Fun fact: At one point in the script’s development, the film would end with Rita waking up and finding herself in a time loop, thus implying the time loop was an STD.
@@chainlink2459Well, he did but only in a few of the timelines and since the movie came out in the 90s, we couldn't have any of that GAY STUFF on the screeen. Ewwwww. Can you imagine if we weren't homophobic? What a world! 😂😂
Putting crap scenes you don't want at the end of the shoot and 'running out of time' is ingenious. Now if only I could work that logic into a justification for my day to day procrastination.
I've personally always thought that the loop was created by some unseen force to teach Phil a lesson about being a better person. A scene explaining the loop was indeed not needed, my imagination compensated for that, and I made sure not to think too hard.
@@Meteorite_Shower I think making it a VR game was actually a really good idea, it’s something different and interesting compared to a standard movie sequel
Or they could not have dialogue for the gypsy lady. Just have her or perhaps a less offensive and cliche equivalent stare at Murray like a weird cultist.
One thing I liked was that tying the movie to groundhogs day ensures that it is played every groundhogs day. Unlike Christmas which has tons of competition
i love how They forced them to write a reason for why the time loop is happening but they played the system to not have one and were correct in assuming that it would ruin the movie
Ah, classic Hollywood executives, forcing the creatives to do what they want them to do instead of trusting that they know what they're doing. Some things never change; you'd think after decades of being proven wrong for trying to meddle that they'd ease back on doing that, but nope, still occurs even now in 2024... Sigh...
I am so glad that this scene wasn't in the movie. Executives, just generally - kindly piss off will you? Imagine thinking you know how to write a film better than professional scriptwriters...
It is significant that Bill Murray's character is the only one that realises (or perceives) that the same day is repeating. So what do the other characters do on the subsequent iterations of the day after they encounter him? Each time his reaction to these people is increasingly frustrated or angry. Do none of these other characters speak to each other and say "Well, that was rude of him, why did he do that?"
Simple. Bill Murray's character is forced to relieve each day because he didn't appreciate the smaller things in life. He only beats the loop once he grows as a person and learns to appreciate what he has and help his fellow man. How it occurs, well my headcanon is that Puxatawni Phil is a guardian angel of sorts. He holds Murray's Character ala It's a Wonderful Life until the job is done, only the positive consequences stay at the end.
@James Kraatz Yeah. I mean this film is kinda of a reimagining of It's a Wonderful Life of sorts. Murray's character has to learn to appreciate life itself and once he does learn to make the most of it and not squander his gift and share it with the world only then does the cycle break. It only takes a few selfless acts to make a difference in people's lives.
I mean while it's probably not an in film explanation I always thought that like it was thematically that he goes to puxatony every year to report on groundhogs day yet he doesn't really know anyone there, he gets stuck in a time loop of that same day and it doesn't break out until he meets all these people etc.
My explanation for why the loop is thus: Because the writers said so The Loop is a representation of the monotony of a closed-off life, and the hopelessness, helplessness, demoralization, and detachment that comes with it. Only by actually paying attention, engaging, and going out of his way to improve everything around him does it change. Not when he kills himself, not when he does edgy, NoN-cOnFoRmAtIvE things; when he sees, savors, and improves the things around him, as well as himself. Stop to smell the flowers you pass by every day. Draw those blinds you always have closed. The Loop is a mindset, and so is being free of it.
This is literally the only piece of media were I was fully aware and fine with a lack of answer in the movie as a kid. And I do belive children not questioning stuff is overstated.
Bill murray hits singularity for a brief moment, seeing every possible outcome of his actions for the next day. He then chooses his favourite plan and lives the day.
