Groundhog Day: Evolution of Hope

I somehow seemed to have missed watching Ground Hog Day all these years.

With passing references to “Groundhog Day” in the reviews of “Over The Edge”, I became curious and caught up with “Groundhog Day”

The central premise of Groundhog Day:

What would you do if you were stuck in one place and every day was exactly the same and nothing you did mattered?

What if there were no tomorrow?

Well the protagonist got incarcerated on a lustrous winter not by Space but by time !!!!

Would that mean there would be no consequences and no hangovers? Would that mean you could do whatever you wanted?

In Incarceration, are sown the seeds of introspection, which blooms into the bright alleys of redemption.

On one of the days, as the protagonist, downs an extravagant breakfast, in an ungainly fashion, with the lady of his subconscious. Argumentative interactions over the breakfast leads to tangential points of view resulting in the lady voicing, Sir Walter Scott:

The wretch, concentred all in self,
Living, shall forfeit fair renown,
And, doubly dying, shall go down
To the vile dust from whence he sprung,
Unwept, unhonoured, and unsung.

To which the protagonist retorts, Do you think I am acting like this because I am ego centric.

The lady, is emphatic that she knows he is ego centric and that is his defining characteristic.

Not only is he egocentric, but also a narcissist, insensitive and meanness personified.

While there have been many tales of incarceration and the ensuing war to redeem against the fateful imposition, in Groundhog Day lies a pattern and route to hope. The enemy of course lies within and therefore when the individual is beset with a series of unavoidable emotions, hope is intrinsically built into the DNA of creation and it is within striking distance of the individual to exercise it, with a wonderful weapon called introspection.

Traverse these emotions, experience hope evolve and reverse your misfortunes.

1. Disbelief
2. Shock
3. Confusion
4. Anxiety
5. Avoidance
6. Helplessness
7. Despair
8. Introspection
9. Resolve
10. Hope

I am sure we all get incarcerated either by space, time or our own mindsets.

Reach out to our friend “introspection” , activate and energize the “resolve” within, “Hope” is just around the corner.

Other Must See films on Incarceration: Shawshank Redemption, Hurricane, Castaway, Papillon and Invictus