To give the reader an idea of what this great movie is all about, we need to look at the history of Groundhog Day, which many places in the USA celebrate, on February 2nd. Though there are some individual states with their own, adopted mascots, the recognised and main official Groundhog – Punxsutawney Phil – is to be found in the Pennsylvania township of Gobblers Knob, destination annually for thousands of visitors.
It has been known for the governor of Pennsylvania to attend Groundhog Day ceremonies, though this is not a US public holiday. It is believed that the event is loosely based on a European tradition, several millennia old, of observing Badgers to find out best times for crop planting. Descendants who landed in Pennsylvania realised that Badgers were not an option there, so they used the Groundhog instead, which tradition says should this creature see its
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In this iconic movie, which is just so much fun, Bill Murray plays TV weatherman Phil, a local newscaster seeking a bigger stage for his talents, which he is self-centred enough to believe are immense in nature.
Phil is bitter – because his big break still eludes him – and treats his producer Rita -Andie MacDowell – and cameraman Larry – Chris Elliot – very badly. February 2, 1992, on a much loathed assignment – the annual Punxutawney Groundhog Day festivities – Phil is especially ill-mannered, even more so after a freak snowstorm strands him in the town he despises.
Next morning, of course, Phil awakens to find himself – incredibly – re-living the previous day exactly, and the real beauty of the movie is that this embittered character starts to learn – by being forced to re-live, again and again, the events of that one day – that caring for others is far more rewarding than he had ever thought
Truman Burbank, as the unwitting main star in “The Truman Show”, is trapped in a world that appears on the surface to be normal, almost perfect. He has a loving wife, a good job, friendly neighbours and people who stop him on the streets of Seahaven to talk to him. However, Seahaven is not the ideal place that it seems. Truman is more like a rat in a cage, controlled by his “Creator” Christof. Despite the false nature of everything and everyone that surrounds him, Truman ultimately proves himself to be a “true man”.
Forrest Gump, directed by Robert Zemeckis, is the tale of a slow-witted man that finds himself entangled in some of the twentieth century’s largest moments, and in the process finds happiness in life. The obvious message that the movie sends out is brought up several times within the film, that fate works in mysteries ways. Its up to the audience member to decide whether or not that it is a random sequence of events or a destined path that one must travel. Though it is the over arching theme of the movie, many more minute, but equally important themes are woven into this timeless story. Not focusing on the historical events of the movie but rather the characters themselves one finds such a theme. It delivers
When I was younger, the Fourth of July was a time where the family came from out of town to cook, converse, and watch fireworks. It meant for me a day that you could purchase electronics for cheap via 'Fourth of July ' sales. I only understood the superficial definition, and could only take the holiday at face value. It did not have any meaning to me until I grew older. As I grew older I began to realize one thing, that most people who celebrate this holiday do not understand the meaning behind it. The Fourth of July has turned into a commercial holiday that advertises excessive drinking, reckless behavior and it has completely disregarded the idea of what the Fourth of July actually is, a celebration of our independence from, Britain, the
The movie Groundhog Day is a philosophical learning story. Bill Murray plays Phil, an arrogant, self-centered Pittsburgh TV weatherman who goes to Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania with his news crew, producer Rita and cameraman Larry to do a segment on Groundhog Day. Phil is annoyed and pessimistic about the assignment of covering the annual Groundhog
When watching the movie Groundhog Day you notice the main character Phil Conner is going through life day by day without looking forward to anything, this is part of his character. He is a Pittsburgh TV weather man who has been appointed to cover the annual event of Groundhog Day in Penxsutawney, Pennsylvania. With this event Phil is unhappy because he is an arrogant man that thinks everyone is beneath him, so why should he cover this event. He feel that he shouldn’t be the one reporting about a dumb event which is Groundhog Day. With that you notice that Phil Conner is maladaptive middle age man with a narcissistic attitude, due to this he cannot have a “normal” relationship with others. He doesn’t know how to develop a relationship with someone without making them feel less than him. He’s hard to deal with and his personality does not help him become a better person. His coworkers don’t get along to well with him and he is hard to deal with. But when he finds
The film by the name ‘Groundhog Day’ got into the market in the year 1993 with its main character being as Phil Connors (Bill Murray). From the first scenes of the play, we Cleary identify that Phil is an arrogant and a self-centered man. Phil is featured in this play as a television weatherman who attends an annual event called ‘Groundhog Day’. A groundhog is a rat used to predict the weather in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. Phil suffers from depression after realizing that he can’t escape covering Groundhog Day which she terms as a waste of his talent, depression pushes Phil to the extent of even trying to commit suicide to end the disturbing memory in his mind, unfortunately, and the plan does not work out. Later he starts helping those people
December 7th, 1941. This was the date of one of the most important attacks on the United States in the history of America. This was the date of the Japanese attack on the American naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The attack on the naval base at Pearl Harbor was the last straw that led to the United States joining World War II as part of the Allied Power. The bombing was in reaction to many economic sanctions that were placed on Japan, so the bombing was not just to make the United States mad. We can see many reasons as to why Japan would bomb Pearl Harbor.