"Why does Buzz freeze around Andy if he thinks he's real?" I actually have a theory about that, From Buzz's perspective, he's on an alien planet & the toys freezing is some sort of local custom He may not know WHY they do this, but he figures these locals know this world better than he does, so he just goes along with it
I always thought it was the 6 extra weeks of winter giving him 6 weeks of time loop... Until I realized there are way more than 6 weeks worth of days in the movie
Ned Ryerson puts Phil in the time loop, until he buys the insurance from him. All that character grow Phil does, doesn't matter. Only thing that matters is that in the end, he buys that life insurance from Ned.
there is this one scene that kind of niggles at me. It's that final day before the bachelor auction where Phil is playing the piano in the band and the piano teacher is there, and she specifically says that Phil is her student... Since the day resets, it would suggest he must have gone to get another lesson and I would surmise that at this stage he's become proficient enough that he wouldn't have had to, especially given that day he was doing countless 'errands' throughout town that made him the town darling. Actually it doesn't overly bother me, but maybe she could have explained it more because I'm left with the notion that on the final day when he manages to make pretty much everyone in town love him, he still let a young girl get booted out of a piano lesson so he could get a lesson.
If it makes you feel better, assume there's an unseen scene where Phil encounters the piano teacher, "reminds" her of how she gave him a lesson or two when he was younger and he wanted to show her how he'd improved, then sits in and helps with the lesson for the girl he originally got booted to make up for it. Kid gets her lesson, teacher thinks she really got Phil started (even if her memory is hazy about it) so she's happy to claim she taught him later, everyone wins. He's got time somewhere in his crazy schedule to spend half an hour that way.
Heard there was an explanation originally but didnt know all of this or actually reflected on it. Brilliantly done and the cameos like ellen were lovely :D
In every movie with Bill Murray, it feels like he's the same character in different wacky scenarios. I guess you could say that for any actor, but it feels prominent with him for some odd reason. And I love it. I haven't seen all of his movies, but he (usually) gives me the vibe his character already read the script for the movie and is just going through the motions of the plot in the most hilarious way possible. Think of Ghostbusters, Stripes, and uh, maybe Caddyshack... It's been a while since I saw that one... But in groundhog day, this is the first time I've seen the Bill Murray "Character" in a state of misery and uncertainty. I just think it's interesting.
You know.. I think I know where the time loop began. You know the scene where the crew are trying to leave to get back to their studio in time. The snowstorm started to pick up out of nowhere. That is where I believe the time loop curse began..
I personally think Ned Ryerson was the cause of the time loop. I mean think about his dialogue on the second day: “First shot right out of the box! You are sharp as a tack today!” Isn’t that a bit weird to say to someone you haven’t seen in years? Especially the “today” part?
I officially decided already that the loop was a test from the universe. He was a terrible person at the start of the movie, and didn't the loop end when he became a better person, and used knowledge of the day from the loop to save lives?
it should be noted that Live Die Repeat is not an original movie, it's plot is lifted directly from a manga with the exact same time loop premise called "All you need is Kill" about a rookie soldier fighting a hopeless war against a really abstract alien force and through the process of dieing repeatedly, gains the skills to become the second greatest soldier in the world with the help of the first in a story thats largely about the dehumanizing effect we have when we stop viewing life and death as blip on our radar, theres a version out there illustrated by the dude who made Death Note, if you can stomach painful looking deaths, you'll get a kick out of Ground Hog day: Saving Private Ryan edition.
I love time loops. You get so much character development out of it. Some of the best time loops has been in Star Trek. There’s also this YA book called Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver. It’s a time loop. It’s amazing.
Fantastic video. While I haven’t seen the movie or plan on doing so in the near future I do appreciate the impact it left. I also enjoyed rage ninteen’s animation bits. Keep up the great work everyone.
It never occurs to me they never explained and I honestly never asked. Sometimes when you show or explain too much, people ask questions they never would have if you just never shown it to begin with.
FYI: Yes, the guy who filed the plagiarism lawsuit against "Groundhog Day" did indeed drop it -- but the next morning he picked it right back up again...
