Groundhog_Day

Groundhog Day Camus stated that Sisyphus is the absurd hero. He is content to spend an eternity rolling the huge rock up the mountain then watch it fall back down. Then roll it up again, etc. Camus was using this example to portray the futility and absurdness of human nature. All semester we have explored the themes of isolation, the nature of man, the nature of his existence and the choices we face as a society and as an individual. All of these themes can be found in the modern day film “Groundhog Day”. When Phil is first confronted by his unusual situation, his instinct is to get angry and frustrated, which alienates those around him even further, even as he questions his own sanity. There’s one point in the film where he remarks to someone, “Ever day is the same. Nothing ever changes.” And the other person agrees, having no idea of Phil’s unique predicament. But Camus would have instantly saw what Phil was talking about. We all live our Groundhog Day cycles. We repeat our same routines, go through the same motions as the day before, live our lives the same way as everyone else, traveling en masse towards who knows same, phil, nature, day, choices, end, began, nothing, man, around, over, town, repetition, one, life, control, candide, better, situation, semester, place, limitations, hero, film, existence, each, came, because, back, action, about, yet, world, way, very, understand