The movie Groundhog Day display many scenarios if one is trapped at the same place on the same day. How would you spend your day over and over again? Phil was drinking at the bar and speaking to a drunk guy. Phil askes, What would you do if you were stuck in one place and every day was exactly the same and nothing you did mattered?. The drunk guy responded: That about sums it up for me. This part of the movie led Phil to think that there isnt any value in whatever hes does in life. This led Phil into heavily drinking and driving crazy away from the cops, getting arrested and thrown into jail. Steve McCornack wrote, Our self-concepts often lead us to make self-fulfilling prophecies- predictions about future interactions that lead us to behave in ways that ensure that interaction unfolds as we predicted. Phil saw no value in what he did, so he did whatever he want without thinking of its consequences. He treated each day as it was a game. As the days pass, he grows more tiresome of the same routine, then he thought the only to get out of the time loop is to learn more about Rita and make her fall in love with him. No matter what he did, Rita always rejected him. This event lead Phil feeling hopeless to the point where he tries to attempt multiple suicide. He finally gave up and told Rita the truth and
ask her for help. Rita agreed to spending the night with Phil and he learned a lot about himself. The next day he woke up alone again, but this time it was different. He begins to learn the piano, ice sculpting, and became more generous toward everyone. Phil started sympathizing other peoples suffering other than his own and became the towns hero. Rita saw the new genuine Phil and fall in love with him. Phil fell asleep next to Rita and woke up with her by his side. He was over fill with joy that the curse has been broken.
At the beginning of the movie, Phil Connor was a narcistic forecaster. He was belittling his current career and his coworker when he bragged about leaving his current job because a big network was interested in him. Throughout the movie, Phil displayed a lot of nonverbal communication. McCornack defined nonverbal communication as intentional or unintentional transmission of meaning through an individuals non-spoken physical and behavioral cues. Phil uses a lot of eye rolling, sighing, and sarcasm. He mocked the town people of Punxsutawney by calling them hicks. He made sure his coworker know he doesnt want to be there and is better than everyone there. This behavior Phil display makes it hard for his coworker to be around him. Nobody likes a snob that is always looking down on you.