "Harakiri", which I don't see any reaction videos on YT for, yet, #52 "City Lights", where there's very few reactions, or one of the Ghibli films, which are notoriously difficult to get through copyright.
@@LlamaDungeon Heh, although I love Groundhog Day, I sort of wish she'd hit on #223 or #225 instead. *Those* would be fascinating reactions! Of course, I take the whole global IMDB ratings with a grain of salt. I mean, there's no Alfred Hitchcock in the top 20 films, no John Ford, no Stanley Kubrick, no Preston Sturges. There's no Buster Keaton, no Murnau, no Lubitsch, no Godard or Fellini or Renoir, no - well, I'm sure you get the point. 😉
Another great reaction! You are quickly becoming one of my favorite...what's the phrase? Movie Reaction People? Reactors? Whatever it's called, you're awesome!
You’re so going to love this movie. It’s a comedy classic with some moments of real sadness and drama. I hope you had fun with this one.
I think the director said it was supposed to be about 30 years, which is a really long time considering all he had to do was be selfless and care about others, haha. Love your personality and the way you say stuff, Whimsory.
Also, I always check the water temperature before a shower! How could anyone not?
Whimsory, here's my take on why that particular day finally broke the time loop. Phil finally learned the secret to life: serving others! Selfishness is our natural state, but only by putting others first do our actions have lasting value. 😀
But the feedback you get from serving others is just as selfish in the end. Like giving gifts.
Altruism is for chumps.
@@johngalt97 Troll much?
@@philstubblefield Who?
I really love the sound of your voice. 🙂
Bill Murray's a pro at playing jerks who have a change of heart. If you want to see another movie where Bill plays a similar character, watch _Scrooged._ It's one of the better and more unique versions of _A Christmas Carol_ out there.
6:09 "Wait, what??" 😄 This is still one of my favorite movies, it's so cool. Glad you watched it!
Great reaction! Love the vibe to your videos.
He doesn't speak a few sentences of French. That's the first real glimpse of how long he's been there. How long would it take you to become fluent in french? As you go through the movie, you see him lean French, piano, ice sculpting... all kinds of things. There's one point where they are sitting on the bed, throwing cards in a hat. She says she'll never be able to do it, and he replies "six months, tops". He knows because that's how long he's been there learning it.
"A gust of wind...dog barks..."
The film called "12:01" also from 1993 as a simpler 1 day loop scenario, however you find out why in that one....
Whimsory your'e awsome! 😉👍🏼
Another great choice for a reaction, coincidentally i was watching some other channel react to this one last night from an older video. Good luck with your channel xx
Woohoo another upload! You are becoming one of my favorite reactors along with the Schmidt's
Yea shes great. All she needs is a patreon so we can see the full reactions.
Funny thing is that 6am is actually pretty late for a morning newscaster to wake up. Usually they're at work by 4am.
If you Google around there are a bunch of estimates about how long he was actually stuck in the loop based on the level of expertise he was able to gain in so many things
I love those estimations, but I just won't believe that interacting with reality in that way for such a long time as some of them theorize could leave behind anything we'd recognize as a human psyche like we see him retain through his experience. 😄
Also, a fun thing, one of the Miami Dolphins beat writers changes his Twitter AVI to a pic from this movie everytime they get eliminated from the playoffs
"Mayor Schitts" is the final touch in the casting that pushes it over the top. Elliot is STILL killing.
Schitt
Blood sausage is one of my favourite foods. Then again I'm French, so Im a bit more gastronomically adventurous than your average North American...
On the other hand, I can understand how some people won't like it or even try it. Mais c'est vrai que c'est délicieux !
I think it was him finally saying that he was happy that broke the cycle.
I've heard of a deleted scene where an ex-girlfriend curses him, but honestly the movie is better leaving the situation ambiguous. I've also heard that they filmed this movie in a clever way -- of course, when there were many versions of the same scene, they shot those back-to-back, but in *reverse* chronological order, so Bill Murray would be fresh for the later versions and be getting tired and grumpy for the earlier versions. (I'd love to hear you play piano, btw.)
Meanwhile, Stephen Tobolowsky was equally energetic in every version. Ned Ryerson!!!!
As a guitarist, you have to build the calluses and keeping playing so you don’t lose the calluses.
It’s kinda a metaphor for life, if you think about it.
Things worth having usually aren’t “easy”, achieving difficult things usually are, because they allow us to grow, and you need some emotional calluses to continue to grow and try and fail and to keep trying until you succeed.
Whimsory!!! Will watch as soon as I can!
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@@Whimsory According to the guy who wrote the original screenplay, he was in there for TEN THOUSAND YEARS.
Miss Whimsory if you Enjoyed the Time loop perhaps some Sci- Fi as Well the Movie Star Gate might be fun for you as well which had 3 Spin off Shows !!! Looks Like you enjoyed the Humor in this one as For Hot water it's not really Necessary here in the Sunshine State of Florida 🌞 😂😅🤣🤗🥴😎🐫🐪
Great choice, this is THE timeloop movie. Although there are earlier examples of this fascinating genre, it is probably the best known and most often referenced one. Other recommended entries encompass "Edge of Tomorrow", "Happy Death Day" or "Palm Springs" (movies), the X-Files episode "Monday", or the novels "Perfect Run" and "Mother of Learning".