The 80s and 90s uncensored podcast recently made an episode talking about Groundhog Day's 30th birthday. It's a great cult classic movie. I have seen it several times, it's definitely a special movie. Not giving any explanation may seem unsatisfactory but in this case it doesn't matter because GD asks so many interesting questions that give more than enough depth to the movie. Time traveller movies can be boring because it is almost always the same: Someone goes back in time, tries to stop a specific thing from happening but it doesn't work out. Donnie Darko also comes to mind. You can kinda understand what's happening but there's so much mystery and symbolism, it's honestly hard to really get the movie...because supernatural things are happening that human's cannot fully grasp. For me, another cult classic the problem you're talking about. What GD does very well is to start the story at the beginning. We follow Phil along on his journey. We are not smarter than he is. We know as much as he knows. What "the Truman Show" does not well is that the movie starts at the moment when Truman is starting to get suspicious. I'd liked it better (not a huge fan of the movie, I used to like it, now it feels like a superficial movie with a great idea that could have made for a much better movie) when we had gotten a bit more background info how things developed rather than watching Jim Carrey constantly getting suspicious and repeatedly getting into weird situations with the actors surrounding him. That got repetitiv and honestly annoying really quickly and the fact that a) nobody told Truman the truth, b) no actor did that, c) the audience totally went along to keep a person in bondage on a public tv show, d) the creator justifying what he did was just too much suspension of disbelief for me to do. Also there is only one real human being while the actors are just caricaturs always acting the same which gets annoying quickly.
Left this in another thread, but I'll repost my theory here in case it gets lost. What if _we_ the viewer caused the time loop in Groundhog Day? It's as if we were playing a video game restarting over and over again just to get the girl we like only then to find out that we needed to be good friends with everyone else and invest in ourselves before we finally resume time. This is truly a Cyberpunk commentary much like Tokimeki Memorial. Do you know anyone who would've gotten the famous idol Rita the first time without guides? No, only a certain sick individual who viewed "love" as a video game and was able to write the story crafting "Rita" the character could ever do such a thing, robbing us and Rita of our humanity.
Timeloops are timetravel. It's someone travelling back in time at the same point in time, replacing their younger self. I mean, there is an aspect that betrays timetravel, which is the lack of aging. But maybe that just means his conscience is timetravelling from his older body into his younger at the end of the day. Anyway, I dont know why people want to disprove that loops are timetravelling.
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Hello, Eddie.
Nah
Do a Mao Mao video I think you will love it
Eddie you should start captioning your videos for people who are hard of hearing
Fun fact: At one point in the script’s development, the film would end with Rita waking up and finding herself in a time loop, thus implying the time loop was an STD.
Why
I didn't know Bill Murray slept with Doctor Strange!
@@chainlink2459 new otp
Lmao
@@chainlink2459Well, he did but only in a few of the timelines and since the movie came out in the 90s, we couldn't have any of that GAY STUFF on the screeen. Ewwwww. Can you imagine if we weren't homophobic? What a world! 😂😂
The time loop was caused by the groundhog, obviously, everyone knows they control time
Duh
Just like how they control weather, or how much TIME is spent in one season.
The Greek God Cronus was actually a groundhog
hi nico
@@sheldynh.8320 Does that mean Zeus was?
Putting crap scenes you don't want at the end of the shoot and 'running out of time' is ingenious. Now if only I could work that logic into a justification for my day to day procrastination.
@Stella Hohenheim Skip all that, kill your boss and wear his skin. Works every time.
@@dangerkoopa64 It doesn't work the 63rd time so make sure that one's not important.
just slide the important time sensitive things to the bottom of the pile. that way you still get it but have to get through the previous workload too.
Been convinced for a while that Ned Ryerson is actually a Trickster God who only lets Phil out of the time loop after he buys insurance
Oh my god...
BING! It all adds up! At 3:11am I was about to pass out when I saw your comment and started laughing 👍
Same
GroundCo: 15 billion repeated day loop cycles can save you 15% or more on car insurance!
Bill Wurtz was in this and is no one gonna acknowledge that
Right? I came here to ask if that was him. But he wasn’t mentioned at the end. So it might have been an imitation rather than a collab.
