the groundhog day project

Before I move on from Working Girl , there is something I need to say. I'm pretty sure Katharine is the wronged party in this film. She explains the existence of her note to Jack (which she never actually sends, by the way, which means at worst she only intends to steal Tess' idea, she doesn't ever do it until-- Well, I'll get to that.) as Jack being hesitant to look at a plan from her secretary, which makes sense. Sure, when Tess asks him if he would look at a colleague's idea, he says he would, but a) he doesn't know what she's talking about and might be distracted by the deal about to actually go down, and b) he might have been hesitant before to help Katharine because he just never liked her as much as he likes Tess, so Katharine would actually be telling the truth as she understands it, even if she would turn out to be wrong. Consider how the film plays the initial interactions between Katharine and Tess. Especially in context of the supposed ethical...

sex·ism \ˈsek-ˌsi-zəm\ noun : unfair treatment of people because of their sex ; especially : unfair treatment of women Full Definition 1 : prejudice or discrimination based on sex; especially : discrimination against women 2 : behavior, conditions, or attitudes that foster stereotypes of social roles based on sex sex·ist \ˈsek-sist\ adjective or noun Origin: sex + - ism (as in racism). First use: 1968 mi·sog·y·ny \mə-ˈsä-jə-nē\ noun : a hatred of women miso·gy·nic \ˌmi-sə-ˈji-nik, -ˈgī-\ adjective mi·sog·y·nist \mə-ˈsä-jə-nist\ noun or adjective mi·sog·y·nis·tic \mə-ˌsä-jə-ˈnis-tik\ adjective Origin: Greek misogynia , from misein to hate + gynē woman. First use: circa 1656 Today, a simple listen. I want to find the lines (and situations) in the film that imply one of the above, sexism or misogyny. An obvious one to start: Phil's calling Nan "Hairdo"--i.e. identifying her by a physical attribute that generally indicates gender. Reducing her synecdo...

Phil Connors doesn’t speak French. While it might be reasonable to assume Phil does learn to play piano beyond the two songs we hear him play since this is at the point he is actually trying to better himself and affect the world around him in a positive way, the French bit is much earlier. It also comes from a bit in Rubin’s original screenplay, not with Rita but with “Tess Harper—Jefferson County Poetry Society.” Basically, it’s a clear example of Phil doing the same thing he does with Nancy in the movie; he makes stuff up to get what he wants. This is only Day 10 . He hasn’t gotten to the depression that arguably makes him realize he’s an actual human being like everyone else around him… I just realized, this also means he’s probably lying when he says, “Small town people are more real, more down-to-earth.” Later, he might actually believe it. But, at this point, each line is just a move to win over Rita. Anyway, in the original screenplay, Phil meets Tess like he meets Mary in ...