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Dave In The Film Groundhog Day
A man is a jellyfish. The tide goes in and the tide goes out. About what happens to him, a man has very little to say.”

In this quote Shorty basically says that life is based on destiny. That fate choses the life path you take and you are just along for the ride. Dave In the movie Groundhog Day Phil experiences this notion of destiny. His discover that the world does not revolve around him

In the movie Groundhog Day Phil loses his true identity. His attitude towards life seems lackluster and dragging his feet. He is the jellyfish. He loses his identity when he realizes that he has no responsibilities, no consequences, no weight anymore and he can do whatever he pleases. He takes a second chance at “life” and tries to be all

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