If he hadn’t returned yet to UA-cam this would have been one of the best easter eggs ever
Yes
It was me
yes
I've personally always thought that the loop was created by some unseen force to teach Phil a lesson about being a better person. A scene explaining the loop was indeed not needed, my imagination compensated for that, and I made sure not to think too hard.
Fun fact: Groundhog day had a sequel but it's a VR game.
I watched RTGame play that. Was an interesting take to do it as VR game, but I liked how it was handled.
@@Meteorite_Shower I think making it a VR game was actually a really good idea, it’s something different and interesting compared to a standard movie sequel
What was the name of it?
it also had a musical sequel with almost the same story as the game.
@@inkstar7521 idk
I could think of a better script for that cut scene already. Something like: ‘Get back in line or you’ll never get out of it ever again!’
I feel like they purposefully wrote it so shit so nobody felt tempted to use it.
Lol I love it. Maybe ‘wait your turn, or you’ll be waiting forever!’
Or they could not have dialogue for the gypsy lady. Just have her or perhaps a less offensive and cliche equivalent stare at Murray like a weird cultist.
This is a really well made video, keep it up
UwU. This is rare.
You scare me xploshi ngl
WHAT XPLOSHI WATCHES EDDACHE?
Wow
Harold: Oh no we ran out of time to film the curse scene
Studio: It's okay we'll give you extra time.
Harold: ...
One thing I liked was that tying the movie to groundhogs day ensures that it is played every groundhogs day. Unlike Christmas which has tons of competition
groundhog day
i love how They forced them to write a reason for why the time loop is happening but they played the system to not have one and were correct in assuming that it would ruin the movie
Ah, classic Hollywood executives, forcing the creatives to do what they want them to do instead of trusting that they know what they're doing.
Some things never change; you'd think after decades of being proven wrong for trying to meddle that they'd ease back on doing that, but nope, still occurs even now in 2024...
Sigh...
russian doll: it’s groundhog day but you get sad from repressed trauma and fear of aging
Groundhog Day is really the Star Trek: Next Generation of time loop movies
At least it was only one episode. Anime watchers have the Endless Eight.
What they did with the "gipsee curse scene" was genius
I am so glad that this scene wasn't in the movie.
Executives, just generally - kindly piss off will you? Imagine thinking you know how to write a film better than professional scriptwriters...
Pretty much every descision youve hated in a film is because of meddling out of touch excutives.
@@Ericshadowblade Not every decision. Writers can make baffling choices too. But certainly a lot of them.
There's actually a VR adaptation of Groundhog day, but it's more of a continuation of the story, as you play as the son of Phil Connors.
"How does Catdog poop?" Is one of the classic unsolved mysteries.
it comes out of the mouth
It leaks through the skin where they are connected
I imagine the opening is on the underside, like a shark. It's on their belly, about where the two halves meet.
aand the video is out xd
Through mitosis. They make an extra catdog made out of body waste
Seriously Eddie, cannot believe you posted this on my birthday. Just for me! Knew you were a good lad
Happy Birthday!
@@Rebateman thank you Ryan
Happy Birthday Kendrick!
Happy birthday :) thanks for getting us a video, lol
Happy birthday! This is a sick birthday present.
Its clearly explained, its groundhog magic, after all aren't you aware of the power of shadows?
pretty sure it's the work of A Stand named Ground Hog
8:41 "not important"
boy that sure aged well
I was watching this video, and when it finished, it went back to the beginning. Groundhog Day
It is significant that Bill Murray's character is the only one that realises (or perceives) that the same day is repeating. So what do the other characters do on the subsequent iterations of the day after they encounter him? Each time his reaction to these people is increasingly frustrated or angry. Do none of these other characters speak to each other and say "Well, that was rude of him, why did he do that?"
Man, I feel bad not finding you until you appeared in Tomska's convention video. So happy I did.
