GROUNDHOG DAY (1993) TWIN BROTHERS FIRST TIME WATCHING MOVIE REACTION!
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- This movie took us on a rollercoaster of emotions, what we thought would just be good laughs turned into some interesting life lessons!
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This movie is the definition of character growth, if you want to write a redemption arc and see a character change, this is the movie
The time loop duration is a big question mark. Estimates range from 10 years (originally stated by Ramis himself) to 70 to 80 years by Phil himself in one of the original drafts of the movie. Then there's the buddhist stuff Ramis picked up from his wife at the time, which says it takes 10,000 years for someone to evolve to the next level etc. Then there are those who say it's more like 35 years. It's wild how much time he may have been in the loop.
Rita says in bed, " I wish I had a thousand lifetimes", which implies he had told her that day that he had lived a thousand lifetimes. 70yrs*1000lifetimes = 70,000 yrs
That "10,000" magic number is *hours*. 10,000 hours to achieve mastery of a skill. Not years.
my assumption is millions of years
Ned is indeed the dark lord Satan himself, who trapped Phil in this time loop until Phil finally bought his insurance. Phil never once bought the insurance from Ned until the very end of the movie and then finally when Phil got the insurance the time loop ended.
My god, the whole time it was simply a scheme from the devil himself to self insurance; what a terrifying monster Ned is!
@@OctoKrool You talking about Needle Nose Ned? Ned the Head? He charges at opportunity, Ned the Bull that's him now. BING!
@@OctoKrool you guys should definitely watch Cooley high... it’s a dope movie
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If you haven't seen it, you've got to do Scrooged. My favorite Bill Murray film, and it's great anytime, forget Christmas. 😆✌
Yes! That movie is hilarious
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Love Scrooged. Bill Murray is a national treasure.
Yes
One of my absolute favs and very underrated.
" I wanna see Ned getting hit again"
"Yeah ,I can do some more of Ned getting assaulted"
you guys made me laugh so damn hard :D
When people ask me "What's the meaning of life?" I tell them to watch this film. One of my absolute favorite flicks of all time. Much respect, bros!
I couldn't agree more man, this movie actually really made me think more about life than most films do; I genuinely loved it!
@@OctoKrool Yeah!!!!!!! This film is so deep. I always love these reactions, I honestly enjoy and respect the genuineness. You guys rock!!!
@@yt45204 I never saw that part in Groundhog Day. For the most part he turned everyone into a friend.
@@yt45204 Yep I'm aware of that. I was, in fact, making a joke...
@@yt45204 No problem :)
"Bill Murray and groundhogs. What could go wrong?" 🤣
Groundhog Day is one of my favorite movies. It's both funny and inspirational.
If I could give you guys 50 thumbs up, I would!
Caddy shack answered that question
First thing I thought of was, "wait until the truck goes over the cliff and blows up."
"Frequency" Is a good movie featuring Dennis Quaid. Oldie but goodie.
Haven't watched that in so long, thanks for the reminder.
Oh man I forgot about that movie! Very good!
Hell yeah, excellent movie. And they later made it into a great TV series too.
i LOVE that one.
@@darchon5 theirs a Korean version on Netflix, that's great called "The Call".
Because this is a comedy, and the focus is on the jokes, most people miss Bill Murray's extraordinary character arc and nuanced performance.
I'm glad you guys got it!
I've never seen a single person miss that. Ever.
So this was filmed in my hometown where a lot of my family still live. He kills himself jumping off the opera house and there is a bronze plaque where the puddle was that says "Bill Murray Stepped Here". It's super strange to watch because my grandma lives literally a block from the town square where the big gazebo and breakfast restaurant are located.
:) Western Pennsylvanian here. It's such a beautiful area to grow up in.
Can't believe I never made it to Groundhog Day festivities. I've seen videos about it, then always say, "One day, I'm going!"
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My brother lived in Punxsutawney (locals call it 'Punxy') for a few years. He seemed to like it there. :)
Have a good day :)
@@wallyboy6666 Haha I believe you it sounds amazing but this was shot in Woodstock, Illinois. Probably should have mentioned that.
Still, sounds like a great place to visit! You have a good day too, hope I make it out there sometime.
Are there some good shitty diners ?
