15 movies with extremely interesting hidden meanings

12. Groundhog Day (Achieving Enlightenment)

On the face of it, Groundhog Day is about Bill Murray‘s character – Phil Connors – living out the same day until he lives it correctly and productively and breaks the loop (which theorists have claimed could have been for anything up to thirty years and beyond). That moment in which he wakes up to finally find that it’s a new day may seem like a moment of relief, but it is said to represent more than that.

It is said to illustrate the concepts of Buddhism and achieving enlightenment, with Connors finally understanding the meaning and purpose of life itself when he breaks the aforementioned loop.