Buddhism

     When Phil Connors sees he is stuck in time on Groundhog Day, he isn't too happy. He made it clear beforehand that he hated the small town and wanted to get in-and-out as soon as possible. When the day keeps happening and he can't find a way out, Phil becomes extremely depressed, even to the point he tries to kill himself. However, once he understands he can't leave Punxsutawney he decides to end his suffering and be nicer to people.One thing I noticed relates to the Second Noble Truth and Phil's suffering. He wanted desperately to leave just so he could go back to his hometown and be the hot-shot weatherman. His desire, and attachment to leave caused his suffering because he never gave the town a chance, he thought he was too good for those people. He became frustrated when he couldn't leave and couldn't find a way out. Although, this changes when he learns to give back to all the people he once loathed or didn't care about. For instance, Phil buys basically all the insurance there is off of Ned Ryerson, even though he was annoying him numerous times before. Also, Phil saves a man he never met before from choking. This shows that he forgot about his ego and learned to be a help to others in the town. Finally, when Phil learned to accept that he will never leave is the same time he started being nice to people. Like the Third Noble Truth states, "Suffering ceases when attachment to desire ceases." Phil realizes he'll never go back home so his suffering ceases, and then he turns out to be a great guy that helps many people out. Because of his kind actions, Phil becomes Enlightened and is content with his life.