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Groundhog Day — An Inescapable Premise

submitted by ant

5 years 3 months 1 week ago

"... The premise of Groundhog Day is expertly constructed to drive natural, organic character change. In this video, we examine how Phil is designed to be a character that seems like he could never change, dissect how the premise of the story traps him in a world that will constantly attack his character flaw, and explore how the relentless nature of the premise ensures that the protagonist will have no choice but to transform..."

6 Comments

*quality One of my favorite movies

Boosting this quality contribution up in the Hot Listing - declared quality by Mordhaus.

Loved the movie.

Without a word of a lie, the friends I went with to see in the theatre, didn't like it because... get this... "it was too repetitive."

*passes hand over head*
WHOOSH!!

For anyone who loves the concept in Groundhog Day and wants to see the idea explored from a couple different angles, both Edge of Tomorrow (aka Live, Die, Repeat) and Happy Death Day are solid films. Very different, but each good in its own right.

Netflix also just put out a show which employs this concept, Russian Doll, but I've not watched any of that.

I love this film. I've seen it over a hundred times.

Also really love Edge of Tomorrow. (Seen that half a dozen times.)

Just started watching Russian Doll on Netflix and have enjoyed the first couple of episodes so far, but I still can't imagine how they're going to turn this premise into an ongoing series.

ant

How old were you guys?

Loved the movie.

Without a word of a lie, the friends I went with to see in the theatre, didn't like it because... get this... "it was too repetitive."

*passes hand over head*
WHOOSH!!

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