In the film,
Groundhog Day Bill Murray's character is named
Phil of course, like the small furry animal. I don't think he asks anyone of
absolution, since he is not
asking to be forgiven for anything.
In addition to being a very funny film, I think it
is a
parable about love. Phil is unhappy and makes those around him unhappy as well. Every day of his life, he forecasts the future and doesn't care if he is right or not. He doesn't care about what happens to the weather, to his co-workers or to himself. On February 2nd he is stuck in a situation where he is
literally stuck in time -the same day repeats itself no matter what he says or does. Like many of us, every day is exactly the same. After several failed efforts to kill himself-
Life defies him. He decides instead to be the nicest person he can be and take joy in just
the moment-he knows that
falling in love with the
Andie McDowell character will only last a day, a moment-but that's enough for him-and he tells her so-
genuinely .
That turns out to be
enough. Enough for all of us, actually.