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:) :) HaHa! Didn't know it was filmed there! It's so funny that I thought it was shot in Punxy. I can be quite dense. :)
Thanks for clearing that up!
Coming up in May?
Its worse when you remember he didn't have any instant resets he really did live the same day back up to that moment to get the right answer with the girl. It just didnt show him repeat each step exactly the same. He didn't just hate his job he hated that town specifically and the event. He was forced to relive the day he hated most until he broke the cycle by becoming a better person. He grew to love the town and grew to be genuinely nice to everyone. No idea how long he was actually trapped for though
Fun fact: The man he saved from choking is Brain Murray Bill Murray’s brother.
Brian Doyle-Murray has several memorable scenes in this. He's great!
And wasn’t the boy he saved from falling jake gyllenhaal
Not according to IMDB
The falling boy was a reporter named Shaun Chaiabaht
I love how Groundhog Day spawned this conversation.
The last ~10 minutes of this video have been the most real and encouraging I've ever seen on ANY reaction channel.
Hat's off to you two fine gentlemen, you perfectly understood and conveyed to your audience the themes and struggles presented within the movie.
You perfectly summarized what the characters went through and empathized with them where appropriate.
Bless you both and Godspeed.
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Good call. For the record that would be a RUclips first if they did this movie.
Classic
I been tryna tell them 💯🙌🏿
I love this movie. One of my fav roles of Ernie Hudson.
@@jamiestreet3108 really is I wish I was In the movie to help him I felt so bad for his character good acting 🙌🏿🙌🏿🙌🏿
“Oh no he’s trapped in Groundhog land”
Dude you have no idea yet lmao 😆
Btw you guys should try “Brewsters Millions” with Richard Pryor & John Candy
he just shows that he is liar and he watched that already
the amount of time spent reliving the day is interesting. i believe the first script was like 10,000 years or some shit. I think the most solid answer from Harold Ramis was it was maybe about 10 years. I tend to think it's a bit more and either way, a long fuckin time and crazy to think about. Just thinking how long each act would have taken. 3 quick ones is, learning to ice sculp. from no knowledge to a msater sculpter, how long wouldd that take?!? 2, go from being tone deaf to playing piano like ray charles. 3, knowing everything about everyone in town. The montage of him killing himself makes a lot more sense and also feels more dark when you actually think how long Phil was stuck there. Side note. It has been called the most spiritual hollywood movie. here is an excerpt from an article touching on it. “Groundhog Day”, as an expression, has become shorthand for the concept of spiritual transcendence. As such, the film has become a favorite of some Buddhists who see its themes of selflessness and rebirth as reflections of their own spiritual messages. In the Judeo-Christian tradition, it has been seen as a representation of purgatory. “Connors goes to his own version of hell, but since he’s not evil it turns out to be purgatory, from which he is released by shedding his selfishness and committing to acts of love,” wrote Jonah Goldberg. “Meanwhile, Hindus and Buddhists see versions of reincarnation here, and Jews find great significance in the fact that Connors is saved only after he performs mitzvahs (good deeds) and is returned to earth, not heaven, to perform more.” It has even been described by some religious leaders as the “most spiritual film of our time”. “The curse is lifted when Bill Murray blesses the day he has just lived,” wrote the critic Rick Brookhiser. “And his reward is that the day is taken from him. Loving life includes loving the fact that it goes.” sorry for the length.
Originally, Harold Ramis had said 10 years, but later revised it to 30. So for 30 years..... Every day.... Phil woke up exactly where he was knowing exactly what was going to happen EVERYWHERE around that town. --- Me, I would have rented a car and gotten the hell out of there. Gone as far away as possible and see what happens at 6am ...
@@davidr1050 he probably did try and do this but it didn't include it as 30 years is a lot of time to cover
@@davidr1050 he tried. He froze out on the highway. The identify the body if I remember right.
You forgot the 6 months to flip cards into a hat.
And another though it's more a question, how hard is it to learn the Heimlich? Can 1 learn it easy or bgg would that take time too?
I LOVE that Bill Murray uses his brothers in his movies. The Mayor is his brother in real life. Great movie, and great reaction
The way Phil says "today is tomorrow; it happened" at the end always gets to me. Bill Murray conveyed a TON of emotion in that simple line. Knowing how he was reliving that day for *years* and suddenly found himself in the next day... imagine the emotions going through his head at that moment.
