the groundhog day project

A week with Groundhog Day . Seven days in a row of this one film. Who would have thunk that I could survive it? I mean, the repetitive nature of the film itself should have made repeated viewing unbearable. But no. Remarkably, it was quite readily repeatable, this film about repetition. And, watching it these last seven days has been rather comforting, like coming home to an old friend. But, I am not done with that friend. I’m not even done with the final revision of the script for that friend. But, I will be soon. I said that there were nine tabs left, so let us just be systematic about this... Beware, six days ago, I said this: “Now, let us just do this systematically. I will try not to mention every little tab or highlight.” Today, I will mention every little tab... of the ones that are left. #10 ... because I skipped this one on the previous page of my printout - the girl who comes out of Mary’s house, i.e. the piano student Phil gets thrown out into the cold out of selfishn...

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...

There's an interesting thing I realized in relation to yesterday's entry --for those of you who didn't read it, whose eyes glazed over when you tried to read it, or who just don't feel like clicking on that link to remember what it was, the entry included a theory that Groundhog Day is actually an extended episode of Doctor Who . The "interesting thing" is that, if we take Rita as the TARDIS and not a companion, then Phil trying to get inside her all those nights is not at all sexual... ...or the Doctor entering the TARDIS all the time is . Of course, despite some people's idea of just what Phil and Rita did before going outside on February 3rd, the movie doesn't ever actually tell us they consummated their relationship. So, maybe they didn't. Then, the relationship becomes a little Freudian or Oedipal... one of those, or both--I'll admit I haven't studied psychology enough to be sure. In his Transparency blog, Ken Sanes describes his ...