Simple. Bill Murray's character is forced to relieve each day because he didn't appreciate the smaller things in life. He only beats the loop once he grows as a person and learns to appreciate what he has and help his fellow man. How it occurs, well my headcanon is that Puxatawni Phil is a guardian angel of sorts. He holds Murray's Character ala It's a Wonderful Life until the job is done, only the positive consequences stay at the end.
Nah pretty sure Bill needed to control his Stand Powers
@James Kraatz Yeah. I mean this film is kinda of a reimagining of It's a Wonderful Life of sorts. Murray's character has to learn to appreciate life itself and once he does learn to make the most of it and not squander his gift and share it with the world only then does the cycle break. It only takes a few selfless acts to make a difference in people's lives.
I mean while it's probably not an in film explanation I always thought that like it was thematically that he goes to puxatony every year to report on groundhogs day yet he doesn't really know anyone there, he gets stuck in a time loop of that same day and it doesn't break out until he meets all these people etc.
@@ondururagittandeska2004 so your telling me bill has bites the dust and is unconsciously activating it?
My explanation for why the loop is thus:
Because the writers said so
The Loop is a representation of the monotony of a closed-off life, and the hopelessness, helplessness, demoralization, and detachment that comes with it. Only by actually paying attention, engaging, and going out of his way to improve everything around him does it change.
Not when he kills himself, not when he does edgy, NoN-cOnFoRmAtIvE things; when he sees, savors, and improves the things around him, as well as himself.
Stop to smell the flowers you pass by every day. Draw those blinds you always have closed. The Loop is a mindset, and so is being free of it.
This is literally the only piece of media were I was fully aware and fine with a lack of answer in the movie as a kid. And I do belive children not questioning stuff is overstated.
Wow, I was just thinking yesterday that I wanted more of these XD
I like to go to bed sometimes and say “today could be my groundhog day. Today was good.”
Bill murray hits singularity for a brief moment, seeing every possible outcome of his actions for the next day. He then chooses his favourite plan and lives the day.
Yo this is my favourite VR game.
You know, Goundhog Day reminds me of that one episode of Star Trek The Next Generation where..
I love that the gypsy in the animation had the obligatory creepy, huge, milky eye, lol
"Why ground hog day is better left unexplained" that why I'm gonna explain why it doesn't need to be explained
Placing scenes you don't want to shoot at the end of an unfinishable schedule is tight!
Was that A Bill wurtz reference at the 5 minute mark!
Eddie being in a time loop would actually explain how he died at the end of every episode and yet still comes back
"Why does Buzz freeze around Andy if he thinks he's real?"
I actually have a theory about that,
From Buzz's perspective, he's on an alien planet & the toys freezing is some sort of local custom
He may not know WHY they do this, but he figures these locals know this world better than he does, so he just goes along with it
I always thought it was the 6 extra weeks of winter giving him 6 weeks of time loop... Until I realized there are way more than 6 weeks worth of days in the movie
this film is feverdream
Ned Ryerson puts Phil in the time loop, until he buys the insurance from him. All that character grow Phil does, doesn't matter. Only thing that matters is that in the end, he buys that life insurance from Ned.
9:29 king dragon sends his regards...
there is this one scene that kind of niggles at me. It's that final day before the bachelor auction where Phil is playing the piano in the band and the piano teacher is there, and she specifically says that Phil is her student...
Since the day resets, it would suggest he must have gone to get another lesson and I would surmise that at this stage he's become proficient enough that he wouldn't have had to, especially given that day he was doing countless 'errands' throughout town that made him the town darling.
Actually it doesn't overly bother me, but maybe she could have explained it more because I'm left with the notion that on the final day when he manages to make pretty much everyone in town love him, he still let a young girl get booted out of a piano lesson so he could get a lesson.
If it makes you feel better, assume there's an unseen scene where Phil encounters the piano teacher, "reminds" her of how she gave him a lesson or two when he was younger and he wanted to show her how he'd improved, then sits in and helps with the lesson for the girl he originally got booted to make up for it. Kid gets her lesson, teacher thinks she really got Phil started (even if her memory is hazy about it) so she's happy to claim she taught him later, everyone wins. He's got time somewhere in his crazy schedule to spend half an hour that way.