I'm surprised no one requested "Paid In Full" yet. That's one of my favorite movies of all time
Great reaction to a great movie! I love the intro "It is I, Chris." Re: your discussion at the end, I always wanted to learn French but didn't start until age 49. I went online, I found books, videos, etc., and just practiced in any way I could. Now I speak it quite well. As long as you're still alive, it's never too late to start something.
That's what I'm talking about, if you really put your mind to it you can learn these extra skills for yourself; I really respect that!
Get busy livin'
I used to get high there at gobblers knob. It's actually the town square in Woodstock Illinois
Hey guys love the vibes anyway just putting it out there another Bill Murray holiday classic and one of my fav's growling up is "Scrooged" (1988)
Great movie. You should also see Edge of Tommrow who has the same Idea but on a more serious note. Fun fact the actor who plays the Mayer is Bill Murray Brother
Such a fun movie! A cynical TV weatherman gets stuck in an infinite time loop reliving the same day over until he gets it right.
It was said he was stuck in the loop for roughly 67.3 years. Time to master everything he did
"If there's no tomorrow, better yourself today."
'Back in the day...' when there weren't streaming services, and a channel(s) would play something, no matter when, they may program it to play in the middle of the night... there was a line people sometimes used to describe such flicks: "...no matter what I'm doing, whenever (flipping channels) I would come across this playing, no matter where in the movie it is, I would just stop and sit back and watch... right to the end." Another term was 'comfy blanket'.This would be such a flick. So glad to see you enjoy this gem.
Careful about Ned. That's Dallas born actor Stephen Tobolowsky that was lead singer for a Dallas group called 'A Cast of Thousands' in the early 70's which recorded 2 songs on a local Dallas band compilation album, 'A New Hi Dallas 1971 - Part 1'; "Red, White and Blue" and "I Heard a Voice Last Night". The album is now a priceless Collectors Item... not necessarily because of Tobolwsky, but the two songs that our boy "Ned" sings lead on is the first know recording of their 16 year old guitar player.
Stevie Ray Vaughan
Bill Murray established the "Classic Bill Murray Era" with "Meatballs," and it took off from there. Also contributing to Classic Murray are: "Caddyshack," "Stripes," "Ghostbusters," "Little Shop of Horrors" (just a cameo, but still...), "Scrooged," "Ghostbusters II," "What About Bob," and "The Man Who Knew Too Little." The other movies he's made feel more like filler. Well, to me. Others may have differing opinions. But by all means, you should really watch the ones I've listed.
I just asked them to watch MEATBALLS!! Its the perfect SUMMER movie! Are you ready for the summer!! Are you ready for the sunshine! Definitely one of my favorites!! Lol
He's done a lot more ensemble casts since then, and supporting parts, with directors he likes. Once he got to choose his projects, he got more selective. I hear he actually spends a lot of his time teaching and in charity events (if he isn't playing golf).
Have you ever seen him in the movie quick change? Hilarious..
@@jamiestreet3108 As a matter of fact, I have not. I don't even remember a trailer for it. But if I had to take a guess, once I saw that Randy Quaid was in it, my mind said, "Welp... Never gonna see THAT one." The reason being that I find Randy Quaid dumb. Just dumb. Annoyingly dumb. And, yes, I'm sure that limits me from seeing Bill Murray shine in yet another Bill Murray masterpiece, but I embarrassingly feel rather strongly in my dislike for Quaid.
EDIT: Just saw the poster while looking up more details. I've seen PARTS of the movie, but was never able to commit. It's probably the Quaid thing.
He's also great in drama. Lost in Translation is a must see!
Great reaction guys,
I honestly love this movie. Just so you know the town where they filmed this has a huge festival every Groundhog Day and people dress up like the characters, some of the cast members sometimes show up, and there are complete strangers just acting out scenes in costume at the locations. I think what Phil really had to do to move on was to sincerely care and do for others instead of himself. Also, Rita fell for him when he wasn't chasing her but showing who he had become as a person. I worked in hospitality (waiter, bartender) for 15 years and I always taught the new staff to talk with people not at them. Don't use scripting but personalize each experience with your guests and you take care of them like it was your family that you were taking care of. You must have a desire to take care of people. You can never fake realness. Much love and keep on keepin on J.
