Groundhog Day

The movie Groundhog Day was equally frustrating as it was enjoyable, and it included a great life lesson. This movie teaches people to take a look at the world around them and appreciate the life that they are living. In the film, Phil gets his reality check as he relives Groundhogs Day over and over until he finally realizes the purpose for him reliving this specific day. He learns to be less self-centered and starts caring about others. Although he doesn't go about it in the right way in the beginning, by the end he naturally starts caring about people in his life and learns to love everything about his life and not be so crabby all of the time. I like how there was a romantic twist in the movie. It was nice to have the female character not so typical to that of a common screwball film. Rita wasn't nearly as dumb, obnoxious, and needy as the usual screwball female characters. I liked how she wasn't the one chasing after Phil, like Susan and Dave in Bringing Up Baby, Phil was the one pursuing Rita and I loved that because one of my pet peeves is watching girls try to pursue guys that are clearly not interested! Overall I think this film was very meaningful and served as a great eye opener for those that still seem to think it is all about them.