I should probably get to finally watching this movie, huh? Maybe that's the way out of this time loop....
Heard there was an explanation originally but didnt know all of this or actually reflected on it. Brilliantly done and the cameos like ellen were lovely :D
"Call it fate, call it luck, call it karma, I believe everything happens for a reason"
-Peter Venkman/Bill Murray
In every movie with Bill Murray, it feels like he's the same character in different wacky scenarios. I guess you could say that for any actor, but it feels prominent with him for some odd reason. And I love it. I haven't seen all of his movies, but he (usually) gives me the vibe his character already read the script for the movie and is just going through the motions of the plot in the most hilarious way possible. Think of Ghostbusters, Stripes, and uh, maybe Caddyshack... It's been a while since I saw that one...
But in groundhog day, this is the first time I've seen the Bill Murray "Character" in a state of misery and uncertainty. I just think it's interesting.
Ok edge of tomorrow is based of off a Japanese novel “all you need is kill” so technically it is a Japanese form
You know.. I think I know where the time loop began. You know the scene where the crew are trying to leave to get back to their studio in time. The snowstorm started to pick up out of nowhere. That is where I believe the time loop curse began..
I live where it was filmed, Woodstock square
Groundhog Day: It’s [insert time loop movie] but February.
8:49 I agree with the random talking mushroom
I watched this movie recently, perfect time to watch this video!
My dad thought that the bar tender was behind it and was trying to turn Phil into a better person
I personally think Ned Ryerson was the cause of the time loop. I mean think about his dialogue on the second day:
“First shot right out of the box! You are sharp as a tack today!”
Isn’t that a bit weird to say to someone you haven’t seen in years? Especially the “today” part?
Babe, it’s time for a new Eddache video
i will forever be blessed to be born on this movie's day
I officially decided already that the loop was a test from the universe. He was a terrible person at the start of the movie, and didn't the loop end when he became a better person, and used knowledge of the day from the loop to save lives?
One of the cars in the first cars movie's crash was allergic to fuel. After the crash, he is the only car that appears without damage.
Realising it on Groundhog day, nice
Thank god he never forced himself on anyone, that would have been really uncomfortable to watch.
I mean, it's clear why, because it breaks when he makes an honest connection with the producer instead of a selfish one.
The day this guy snaps is the day cartoons shall fear.
Considering the actual lore of the Groundhog Day tradition claims Punxsutawney Phil (that's the groundhog's name) is immortal... Huh.
Ayyyy new video!
I always thought it was when he bangs his head because the time loop ends later once he hits his head again
It's Rewind Time!
I expected the video to loop halfway through
Maybe the time loop was the friends we made along the way?
3:57 holy shit! It's Ellen Rose from Outsidextra! What are you doing here?
I KNEW IT SOUNDED LIKE HER
“There can BE no WITNESSES”
I genuinely laughed at that part at the end
it should be noted that Live Die Repeat is not an original movie, it's plot is lifted directly from a manga with the exact same time loop premise called "All you need is Kill" about a rookie soldier fighting a hopeless war against a really abstract alien force and through the process of dieing repeatedly, gains the skills to become the second greatest soldier in the world with the help of the first in a story thats largely about the dehumanizing effect we have when we stop viewing life and death as blip on our radar, theres a version out there illustrated by the dude who made Death Note, if you can stomach painful looking deaths, you'll get a kick out of Ground Hog day: Saving Private Ryan edition.
I like how the canon sequel to Groundhog Day is a vr game starring his son which could mean it’s some weird genetic thing
Or it’s like if you’re a big prick in that genetic line you get timelooped
Got caught in that loop for real
5:22 I like the bill wurts reference
I love how in the gypsy scene, you can hear Trooper being played in the background
I forgot Huey, Dewey and Louie went through their own Groundhog day...
The continuation in their movie was odd
I love time loops. You get so much character development out of it. Some of the best time loops has been in Star Trek.
