Groundhog Day Essay

In my discussion, I am going to write about one of the most famous texts of Jean Sartre and a film. The text of Sartre is called ‘‘What is Existentialism’’ and it was in between 19th and 20th century. The film is called Groundhog Day and it was released in 1993. My main point is to write about the themes of existential that both of them have in common. But, in the film, the themes of existential are different than in the philosophy of Jean-Paul Sartre, since they have a long gap of times in their period. For Sartre, the first theme of existential is when a man condemned to be, free. The second theme of existential is when we exist first and then we give meaning to our own existence. In the movie, the first theme of existential is when Phil’s

He realizes that he is the only person who is responsible for his own life of action and happiness.

In the movie of Groundhog Day, the main character is Phil Connors. He is a selfish and unhappy weather reporter who is forced to relive the same day, February 2, over and over again. The first theme of existential that I found is Phil losses his self-identity. He no longer had a specific personality, because he had been a different person every day. He was a bored, lonely weather anchor one day, and the next day he was a crazy lunatic running his truck off a cliff with Punxsutawney Phil riding shotgun. What made him lose his sense of self-identity in the first place? The main reason is that he didn't have any responsibilities anymore. He can do and be anything he wanted to be without worry about any consequences. For example, he steals a car of police with groundhog with him. As well, he tries to committed to suicide many times. After his making so many mistakes, he learns that he is in charge of his fate by choosing what kind of person he wants to become. Phil grew wiser when he realized that even though he would probably never get to his tomorrow, he could try