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Wednesday, February 04, 2004Ground Hog Day I stumbled on the film Ground Hog day on the tv on Monday night. I hadn't watched it for ages. It kinda tricked me and sucked me in! Bizarre. I think it was 'cos of this line that was said pretty much as I flicked over: "What do you do when your actions have no meaning; when what you do has no consequence" Suddenly I saw the film in a whole new light! This day that Phil Conners repeated over and over (for months if not years of 'days') had no meaning, it had no purpose to it. The only thing that changed day after day as that clock flicked over to 6:00am was Phil Conners himself. That, we find, was the only meaning to this day: the "Formation" [if you like] of Phil. Would he or would he not change. There is a simple progression: First he goes Hedonistic - just enjoy yourself, break the law, use other people to your own ends of pleasure; Second he discovers a person he can't manipulate for his own pleasure - hedonism runs out of steam; Third commit suicide, end it all 'cos life ain't worth living - but even that doesn't work, despite numerous attempts, what do you do when even life-after-death loses meaning?; Fourth face the reality of who he is - selfish, self-centred, the world revolves around him; Fifth allow someone else to be the centre, love them for the sake of them, allow them to change you, remove yourself from the centre of your life, get turned 'inside-out'. Forgive me for being slow on this old film, or maybe it is me, but I saw something of the result of meaning and purpose, combined with a loss of focus on life after death. Phil Conners had to find meaning in 'today', as if that was the only day that mattered. This often results in a hedonistic existentialism, but even that is shown to be meaningless. The ending is cheesy, I don't really like it. But I like the fact that meaning can be found in re-centering life around God and others and allowing yourself to be changed by them. Posted by: Mark | 1:58 pm |
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