There’s also this YA book called Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver. It’s a time loop. It’s amazing.
I remember reading that book in school
The time loop is caused by finding out how to use the 3 seashells in Demolition Man.
I didn't even recognise Nando's voice! It's a subtle change he's done, how cool!
Fantastic video. While I haven’t seen the movie or plan on doing so in the near future I do appreciate the impact it left.
I also enjoyed rage ninteen’s animation bits. Keep up the great work everyone.
I've lived next to Punxsutawney for most of my life, but not once was I interested to watch the groundhog see his shadow lol
It's ground hog daaaaaay
Groundhog day is like UA-cam
It never occurs to me they never explained and I honestly never asked. Sometimes when you show or explain too much, people ask questions they never would have if you just never shown it to begin with.
If I was caught in a time loop, it'd be my luck the one time I go ape and do all this insane shit is the second I'm released from the loop.
“I promised him that was the one thing I’d never change… and of course that was the first thing I changed.”
Everything I wanted you to make a video about
FYI: Yes, the guy who filed the plagiarism lawsuit against "Groundhog Day" did indeed drop it --
but the next morning he picked it right back up again...
5:40 that's a "But doctor, I am pagliacci" moment
When I watched it, I didn’t even think about why it happened
The fact he says “‘how does cat dog poop” isn’t really important’ but now has a video on it 👀 (both this and that video are great tho)
I love this film because it was fimled in my home town
The 80s and 90s uncensored podcast recently made an episode talking about Groundhog Day's 30th birthday. It's a great cult classic movie. I have seen it several times, it's definitely a special movie.
Not giving any explanation may seem unsatisfactory but in this case it doesn't matter because GD asks so many interesting questions that give more than enough depth to the movie. Time traveller movies can be boring because it is almost always the same: Someone goes back in time, tries to stop a specific thing from happening but it doesn't work out.
Donnie Darko also comes to mind. You can kinda understand what's happening but there's so much mystery and symbolism, it's honestly hard to really get the movie...because supernatural things are happening that human's cannot fully grasp.
For me, another cult classic the problem you're talking about. What GD does very well is to start the story at the beginning. We follow Phil along on his journey. We are not smarter than he is. We know as much as he knows. What "the Truman Show" does not well is that the movie starts at the moment when Truman is starting to get suspicious. I'd liked it better (not a huge fan of the movie, I used to like it, now it feels like a superficial movie with a great idea that could have made for a much better movie) when we had gotten a bit more background info how things developed rather than watching Jim Carrey constantly getting suspicious and repeatedly getting into weird situations with the actors surrounding him. That got repetitiv and honestly annoying really quickly and the fact that a) nobody told Truman the truth, b) no actor did that, c) the audience totally went along to keep a person in bondage on a public tv show, d) the creator justifying what he did was just too much suspension of disbelief for me to do. Also there is only one real human being while the actors are just caricaturs always acting the same which gets annoying quickly.
I was not expecting a outsidexbox cameo
Left this in another thread, but I'll repost my theory here in case it gets lost.
What if _we_ the viewer caused the time loop in Groundhog Day? It's as if we were playing a video game restarting over and over again just to get the girl we like only then to find out that we needed to be good friends with everyone else and invest in ourselves before we finally resume time.
This is truly a Cyberpunk commentary much like Tokimeki Memorial. Do you know anyone who would've gotten the famous idol Rita the first time without guides? No, only a certain sick individual who viewed "love" as a video game and was able to write the story crafting "Rita" the character could ever do such a thing, robbing us and Rita of our humanity.
Timeloops are timetravel.
It's someone travelling back in time at the same point in time, replacing their younger self.
I mean, there is an aspect that betrays timetravel, which is the lack of aging. But maybe that just means his conscience is timetravelling from his older body into his younger at the end of the day.
Anyway, I dont know why people want to disprove that loops are timetravelling.
Great video, I watch it every day. It's like... idk
5:53 that g word is a slur for Romani people