I consider this the best movie ever made, it is also nice to watch nice people watching it for their first time. It was a GREAT ride to watch it with OctoKrool.
PS: There are several "serious" theories on how many times he apparently relived the groundhog day, average estimation is around 11 years, I think.
One of the greatest movies ever
My fave of yall's reactions so far! Absolutely love this movie. "What About Bob" should be coming up soon hopefully. Love yall. Stay safe and continue to rule. 😇
Next film to check out is A Low Down Dirty Shame.
They got too 🙌🏿🙌🏿🙌🏿🙌🏿
" I'm gonna get you sucka " or " Boomerang " ... ❤
One of the most complete movies IMO.
He spent centuries in the time loop. Some people have tried to calculate exactly, but with the amount of skills he mastered, the patterns he remembered, etc it was def a long long time. Longer than most think.
I guess 80 years.
spoiler alert - the movie is fictional, it never actually happened
@@jeremylarson6267 how sad is it to be you I mean really. If you need to talk I listen man.
@@lazerithlazerith4012 - less sad, i suppose than someone that thinks the movie is real
@@jeremylarson6267 noone thinks the movie is real but maybe you guy. You seriously need help if this is where you get your kicks. I feel sorry for you i truly do.
There’s a good video floating around on RUclips that breaks down how long Phil is trapped in the loop. It’s around forty years I think.
I have a theory that the old man whom always dies is actually an angel, because at some point. The old man remembers him and a big smile grew on his face.
I love this movie, and have watched it so many times. But you know what? I never questioned or even thought about how long he was in the loop. This is the first time that I realized it could have been years, decades. Thank you for helping me realize this. It makes the movie so much better for me. I have a higher appreciation for it now.
In an original draft of the script it was said that Phil was stuck in the loop for 10,000 years. Ramis, the director once said that it was 10 years, but there have actually been people who tried to work out the math by calculating how long it would take the average person to perfect that many skills and memorize every event in the town. The estimate come to just over 30 years.
Field Of Dreams is a masterpiece. Please watch.
'What About Bob' y'all would enjoy
I like that Bill generally puts his older brother is his films, in this one he's the older guy in the top hat w/ the "rough" voice. You'll catch him in a lot of Bill Murray film.
Another time loop like that took place on the Star Trek: TNG episode, "Cause and Effect," guest-starring Kelsey Grammer.
When the old man died, the kid he'd later save from falling out of the tree was in the background with a broken leg.
Im glad you continued or came back to do this stuff on the channel. Must reactors don't talk to much or long after their reaction but it's cool to see the break down and conversation after a movie.
I literally spat out my water when I said out loud "the stand? That's 1400 pages" and you literally confirmed it. Props. I loved that book and maybe going to be a good miniseries you could react to now?
"When you fail, you don't Lose, you Learn."
I have subscribed and will be taking notes from now on. Can't wait for more!
Peace and Love ✌💗
Bill's character, Phil, spent12,395 days trapped in Punxsutawney on Groundhog Day. This translates to 33 years and 350 days.
I think this is Bill Murray's best comedy movie. Also loved his smaller role in Caddyshack. Thanks for reacting. I enjoyed your reaction too. haha
Yall have got to watch "Surviving The Game" tho. One of Ice-T's early movies. Around the same time he did New Jack City. Trust yall will love that movie!
This film is a great lesson to men in particular that, in the end, the point is to be interested, not interesting.
This is one of those great feel good movies we don’t get anymore. Uncle Buck, Great Outoors and Let It Ride other masterpieces in the comedy genre
Regarding your point about practicing something a little bit and not long hours when you're first learning:
I took a course in piano pedagogy in college (teaching piano), and I learned that practicing for only 15 minutes each day is effective, whereas practicing for an hour every four days is not. In other words, cramming doesn't work. Consistency is the thing.
I've also learned that if you learn something right before you go to sleep, you retain it better. Your subconscious explores it while you sleep. So if you have to cram, then get a good night's sleep.
The beauty of learning is that it's different for everyone, sadly people are taught constantly that there's only one way; but realistic we all learn in different ways and once we discover the method which works best for us we can start to truly enjoy learning!