The tv version of Stargate had a fairly comic episode based on the same premise, only the cause was scientific. They just had to figure it out in time, and didn't, for a long time.
In their version, two people were involved: O'Neill & Teal'c. What happened when they realized there were no consequences was hysterical. It had a much lighter tone than this movie.
"The Feedback Loop" by Harmon Cooper is another series in this genre.
I’ve seen a lot of reactors, and your charm is infectiously authentic. May you keep doing you yo 🤟🏻
I love you’re reactions
This was directed by "Egon" from Ghostbusters, and he said he was stuck in that day for at least ten years. It woukd be a lot easier to be stuck like that with access to the internet 😊
The question is not "What would you do?"
The question is: "What will you do?" You are mortal, you have some several years left. Are you going to search for happiness or are you going to waste the chance you have? Easy to say - not so easy to do.
Hey Whimsory, I always love your reactions and this is one of my favorite movies! Cheers!
Subscribed ... 😀
You are so fun to watch movies with. Thank you.
Hope that Ghostbusters is on your list to watch
You're reactions are fun to watch.
Looking forward to watching your other reactions
When you said, "your still not gonna give him anything?" I would, you seemed so genuine. I can tell you have a big heart. ❤
Hey girl shout out from the US Marine Corps! I absolutely love watching your reviews and I'm so glad you watched this movie. This was one of my favorites back in the day. If you ever get a chance watch the movie Happy Death Day. I'm not gonna tell you what it's above but you should watch it if you really like this movie. And yes I think it was because he became a better person because in the beginning of the movie he was ass and as the movie progressed he became a better and better person. Keep up the great reviews!
2:19 Blood sausage is exactly as it sounds - a sausage made from blood mixed with some form of filler, such as fat or oats. There are a great many different variations around the world and personally, I'll happily endorse it as delicious ^_~
Eky thump!
I have developed a theory about this movie having watched reactions to it over and over and over. I believe the time loop begins when Rita says to Phil at the beginning of the movie after he gives his first Groundhog's Day speech that he should do it again without the sarcasm. But when he disses her and grumpily says "We got it!" someone was apparently listening (her guardian angel perhaps or maybe his) and decided to curse him to relive the day until he actually did as she asked. And that is exactly what seems to have happened as we do not see him finally giving a good speech until the very last day.
Glad to see you get in to the movies, your video reactions are the best out there, you actually react and concentrate so well on those.
You also seem so nice and sincere.
Greetings From Finland!
I'm not American, the only reason I know groundhogs exist is because of this movie.
I don't even know what they do
They burrow into the ground and eat vegetation.
Cutest Grandma Ever!
So glad to see you getting around to this movie. Like his personal integrity this movie just gets better and better with multiple viewings. A movie with heart. The best kind. Just like your reactions. Oh, and I really don't think you are hurting anybody's eyes. As far as other great flicks to consider from your list..."The Sixth Sense," "Platoon," and "Se7en." Love the charm you bring to your reactions and regardless of your next choice(s), I'm a captive audience.
You are a breath of fresh air in the movie react channels! You are genuine and fun. Glad I found your channel.
And I think he was there for 10 years plus.
There's a deleted scene (I don't know if it was actually filmed or just in the script) that shows he got into the time loop because a girlfriend he'd just broken up with put a gypsy curse on him as revenge, and that the curse would only be broken when he learned to really love someone other than himself. The scene was cut when they realized, correctly, that the audience just didn't need to know.
I’ve been to the groundhog festival in punxsutawney pa. It’s fun.
Just helping the algorithm.
Great reactions.
"What should we drink to?" "To the groundhog."
"You hate the groundhog!"
LOL
Apparently he's in the loop for about ten thousand days. Thanks for another great reaction. 'Shine' is a great film about a pianistnif you haven't seen it, the 'Flight of the bumblebee' scene is one of my fave moments in cinema.
The script says ten thousand years. That seems to be a bit much.
In an interview the director said around 33 years.
I've seen 30 something years as a minimum. I see no reason why it wasn't millions or billions of years. 🙂
@@gallendugall8913 Yeah, I find that to be too long but the directors idea of about 30 years makes a bit more sense. Honestly IDK what he would do for 3,652,500 days if it was 10,000 years. 33 years seems way too long as well considering all he had to do to escape is be selfless. I feel like most people would start doing good things instead of bad things within a couple months or less.
I heard there was an early deleted scene where he goes to a library and decides to read a page a day, by the end of the movie he was supposed to have read every book in the library multiple times.
Saw this one in the theater back in '93 with a friend of mine. General consensus is that Phil spent decades reliving that day, based on the number of skills he had time to master. As for why he didn't leave town, the blizzard, along with having his day reset every time he went to bed, undoubtedly limited his options... which isn't to say he never tried leaving, but we only see small snippets of the many, many years he spent in the time loop.
Speaking of time loops, this wasn't the first time one was depicted in a movie, but it did a lot to popularize the idea in the west.