THIS CANVAS IS INSPIRED BY THE GROUNDHOG DAY MOVIE, WHERE THE MAIN CHARACTER FINDS ITSELF TRAPPED IN A TIME LOOP. THE MOVIE CAN BE INTERPRETED IN SEVERAL WAYS, BUT THE ORIGIN OF THE INSPIRATION IS BASED ON THE VAMPIRE LESTAT BOOK, BY ANNE RICE. THE AUTHOR BEGAN MUSING ABOUT VAMPIRIC IMMORTALITY AND WHAT ONE WOULD DO WITH THEIR TIME WHEN IT WAS LIMITLESS. HE REASONED THAT VAMPIRES WERE LIKE NORMAL PEOPLE WITHOUT BEING FORCED TO ADHERE TO THE SAME RULES OR MORAL BOUNDARIES. BUT, HOW LONG CAN ONE LIVE WITHOUT LIGHT, LIKE VAMPIRES, ONLY LIVING IN THE DARK? SO THE MOVIE ALSO CAN BE INTERPRETED IN MANY SPIRITUAL WAYS. IN BUDDHISM LIKE THE REPRESENTATION OF THE IDEOLOGIES OF REGENERATION. THE MAIN CHARACTER CAN BE INTERPRETED AS A BODHISATTVAS, SOMEONE WHO HAS REACHED THE BRINK OF NIRVANA AND RETURNS TO EARTH TO HELP OTHERS TO DO THE SAME. IN THE JEWISH FAITH, THE CHARACTER ESCAPE OR REWARD CAN BE SEEN AS HIM BEING RETURNED TO EARTH TO PERFORM MORAL DEEDS OR MITZVAHS—THE PRECEPTS AND COMMANDMENTS OF GOD. IN CHRISTIANITY, HIS JOURNEY CAN BE INTERPRETED AS A FORM OF RESURRECTION OR A MEANS OF SECURING A PLACE IN HEAVEN. IN FALUN GONG RELIGIOUS PHILOSOPHY, THE FILM HAS BEEN INTERPRETED AS A MESSAGE THAT THE SPIRITUAL SELF CANNOT EVOLVE UNTIL IT LEARNS FROM PAST MISTAKES. IN CATHOLICISM, PHIL'S SITUATION CAN BE IDENTIFIED AS A FORM OF PURGATORY, ESCAPED ONLY BY EMBRACING SELFLESSNESS. THE CHARACTER ONLY GET OUT OF THE LOOP ONCE IT DEMONSTRATES GENUINE CARE FOR HELPING OTHERS WITHOUT FAKERY OR SELF-INTEREST. THIS DEMONSTRATES THE REDEEMING POWER OF LOVE, SOMETHING THE AUTHOR WANTED TO EMPHASIZE. FOR HIM, GROUNDHOG DAY REPRESENTS HAVING THE STRENGTH AND KNOWLEDGE TO MAKE A CHANGE WHEN FACED WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO REPEAT PREVIOUS MISTAKES.