Starship troopers! STARSHIP TROOPERS!
My favorite part.... "Don't drive angry... "
I think you guys would enjoy 11:14, with Patrick Swayze and Barbara Hershey... and a lot of familiar faces...
Which Murray improvised, because the groundhog was genuinely freaking out and climbing over the steering wheel. It actually bit him just seconds later.
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Yeah, in the original lore it's estimated that he spent 1,000-10,000 years in this loop before he broke, evolved mentally, and decided to become a better person.
Top 10 movie of all time...
Idem, in my top ten.
Bill Murray doesn't get enough credit as a comedy master.
most people remember his as a ghostbuster and nothing more,
but he really is up there with the greats.
Dude is definitely a legend . Anyone who was alive when he was in his prime recognizes that
That’s the stupidest comment on here.
Mate that's what he is known for being a comedy legend. If he get doesnt credit for something that's his more subtle dramatic stuff
"A Thin Line Between Love & Hate" starring Martin Lawrence, Bobby Brown (yes the singer) Regina King, and Lynn Whitfield.
According to a fan theory, the amount of days in the time loop that Phil endured lasted about 3,994 days; which is equivalent to 10 Years, 11 Months, 1 Week, 2 Days, 3 Hours, 53 Minutes and 20 Seconds, which is a very long time..
most theory places it between 30 to 50 years. they say it takes at least 20 years to become a master sculpter. and who knows how long it was before he decided to even take that skill up. add piano lessons. another 10,000 hours. and clearly it was a long time before he even started to learn these skills after a long bout with depression... i figure at least 40 to 50 years.
PLEASE GUYS!! THERE IS ANOTHER BILL MURRAY MOVIE, LATE 70S, SUMMER CAMP MOVIE, SO AN AWESOME MOVIE TO WATCH DURING THE SUMMER!!! IT'S CALLED MEATBALLS!! PLEASE WATCH THAT!! HE WAS AWESOME IN THAT MOVIE! ITS HILARIOUS!! ONE OF MY FAVORITES!!
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Is Chubby Rain a nod to Bowfinger? Because that movie is THE BEST
This was before Bowfinger so it probably took it from here.
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@@orangewarm1 no, not from the movie. Twin #2 calls himself Chubby Rain.
Actually filmed in Woodstock, IL Town Square.
Bed and Breakfast is an actual house in area (was for sale a few years ago).
Phil thinks he can manipulate everything during Groundhogday, simply because he supposedly knows everything about it. But the moment he realizes that he cannot save this poor homeless man, that's when he actually starts to turn, and tries to make everything else for the better.
This movie had such an impact on me for my love of movie theaters, I often wish that the old movie theater I saw this wasn't leveled down... To this day it would've been so perfect for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2.
The town this was filmed in, Woodstock, Illinois, has a celebration and prognostication every Groundhog Day with its own groundhog. There are a bunch of other events like a free showing of this movie at the local theater, ice (actually might be wood if I recall) sculpting/carving in the town park square, a toast to world peace where vermouth with a twist is served and drinkers get a commemorative groundhog day shot glass. In 2019 the actor who played ned ryerson was there and did a Q&A and was just around celebrating. They have tours of the town where things were shot, including the bed and breakfast which actually is one in real life. The town is pretty cool and has a few notable figures who have lives there. Orson Welles lived there before he got big and the creator slash writer of dick tracy lived there for decades. Part of trains planes and automobiles was also shot there. Basically right next to the small local theater (not an AMC or regal, much quainter) where they do the free showing of groundhog day is a cool ass mural which stretches an entire alleyway with depictions of the previously mentioned people and cool shots of groundhog day stuff.
Someone did an extensive and educated guess at how long he was in the loop and indeed, he came up with decades.
I ended up enjoying the discussion even more than your great reaction, good stuff guys - some really good life lessons up in here!
When she was still there. Had to e the greatest moment of his entire life
I've been watching this movie every February 2nd for at least a decade.
That was the BEST reaction on this internet circle I've seen to this wonderful film Groundhog Day. You guys really (finally) got all the comedy courtesy of the comedic genius Bill Murray - working brilliantly in tandem with his friend and partner-in-crime, the late writer/director of this film Harold Ramis. Murray's costar in Ghostbusters. Surely heaps of Murray's work here was improv. And Ramis obviously went with it.
