Today is February 2, 2020, and we are still stuck in the "holiday", which reminds me of a magical American movie , "Groundhog Day", the protagonist is repeatedly stuck on February 2nd.
This is recognized as the most classic "infinite loop" film. In recent years, there have been many excellent recurring movies, such as: "Edge of Tomorrow", "Source Code", "Happy Death Day", "Horror Cruise" and so on, but they are more than enough entertainment and insufficient enlightenment. Can't surpass this old drama bone, Bill. Murray, an old film starring in 1993.
The plot goes like this.
People are middle-aged, career, emotions are nothing to achieve tv station weather anchor, Phil. He is mean and conceited, and he hates everything around him, including his inaction. He hid deep under the cloak of "bastard", making everyone hate him. For his crush colleague Rita, a beautiful and pure girl, he also dares not confess because of his inner inferiority, but often provokes him with vulgar language.
However, a humble reporting mission has made the protagonist's life change dramatically.
It was a trip to Pusutani, a remote town, to report on the local February 2 Marmot Festival celebration. Phil reluctantly took producer Rita and photographer Ryry with him and rushed to the town.
Phil continues to play the annoying role, and in the midst of constant complaining, they get together to complete the shooting task, but because of the snowstorm, they have to stay in the town for one more night.
Unexpectedly, Phil woke up the next day to find him still on February 2, Groundhog Day! All the events that have been experienced repeat themselves, and day after day there is no end, and he is the only one in the town who remembers "tomorrow or today".
The wonderful chapter of the film begins here. Imagine if you could foresee everything, do nothing without bearing the consequences, and the next day you can clear zero and start over, what would you do? The protagonist, Phil, immediately enters the role excitedly. He used his "ability" to constantly obtain money and beautiful women, and enjoyed delicious food. But he soon felt bored and disappointed, and gradually returned to the original point, and satisfying his selfish desires did not allow him to have real happiness. Therefore, he begins to pursue his beloved Rita madly, but all the painstaking deception and lies cannot be exchanged for true love. Countless attempts have been in vain. Then, he continued to commit suicide in despair, but he still could not get out of the strange circle.
As a result, Phil was confused, which was also the only way to turn things in his life. Bored, Phil lowered his posture and carefully got to know everyone around him. At the same time, his frank confession has won Rita's trust. Gradually, Phil realized that only kindness and sincerity can be exchanged for true love. As a result, Phil's vision became wider and wider, and he also found that there were more people in need of help in the town. He turned selfless help into his own habits, and at the same time carefully did every little thing he didn't care about before, such as: sending a carefully selected breakfast to colleagues, a wonderful and touching report, learning the humanities and arts, and so on
Throughout the day, Phil continues to help and surprise people. The selfless behavior changed Phil and made him a charismatic "saint"; Phil also influenced the town, making the town more happy and grateful, and the festive atmosphere reached a climax. At the same time, Phil's behavior also made Rita's attitude towards it change, and finally ended successfully.
This is the story of a man who is deeply in a midlife crisis and has been reborn. At the beginning of the cycle, Phil only cares about his own needs, which is the root of the midlife crisis. Even if we get greater resources and higher functions, if our thinking does not change, we will still not be able to get out of the quagmire and will not see tomorrow. As Rita recites in the film, "Poor people, they will only pay attention to themselves." Life, will lose reputation... "
Today's education guides and social concepts, and more material and status are used as the criteria for success. When we are obsessed with grades, income, and even sex, we treat the world we live in a sloppy manner and ignore many valuable things.
The "6-point restart" in the film also hints at the impermanence of life, when you excessively pursue external gains and losses, perhaps when you wake up one day, all past achievements, relationships, status, and income are cleared. You will be deeply involved in anxiety, self-blame and avoidance, and your behavior will become negative and pessimistic, causing cascading problems.
If you want to get out of the predicament, more material enjoyment is not the antidote, the real recipe is: face every day positively, focus on doing everything well, and selflessly help others. Moods will change and life will improve.
Life has reached forty or fifty years old, but not to old age, and the twenty years in between is middle age. Most people are shackled by the field, unable to think outside the professional background, and then short-sighted and depressed. In fact, when people reach middle age, with the decline of physical strength, their brain power has gradually entered the peak, so middle age is not a period of decline, but a period of transformation. Middle-aged people should reposition their roles and shift their focus from their own development to assisting others and cultivating the next generation. At the same time, with an open mind and cross-border learning, life will have a breakthrough and life will be rekindled!