COMPARISON PAPER

“Groundhog Day compared to The Myth of Sisyphus”

“Groundhog Day compared to The Myth of Sisyphus”



Introduction

This is basically an overview of the comparison between the film “Groundhog Day” and “The Myth of Sisyphus”. The main idea behind both of these concepts is the philosophy of “absurd”. An individual's ineffective hunt for the connotation, unanimity and simplicity in the appearance of an inarticulate or meaningless universe, devoid of God and everlasting truths or principles. It is the person and his efforts which are helpful in making his life beautiful and happy. One should go for the optimistic approach. Groundhog Day has presented more or less the human form of the concept of eternal recurrence. Certainly an individual should always be hopeful for drastic changes, and an individual is able to break the routine work rather than being bore of the same routine. The main idea which revolves around is we can alter problems by adopting the right attitude.

Analysis of Camus's concept of the absurd and a film

Absurdism is basically the philosophical point of view, of humanity showing that the struggle of humanity in order to find signification, logical and realistic description in the universe eventually fall short and so they are “Absurd” because of the non-existence of such implication for human beings at least. The word “absurd” in terms of this frame work does not imply that it is “logically impossible” but actually “humanly impossible”. Absurdism entails a heartbreaking attitude and mind set of frustration that develops as an outcome of negation among the human hunt for the meaning to life and its detachment. Absurdism is connected to nihilism and existentialism, which has its basis in the 19th century Danish philosophers. The French philosopher and author Albert Camus explained the after effects of the World War II and the social environment which actually inspired absurdity. In “The Myth of Sisyphus” Camus has described the conditions of absurdity: he depicted that almost the major part of an individual's life is based on the Hope for tomorrow no matter tomorrow take us nearer to death, which is integral part and an immortal. But still people live and spend their lives as if they don't care about the assurance of death; the world is very exotic, distant and ruthless; impossible for an individual to get the true picture and knowledge and shrewdness of the world, which ultimately leads to the insignificant concept. From ...