tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post529321503713660707..comments2024-03-28T23:03:57.917-04:00Comments on Doux Reviews: Groundhog DayBillie Douxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17141769005175631213noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-31538518938409244552021-02-03T14:28:57.068-05:002021-02-03T14:28:57.068-05:00Love this movie. Such a beautiful review. <3
R...Love this movie. Such a beautiful review. <3<br /><br />Ralph’s quote is my favorite, I think haha.Valkyrie30https://www.blogger.com/profile/15295841624398755558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-84587852637413298882016-07-01T10:52:23.110-04:002016-07-01T10:52:23.110-04:00In 2003 the Museum of Modern Art offered a film se...In 2003 the Museum of Modern Art offered a film series titled The Hidden God:Film and Faith featuring films on the cinematic religious or spiritual experience. Groundhog Day was the opening presentation among films by Hitchcock, Bergman, Woody Allen, etc, and the participating literary and religious scholars vied for the privilege of writing the program notes for this film. It has been viewed as an allegory and a moral fable and embraced by Christians, Jews, Hindus, Buddhists, as well as atheists. Psychotherapists consider the time loop as a metaphor for arrested development. The philosophical connection is well established.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09866063311183758262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-92766642658708192013-05-15T17:15:56.971-04:002013-05-15T17:15:56.971-04:00One of my top ten movies. Simply BRILLIANT. You ca...One of my top ten movies. Simply BRILLIANT. You can watch it with so many different pairs of eyes and it is still wonderful.celticmarchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06018881585193380762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-7512321993766920232011-08-03T12:30:27.606-04:002011-08-03T12:30:27.606-04:00Austin, the original writer of this piece had Phil...Austin, the original writer of this piece had Phil there for 10,000 years....That's ten THOUSAND years.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-31498399003098152542011-08-01T02:35:46.899-04:002011-08-01T02:35:46.899-04:00I actually watched this movie for a philosophy cla...I actually watched this movie for a philosophy class. My midterm paper was on how his life relates to Camus' ideal of the absurd man. So you're not that far off in connecting it to Zen philosophy!Mirandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10660511757245761522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-79059698482337196282011-07-30T18:09:39.514-04:002011-07-30T18:09:39.514-04:00You know what's funny? I've seen people tr...You know what's funny? I've seen people try to mathematically deduce how many years Phil spent living that one day over and over. It's actually kind of interesting. Did you ever wonder that? Great review, by the way. I love this movie.Austinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-45142723413324965262011-07-28T22:17:25.462-04:002011-07-28T22:17:25.462-04:00Great review Billie! I'm really enjoying your...Great review Billie! I'm really enjoying your going back to some classic movies, almost as much as I enjoy you and Ben reviewing Star Trek.<br /><br />Stephen Tobolowsky is one of my heroes. His podcast at tobolowskyfiles.com is inspired and inspiring. As a film and TV lover, I think you'd really like it, Billie.HappyElknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-52158349610288910742011-07-28T20:31:22.197-04:002011-07-28T20:31:22.197-04:00Actually, most of it was filmed in Illinois (at le...Actually, most of it was filmed in Illinois (at least according to the Internet).<br /><br />I really enjoy this film. There is something Scroogesque about it (incidentally, I also love Scrooged).GglGrl Returns!noreply@blogger.com