Ground Hog Day Film Analysis

Kyle Horan
1/8/13
Sexuality and Dating
Mr. Whartenby
Sex and Love in Punxsutawney
The film Ground Hog twenty-four hour period revolves around the Phil, a successful weatherman/ reporter who every year is direct to Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania to report on the Ground Hog Day phenomenon. Phil is a cynical person that leads a life lonesome(prenominal) for himself and the profits he can make. Over the course of his metre at Punxsutawney he goes through a series of decimal points that in the long run change him from the person he was when he first arrived, to a fully matured man. Phil slowly goes through the stages of love and which swear out him to reach a certain level of enlightenment that finally changes him and his outlook on life.
At an early point in the movie it is made clear that Phil is in the first stage of love which is, egocentric, sarcastic, and narcissistic. When he first arrives in Punxsutawney he treats around everyone he talks to as though they were lower than him. He uses sarcasm and some other insults to put down Larry, Rita, and other versatile townspeople. Within the first few scenes of the movie Phil disregards: a pauperise on the street, an old acquaintance from high school, and Rita and Larrys feelings. It seems that Phil has no idea how to actually treat other people.



His egocentric motives give up robbed him of his general humanity and of his awareness to his fellow man. He selfishly goes through life only thinking of whats outflank for himself. The people of Punxsutawney all enjoy the ground hog day festival because it has become a pivotal part in the town as a major tourist attraction. Phil is futile to see why everyone enjoys the festival so much because he is too wrapped up in his own slipway to ever use empathy or put himself in other peoples positions.
As the film progresses Phil realizes he is in a hellish nightmare with no end in sight and so he soon sees the benefits to reliving the alike(p) day over and over again. Phil takes the next step and he uses extreme manipulation to satisfy the lust...If you want to get a full essay, order it on our website: Orderessay



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