Film Analysis: Groundhog Day

Background
Groundhog Day is a film about a weatherman Phil, who is not fond of reporting on Groundhog Day. He was sent to Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania to report if the groundhog will see his shadow and forecast when the spring will arrive. He is accompanied by his producer Rita and Larry, the cameraman. When Phil arrived, her had a very entitles attitude and belittled others. He was not fond of the small tow or the people living in it. He was very enthusiastic and eager to leave, but unfortunately a blizzard affected his travel and prevented his departure.
The following day he realized he’s reliving his time in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. He began to take advantage of the time warp by gaining information about other people and using it to his

Phil has become less formal with his attire. He is no longer wearing a suite, but he is still wearing a button up shirt and tie. Whereas, Rita is wearing the same conservative outfit. In the previous diner scene Phil only had water and coffee. But in this scene, he ordered; bacon, eggs, pancakes, a slice of cake, donuts, cupcakes, ice cream, milkshake, and juice. Whereas, Rita has a sticky bun and coffee. Aside from his attire and dietary changes, Phil also does not use his manners or was concerned about his health. During the scene, Phil, drinks coffee directly from the coffee pot, smokes a cigarette, and attempts to eats a large slice of cake in one

In the scene, she questions his authenticity of his inability to die. In this scene, Phil’s attire is very casual. He is wearing a coat and a white t-shirt and seems very unkempt. Whereas, Rita is well put together and is wearing a conservative outfit. In this scene, Phil has water and coffee, but he is not enjoying a meal like the previous scene.
The lighting in the scene is similar to the third scene. Rita s glowing and the lightening is brighter than the two-previous scenes. The production team opened the blinds and captured the natural lighting from outside in this scene, which also gave certain parts in the dinner scene a dimer lighting. This scene also shows that production wanted to give the dinner more dimension, because the diner was shown more and involved a lot more of the background characters and their