This movie’s title is translated “Love is Déjà vu” in Japan. “Déjà vu” is French; it means “It has already seen” in English. This movie is the very funny story of a haughtiness man and Déjà vu.
Phil Connors the popular weatherman was very gloomy because he had to do a work once every year, and he dislikes it. It is a report of a festival at rural town. It is an event what the people consult the marmot’s action about coming spring. If marmot will not hibernate however he was take nest box by the chairman of Punxsutawney, spring will coming soon. It is “Groundhog Day” The marmot’s name is “Phil”.
Therefore Phil Connors must go to Punxsutawney every winter; it is 4th times for him.Phil, Rita the producer, and Larry the cameraman went to Punxsutawney. After arrived, they Phil stayed at cottage but Rita and Larry stayed at a hotel. The reason of they were not stay at same hotel was Phil’s selfishness. Rita and Larry were not think good about him. Next day, Phil got up at 06:00am by voice of a radio. “Good morning! It is cold today too……I want to move to Miami, ha-ha.......Today is Groundhog Day!!” Phil talked about Groundhog Day with a plump man, talked about check out with a maid, and talked about insurance with Ned Ryerson; he was blunt in all time. He arrived to the ground of Groundhog Day. And he made progress very lazy. Phil the marmot said the spring will not come yet. “Please smile at least….” Rita said so, but he wanted to back to the City as quickly as possible. “Why should I do such sober work? I am a popular reporter.” he thought so. They finished the making a film of Groundhog Day, went out of the town before the day was out but it was blizzard the night. They could not go out of Punxsutawney, backed to the each cottage or hotel.
In the next morning at 06:00am, the radio in Phil’s room said, “Good morning! It is cold today too……I want to move to Miami, ha-ha.......Today is Groundhog Day!!” Phil thought strange a little, he thought the radio’s voice is a tape yesterday. He went out to outside the door, a plump man talk to him, “Could you sleep well last night? Today is Groundhog day!” “…what?” Phil doubted, down the stairs to have a breakfast. “Do you need coffee?...What time will you go out tomorrow?” a maid talk to Phil about same thing with yesterday “…it is strange” Phil went out to the town. “Phil? Phil? Do you remember to me? I remember you!” Ned Ryerson talked to him. It was same thing before the day too. So, Phil was his right foot into a puddle like before the day too. After that, all things were same with before the day’s things. “It is unbelievable…What happen for me now!?” The phenomenon was continuing everyday. No, it was not everyday, it was every Feb.2, Groundhog Day.
Phil went mad day by day. The tomorrow was not coming to Phil. If he was arrest by a police because he run wild by a car or 0he run away with a money bag of bank… he was in the bed at 06:00am and the radio in Phil’s room said, “Good morning! It is cold today too……I want to move to Miami, ha-ha.......Today is Groundhog Day!!” It is same when he committed suicide. Everyday was boredom for him. He started to listen and help to people for killing time. Someday, Phil became a good man from haughtiness man.
One day, no, “one groundhog day”, Phil think out to make advances to Rita. Phil employed every means to win Rita's heart because he can try any number of times. But she was not said “yes”. She slapped Phil on the cheek. First, Phil thought he want persuade Rita to sleep with him, it is good only that. But Phil felled in love pure for he know about Rita well. Phil had not pure heart when he arrived at Punxsutawney. And, he wanted to understand about him, he did not try to understand about other people. Maybe Rita did not receive him, because she felt it.
Finally, when Phil tried to understand about Rita really, she received him. And in the morning, the radio said the different things with the morning of Groundhog Day.
I knew this movie’s Japanese title from old time, but I watched this first time. I like the scene which Phil took the offensive and he did unreasonable. It is so comical and funny! Then, first, I thought this movie is comedy. But when I watched the story of middle, I felt sad a little. If I will become like Phil when I will get up tomorrow, what do I do? I thought so, I got frightened a little. I think Rita is a very virtuous woman. Why did she understand the difference of Phil although she can not compare yesterday’s Phil and today’s him? She is very intelligent if she can decision men’s good or bad on a day. I should learn after Rita.I like side characters too. Everyone has characteristic looks and atmosphere. I like Ned Ryerson especially. He is very characteristic. I guess my stress will build up if I will be taken by him everyday because he is very noisy and persistent. Well, he is guileless because he has cute looks. Ned Ryerson is Stephen Tobolowsky. He appear on “The Time Traveler's Wife”, he is a doctor in the film. This movie will be released Oct.24 2009. Why don’t you watch the movie?
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