Is there a deep meaning in the movie?
I saw Groundhog Day the other night, and thought it was great. I've seen it a few times before and had previously found it quite irritating. But this time round the movie's deeper connotations became more apparent to me.
Its theme can be interpreted in many ways, but to me, it shows the learning curve of the soul. Every lifetime that we have on earth can be analogised in one of Phil's 'groundhog days'.
At first, when Phil learns about his immortality, he chooses to satisfy his ego - pulling women, eating unlimited cream cakes etc, without a care in the world. However, a few 'days' later, he learns that this kind of lifestyle can give him no real satisfaction. Eventually, after experiencing many groundhog days, Phil realises that principles such as compassion, integrity and goodwill provide the deeper kind of contentment and satisfaction which he seeks. Once he grows to this stage of maturity, his groundhog-day cycles come to an end, and he lives happily ever after.