Movie Moments 1.0- GROUND HOG DAY
''In films, what everyone is striving for is to produce moments'' - Jimmy Stewart
And so it is with that quote, that profoundly impacted me, that I begin posting what I believe are these 'moments' that Stewart talks about. Those Cinematic Moments which remain with you , long after the film is over.
So , here is my first entry, from the comedy GROUNDHOG DAY.
In the alleyway shown in the picture, Bill Murray befriends a homeless man, who is struggling to survive day to day.
Knowing that each day is simply repeating itself, Murray takes the old man to a shelter and feeds him - thereby performing a good samaritan act, even though he is becoming tried of the same 'groundhog day' experience. However, once the old man has been fed, he collapses and dies in the alleyway.
What is profound about this scene, is what happens next.
Because he knows the same thing will happen tomorrow, Murray attempts to change the future, but taking the old man to the shelter, feeding him, and then trying to resuscitate him. But he fails again. And his despair and anger overwhelms him.
It is in this scene that we as the viewer are reminded, that we cannot escape death.
And so it is with that quote, that profoundly impacted me, that I begin posting what I believe are these 'moments' that Stewart talks about. Those Cinematic Moments which remain with you , long after the film is over.
So , here is my first entry, from the comedy GROUNDHOG DAY.
In the alleyway shown in the picture, Bill Murray befriends a homeless man, who is struggling to survive day to day.
Knowing that each day is simply repeating itself, Murray takes the old man to a shelter and feeds him - thereby performing a good samaritan act, even though he is becoming tried of the same 'groundhog day' experience. However, once the old man has been fed, he collapses and dies in the alleyway.
What is profound about this scene, is what happens next.
Because he knows the same thing will happen tomorrow, Murray attempts to change the future, but taking the old man to the shelter, feeding him, and then trying to resuscitate him. But he fails again. And his despair and anger overwhelms him.
It is in this scene that we as the viewer are reminded, that we cannot escape death.
posted by Rhett (rhettrospective@hotmail.com) at 11:50 PM
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