i realized last night that tomorrow (today) is ground hog day. i only realized this because i was watching the movie groundhog day. which i find to be a very sentimental movie though many people find it to be spiritual (which i suppose it is, but that just ain’t my bag). i like some of the dark aspects of it, and some parts still get me to laugh (like when larry the camera guy says in a shaky voice to phil (murray’s character) “you’ve touched me, man”, it’s hilarious because he’s so damned emotional). overall i like the movie ok but i got to thinking about why phil the weather man had to change. ok, he was sarcastic. mean. jaded. so what? that about sums it up for me.
i suppose he did have to better himself because he wanted to be loved. but shouldn’t people be loved just for being themselves and not having to change? if you’re a pshyco killer who likes to devour children then maybe you ought to change your ways. that’s no good for anyone. but where do all these positive people get off telling us pessimistic people how to be? do i go around telling these optimistic jerks “hey, you’re smiling too much. why don’t you ease up on it?” no. i don’t do that. but it’s ok for people who are happy, who aren’t sardonic, to go around imposing their ways of life and perspectives on me. it’s ok for someone to ask me “why don’t you smile more?” but it’s not ok for me to say “why don’t you smile less?” am i the only person cynical enough to see this as unfair?
probably.
and what’s with rita not having to earn phils love? he has to be this perfectly happy, artistic, versatile, romantic human being and all she has to do is be her natural girly self? well, excuse-fucken-me! some of us aren’t born fucken perfect with happiness and sunshine radiating from our anus. she’s cute and all (just like the people who she represnts in real life usually are) but i think she could use some work. she falls for all the sappy romantic stuff phil conners does when he is being genuine. she’s soft spoken. she’s easily pleased and silly. she’s got this frizzy hair. and what’s with the vest? i’m not saying she’s not my ideal girl, i’m saying the problem is that she is everyone’s ideal girl. where’s the fun in that?
the world may be a better place with people like rita and the newly changed phil conners occupying every corner of the earth. it may be a happier place. but the fact remains that sarcasm is funny. and the world wouldn’t be a funny place.
