Phil's day is a repeat of the day before. Pessimists and nihilists say that his life has fallen into the cycle of fate, repeating meaningless labor like Sisyphus, who is never dead, but increasingly boring and lonely; hedonists say, how good it is to Have fun!
Phil initially listened to the slander of hedonists, and tried to break the law, indulge in food and beauty, and lived in a thousand flowers like jb, without a leaf touching his body. Use your superpowers skillfully to satisfy your own desires. But when he turned his goal to Rita, who he had liked for a long time, he found that no matter how hard he tried, he could not get back Rita's love, because his "love" was faked and performed.
So Phil fell into the trap of nihilism and attempted suicide countless times like Deadpool, as if life had no meaning and no direction.
One day Phil told Rita "I'm A god", giving her exactly all the information and what happened in the next second... This is the first time that Rita, probably out of kindness, offered to stay with her Phil. The next day, Phil seemed to realize it, and began to try to make his day full. He began to learn the piano, and he learned it day after day until he became a genius; he learned ice sculpture and created a beautiful landscape for the small town; he learned French and read French poetry, which won the appreciation of everyone, and even Rita's admiration; he Saving people, saving a child who fell from a tree every day, even if the child never thanked him; saving a man who was choked in his throat; saving a young man's marriage... Finally, after many years of trying, he put these things together. , completed on the same groundhog day—for the first time, Phil had dedicated his day entirely to others, and had what was probably the most fulfilling day of his life.
Phil's transformation embodies the main theme of the film. He used to be a very arrogant guy, which is why he was hated by Rita. And as Groundhog Day repeated over and over again, as if God had given him a chance to rehabilitate, he realized that only when we fully surrender our kindness, impress others with kindness, and use universal love In exchange for love, the day of dancing can be accomplished.
In the modern world, people live almost repetitive lives every day. Many people complain that their life is boring, people suffer from scolding from their bosses, complaints from their partners, "be nice to my sister"... But why don't we try, take the initiative and face it, to eliminate the sense of emptiness and disappointment caused by this repetition , A sense of helplessness, by observing life, learning new skills, helping others, and changing your own bad habits, like Phil, to enrich your powerless time after get off work or school, and fill your empty heart. If we recognize the confinement of modern cages and understand the truth of life, but still love life and everything around us, we can also live every day as a day of dancing.
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