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not as profound as black panther tbh
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LoathedVermin72 wrote:I can think of few cinematic depictions of modern life that are more profound, really
Would love for you (or anyone who agrees) to expand on this. I won't hold my breath but... :lol:
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lennytheweedwhacker wrote:not as profound as black panther tbh
I can think of few cinematic depictions of modern life that are more profound, really
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durdencommatyler wrote:
LoathedVermin72 wrote:I can think of few cinematic depictions of modern life that are more profound, really
Would love for you (or anyone who agrees) to expand on this. I won't hold my breath but... :lol:
It just does such a beautiful job illustrating the soul-crushing feeling of being stuck in a mundane existence and not knowing how to change it. The fantasy scenario sounds nightmarish, but it’s when you realize that it doesn’t really sound that far off than normal life for most people that the true nightmare sinks in.

There’s a moment when Bill Murray says to the blue collar guys he’s hanging out with that “I keep reliving the same day over and over,” (or something like that), and the guy - resigned and nonplussed - replies, “Me too.” That’s kind of an incredible moment of insight.
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LoathedVermin72 wrote:
durdencommatyler wrote:
LoathedVermin72 wrote:I can think of few cinematic depictions of modern life that are more profound, really
Would love for you (or anyone who agrees) to expand on this. I won't hold my breath but... :lol:
It just does such a beautiful job illustrating the soul-crushing feeling of being stuck in a mundane existence and not knowing how to change it. The fantasy scenario sounds nightmarish, but it’s when you realize that it doesn’t really sound that far off than normal life for most people that the true nightmare sinks in.

There’s a moment when Bill Murray says to the blue collar guys he’s hanging out with that “I keep reliving the same day over and over,” (or something like that), and the guy - resigned and nonplussed - replies, “Me too.” That’s kind of an incredible moment of insight.
Thank you for the response. I really appreciate it.
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durdencommatyler wrote:
LoathedVermin72 wrote:
durdencommatyler wrote:
LoathedVermin72 wrote:I can think of few cinematic depictions of modern life that are more profound, really
Would love for you (or anyone who agrees) to expand on this. I won't hold my breath but... :lol:
It just does such a beautiful job illustrating the soul-crushing feeling of being stuck in a mundane existence and not knowing how to change it. The fantasy scenario sounds nightmarish, but it’s when you realize that it doesn’t really sound that far off than normal life for most people that the true nightmare sinks in.

There’s a moment when Bill Murray says to the blue collar guys he’s hanging out with that “I keep reliving the same day over and over,” (or something like that), and the guy - resigned and nonplussed - replies, “Me too.” That’s kind of an incredible moment of insight.
Thank you for the response. I really appreciate it.
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lennytheweedwhacker wrote:
durdencommatyler wrote:
LoathedVermin72 wrote:
durdencommatyler wrote:
LoathedVermin72 wrote:I can think of few cinematic depictions of modern life that are more profound, really
Would love for you (or anyone who agrees) to expand on this. I won't hold my breath but... :lol:
It just does such a beautiful job illustrating the soul-crushing feeling of being stuck in a mundane existence and not knowing how to change it. The fantasy scenario sounds nightmarish, but it’s when you realize that it doesn’t really sound that far off than normal life for most people that the true nightmare sinks in.

There’s a moment when Bill Murray says to the blue collar guys he’s hanging out with that “I keep reliving the same day over and over,” (or something like that), and the guy - resigned and nonplussed - replies, “Me too.” That’s kind of an incredible moment of insight.
Thank you for the response. I really appreciate it.
lol
Why... why is that funny?
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durdencommatyler wrote:
lennytheweedwhacker wrote:
durdencommatyler wrote:
LoathedVermin72 wrote:
durdencommatyler wrote:
LoathedVermin72 wrote:I can think of few cinematic depictions of modern life that are more profound, really
Would love for you (or anyone who agrees) to expand on this. I won't hold my breath but... :lol:
It just does such a beautiful job illustrating the soul-crushing feeling of being stuck in a mundane existence and not knowing how to change it. The fantasy scenario sounds nightmarish, but it’s when you realize that it doesn’t really sound that far off than normal life for most people that the true nightmare sinks in.

There’s a moment when Bill Murray says to the blue collar guys he’s hanging out with that “I keep reliving the same day over and over,” (or something like that), and the guy - resigned and nonplussed - replies, “Me too.” That’s kind of an incredible moment of insight.
Thank you for the response. I really appreciate it.
lol
Why... why is that funny?
ask lv
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LV, why does lenny think that's funny?
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He has a very advanced sense of humor
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One day, I hope to be on his level.
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Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.
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tragabigzanda wrote:I think LV is right on the money, and I’ll add:

Joe is not a cynical person, so Murray’s arc may not resonate as much. But I can relate to every single instinct that he has throughout the movie: To eat a bunch of junk food, to fuck every woman in town, to rob the armored car, to punch Ned Ryerson in the face. And when he finally starts doing things to add beauty to the world — to save the old bum’s life, to learn to ice sculpt and play the piano, and finally, to see Andy MacDowell as a real person rather than a receptacle for his sexual desires — only then does he find fulfillment.

I actually got a little teared up typing that out.
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I fear for the soul of the man who does not recognize the profundity of Groundhog Day
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Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.
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The Argonaut wrote:I fear for the soul of the man who does not recognize the profundity of Groundhog Day
I think you are just going through something.
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the same thing over and over and over and over again
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bill murray was more profound in lost in translation
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The Argonaut wrote:the same thing over and over and over and over again
Happy Birthday?
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bune wrote:
The Argonaut wrote:the same thing over and over and over and over again
Happy Birthday?
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