Why "Groundhog Day" is worth watching again. And again. And again

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Well, it does have Bill Murray. 😉 That makes it worth watching.
 
I’ll have to add that to our “watch again” list. We’ve been on a kick of re-watching worthwhile movies. The most recent have been The Caine Mutiny, Galaxy Quest, & Three Amigos. The latter 2 are very much alike, both are good, but I like Galaxy Quest best. Of course, I’m an original Trekkie. 😃
 
Bonnie said:
I’ll have to add that to our “watch again” list. We’ve been on a kick of re-watching worthwhile movies. The most recent have been The Caine Mutiny, Galaxy Quest, & Three Amigos. The latter 2 are very much alike, both are good, but I like Galaxy Quest best. Of course, I’m an original Trekkie. 😃
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It promotes extra-marital relations. Catholics should boycott it. Let the existentialists enjoy their vain theatrical productions.
 
It is on right now and again at 4, 7, 9:30, 12 midnight, and 2:30am on AMC.
So we can all watch it again. And again, and again. 😃
 
Another take on Ground Hog Day. Leading up to the rodent seeing his shadow…

usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2017/02/02/punxsutawney-phil-sees-shadow-predicts-6-more-weeks-winter/97388078/
The lead-up to the announcement was raucous with singing and dancing in front of a cheering crowd. The tradition stems from Candlemas, an ancient European celebration midway between the winter solstice and the spring equinox.
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How did Candlemas, the Feast of the Presentation of Christ in the Temple, The Feast of the Purification of the Holy Virgin, devolve into a ritual of presenting a rodent so he can see his shadow?

goarch.org/special/listen_learn_share/presentation/index_html
 
Bonnie said:
You’re joking - right? :rolleyes:
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If he is not joking, he did not really read the link.

The movie is hardly “promoting” extra marital relations.

But it doesn’t matter if it were this or some other sin. We all sin again, and again, and again. **That **is the point, not which sin.

For anyone reading this thread, please read the link.

I will be watching this movie again tonight. 🙂
 
Irishmom2 said:
If he is not joking, he did not really read the link.

The movie is hardly “promoting” extra marital relations.

But it doesn’t matter if it were this or some other sin. We all sin again, and again, and again. **That **is the point, not which sin.

For anyone reading this thread, please read the link.

I will be watching this movie again tonight. 🙂
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He was referring to my list, which included Galaxy Quest. If he wasn’t joking, he’s not the sort of person I’d be comfortable around.
 
Bill Murray’s brother plays the Mayor (I think it’s the mayor) anyway he has a big part in it as well.
Great acting family.
 
Bonnie said:
He was referring to my list, which included Galaxy Quest. If he wasn’t joking, he’s not the sort of person I’d be comfortable around.
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So if Bill Murray woke up in bed the next day with another man, would we all still love it?
 
Irishmom2 said:
Moot point, he didn’t.
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By sleeping with a woman out of wedlock, Bill Murray committed mortal sin. And the movie endorses this mortal sin as some sort of existentialist triumph.

No Catholic should support this movie.
 
PluniaZ said:
By sleeping with a woman out of wedlock, Bill Murray committed mortal sin. And the movie endorses this mortal sin as some sort of existentialist triumph.

No Catholic should support this movie.
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I disagree with your interpretation.

SPOILER ALERT!!!

Are you talking about the scene toward the end, where he wakes up to find that the Andie MacDowell character had spent the night in his bed? I thought it was clearly implied they did not have sexual relations. Or do you mean that merely spending the night in the same bed was a mortal sin by itself? I would disagree with that too. It might have been a venial sin depending on his intentions, although I don’t recall any hint that he was intending to have sexual relations with her in that sequence.

If you are referring to the earlier scenes of him getting other women into bed, the film did not endorse that behavior at all, in my opinion. If I recall correctly (I haven’t seen the movie in years) he also commits theft, there is no reason to think the movie is endorsing that either. On the contrary, it is clearly implied that his initial efforts to exploit his situation are wrong, because they proceed from selfishness. Only later when he approaches the problem altruistically is he able to escape.
 
Oh my goodness! I just noticed that I mis-read PluniaZ’s post. That’s what I get for speed-reading. But it comes out the same. We can get good messages out of fiction. After all, even Jesus told stories - & at least 1 seemed to commend bad behavior.
 
louisak said:
I disagree with your interpretation.

SPOILER ALERT!!!

Are you talking about the scene toward the end, where he wakes up to find that the Andie MacDowell character had spent the night in his bed? I thought it was clearly implied they did not have sexual relations. Or do you mean that merely spending the night in the same bed was a mortal sin by itself? I would disagree with that too. It might have been a venial sin depending on his intentions, although I don’t recall any hint that he was intending to have sexual relations with her in that sequence.

If you are referring to the earlier scenes of him getting other women into bed, the film did not endorse that behavior at all, in my opinion. If I recall correctly (I haven’t seen the movie in years) he also commits theft, there is no reason to think the movie is endorsing that either. On the contrary, it is clearly implied that his initial efforts to exploit his situation are wrong, because they proceed from selfishness. Only later when he approaches the problem altruistically is he able to escape.
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Yes, the last scene. Artistic interpretations of existentialist philosophers aside, it is at the very least the near occasion of sin and a cause for scandal.

Can you really imagine Saint Jerome approving of such a thing?
 
PluniaZ said:
And the movie endorses this mortal sin as some sort of existentialist triumph.
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Again, did you read the link?

Here’s the thing. I don’t care what the existentialists think. I explained why I will be watching it, and how I will view it. I will view it as a tale of redemption from sin. Sins that happen over and over until we change our lives and make things right.

You are free interpret it as you wish.
 
PluniaZ said:
Yes, the last scene. Artistic interpretations of existentialist philosophers aside, it is at the very least the near occasion of sin and a cause for scandal.

Can you really imagine Saint Jerome approving of such a thing?
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If you don’t watch movies like this, how do you know what’s in that scene? :confused:
 
Irishmom2 said:
I explained why I will be watching it, and how I will view it. I will view it as a tale of redemption from sin. Sins that happen over and over until we change our lives and make things right.
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Which you described so well I’ll be watching it again. Some people are just Puddleglums.
 
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