Groundhog day is a worldwide tradition, it was started by the German. It is about a groundhog telling a superstition to see if another groundhog sees its shadow. Now if the groundhog sees its shadow then there are six more weeks of Winter. If it doesn’t however, there will be an early Spring. There are many things groundhog day is important, the groundhog’s origin, how did the U.S.A celebrated Groundhog’s Day and what we do now/ current.
In “The Groundhog” poem by Richard Eberhart, the speaker analyzes the death of a groundhog and explores the idea of death as the poem’s theme. The poem follows the speaker’s reactions to the death of the groundhog for three years. The speaker by using metaphors, similes personification and allusion, portrays death and its cruelty and how time passes like in the blink of an eye.
In my discussion, I am going to write about one of the most famous texts of Jean Sartre and a film. The text of Sartre is called ‘‘What is Existentialism’’ and it was in between 19th and 20th century. The film is called Groundhog Day and it was released in 1993. My main point is to write about the themes of existential that both of them have in common.
Bloody Sunday occurred on the 21st of November 1920. It was an act of terror and day of violence and bloodshed in Dublin during the War of Independence. On the morning of this day fourteen men were killed in a planned operation to kill British agents in Dublin, directed by Michael Collins. In retaliation members of the Auxiliary Division and Royal Irish Constabulary shot and killed fourteen people and injured dozens more after opening fire on the crowd of five thousand spectators at the Dublin versus Tipperary match in Croke Park. It became a turning point in the war.
Forrest Gump is an American Classic movie about a man who isn’t very smart and influences many historical icons without even knowing.. We watch as a man goes from growing up in the 50s, is in Vietnam in the 60s, and then returns home. During the late 60’s and early 70’s, Gump is caught up in political issues and protesters. When the mid 70’s come, he starts to pursue entrepreneuring, and is a successful businessman in the 80’s. During the 90’s, he goes in search of himself, and this relates to the philosophical meaning of life. Not only is the meaning of life involved in Forrest Gump, there are many other philosophical ideas throughout the movie that will be discussed.
Dystopia is among the most intriguing forms of fiction. I find the beauty in dystopia is having the ability to construct a world by deconstructing real aspects of our society. An author of dystopia and utopia are not confined to the restrictions of realism, which enables maximum creativity. I chose to construct a dystopian story for my project. Dystopia enabled me to make a fictional world to address a flaw in our world. I created a dystopia called “The Dead Ringer.” My universe is in a near future, where clones exist to better society.
Willy’s character alone has many flaws which bring about his tragic ending, most of which can be attributed to society. Here, society has created and nurtured Willy’s character, passing its values, morals and dreams onto him. Miller has described society as ‘the condition which suppresses man, perverts the flowing out of his love and creative instinct’, although it is a crucial factor in this tragedy. It is because of this society and environment Willy has been surrounded by that he embodies the ideals of the American Dream. The false ideas of success and happiness that Willy has adopted have been readily handed to him by the materialistic and superficial environment he lives in, works in and fails in. Another perception that Willy had acquired from society is its shallowness, which leads to his infidelity and also losing the trust of his older son, Biff.
Forrest Gump is one of those great films that brings out all kinds of emotions. The opening scene is the most symbolic of the entire movie. The white feather floating and eventually falling next to Forrest Gump’s feet, sets the stage for a story to be told by Forrest. The lighting is natural, as Forrest sits on a bench at a bus stop. The music starts and the lighting gets brighter, as to draw in the audience’s attention to something that is about to happen (Boggs & Petrie, 2008). The setting is just an ordinary city in Savannah, Georgia (Zemeckis & Roth, 1994). Forrest picks up the feather and places it in his Curious George book. The white feather represents the innocence and purity of Forrest Gump. The bus stop is where Forrest initiates the storytelling and continues to tell his life story to each and every person he comes in contact with at the bus stop. Forrest Gump (Tom Hanks) is a mentally challenged man (Zemeckis & Roth, 1994). Tom Hank’s performance is so believable and outstanding. He’s dressed in a suit in the sultry heat of Georgia, but the setting on the bench is shaded as the sun is shining in the background. The camera stays on Forrest and moves over to each individual he’s talking to for their reaction. Forrest is so intrigued with his own life that he doesn’t really care what the other people think as he continues on with his story telling. Forrest knows a lot about the world from his perspective but not necessarily from reality. The theme of Forrest Gump is how life’s obstacles can be overcome by how one perceives them.