Abd I think you guys got the romance too
Will watch this reaction again I'm sure
I think I’ve seen it 50x over the years…love it.
Groundhog day is a version of Catholic purgatory. A person is stuck between heaven and hell until he attains forgiveness and ascends to heaven.
He said he was happy, that's how he was able to continue.
One time I was in a Johnny Rockets and they were playing that same Sonny & Cher song on the jukebox and the song got stuck and it kept repeating itself. I thought of this movie when that happened. 😄😄😄
If I had to relive the same day over and over until I learned something specific to break it. I'd learn so many languages. Japanese, Korean, Mandarin, German, Spanish, French, Italian, and Portuguese. Learn C++. Read every book I've always wanted to. Endless possibilities!
absolutely wonderful conversation and thanks for sharing your stories.
Per the film makers and fan research it was calculated that Phil was trapped for at least 12,395 days or 33 years 350 days (11 months 16 days)
I think he was there for decades he learned every single person's background he learned how Ice sculpt he learn different languages the list goes on and on! Love this movie. Your guys's reaction is spot-on and always.🥰
He was punished for being a jerk, and didn’t get out of the loop until he made up for it and learned to put others first. It’s a redemption story. I was laughing so hard when you guys hated Ned. I couldn’t wait for the punch to come.😂🤣
This reminds me of my childhood..I love this movie lol. I'm glad you guys liked it.
“The Professional” and
“Long kiss goodnight “
I haven't seen thiw movie in a minute. Your guys' commentary and what you picked up from this on a deeper level, I needes this. This type of conversation I need to have with myself. Awesome
Please watch Stripes whenever you have the time.
Im a father of twins. Never a dull moment. My sons have yalls energy.
I enjoy you guys reactions. Seems authentic and overall seem like good ppl to chill with. Keep it up!!!!
I appreciate that Sterling, thank you man! :)
The young man you got married and got the Wrestle Mania tickets is Michael Shannon.
Thank you! I knew he was so damn familiar, he was so young in this movie
@@OctoKrool it’s really quite disturbing to see his face NOT look like someone hacked it out of a tree with a hatchet.
It's estimated he is in the loop 12,395 days = 33.9 YEARS
I still say that the whack on the head by the shovel in the gas station is what brought this on, it was such a random thing to happen for it not to mean something.
Fun fact: Phil was stuck in the time loop for 12,395 days.
Edit: I read somewhere else long before this that it was 1000 days, so now I'm really not sure! :D
The character of Phil had to grow from being selfish to actually being kind and treating others good instead of just thinking of himself, only then would the day stop restarting.
Men its hard to think , he live 34 years in that loop time !!!
Could you please react to Running Scared starring late great Gregory Hines and Billy Chrystal. Very fun buddy cop movie, wasnt bad at all.
In the original script he was in the loop for around 10,000 years lol. I think the official time after the movie came out was around 30 something years
Have you seen "Lost In Translation". That is another Bill Murray classic with depth.
Incredible movie, I had a teacher one year for my French class who also taught kids who wanted to Japanese as well on the side and had us watch this movie; it always gives me good memories of that awesome teacher!
I've only just started watching your post movie chats ( after being too preoccupied to skip it once.) I'm so glad I've found them and look forward to them very much now.
Viewers! Don't skip the chat!!
Alot of people think no reason is given as to why Phil gets stuck on a timeloop, but he actually says the first day that he doesn't want to be in town for more than 24 hours, so I guess it is a case of be careful what you wish for, especially in how you word it!
Your commentary was spot on. Very insightful. Good job.
my theory is that Ned made Phil relive the same day over and over again so that he'd buy his insurance
If he could do that, he wouldn't be selling life insurance.
Philosophy majors have written their theses on this movie, on how long he was actually in the loop, what started it, what broke him out.
There's a popular subset arguing Ned is behind everything.
You said it yourselves:
"He's Satan!"
"He's not human!"
and right when Phil buys every kind of insurance Ned sells, next day he's out of the loop.
If you're looking for a real good time travel book to read, you have to read Recursion by Blake Crouch. This book is amazing, it gets really crazy, and it's got like no plot holes regarding how the time travel works! It's currently my favorite book.
Best Regards!