Tuesday, November 6, 2007

Groundhog Day

The movie Groundhog Day, directed by Harold Ramis, is a true display of what you can do with a camera. I personally thought that it was quite clever how Ramis used the camera to create the story of Groundhog Day in such a unique style of filming. I also thought that Bill Murray did a great job. If it was not for his humor, the movie would not have been nearly as amusing.

Though this movie is inevitably repetitive, I thought Ramis did a good job of entertaining the audience with Bill Murray's sense of sarcasim throughout the entire movie. Without the humor aspect of this film, the plot alone would be extremely annoying. I also thought that Ramis had good intentions of making this movie have a good moral or lesson behind the story, which is to enjoy and make the most of each day.

Overall, I thought that this movie was very well done since it shows how the camera has the possibility of making this type of movie. Though most people like this movie for the humor, I actually really enjoyed this movie's story because it is perfect for Bill Murray's type of acting as well as his sense of humor. In conclusion, this movie has all of the good elements that a good movie should have: A good story, great actors, and innovative filming.

3 comments:

Laura said...
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Laura said...

Konner!
You noted a few times that the camera movement and filming was innovative for this time, and I'm just a little curious about why you thought that..? But I definately think that Bill Murray was perfect for this part, no one else could have done a better job.
-laura :)

BigMack said...

konner

nice job crediting Ramis on making this movie what it was. i never noticed it before but the change in shots and angles makes every day in the movie different.

nice post konner