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• stase007 commented on Ground Hog Day (The Movie) I've figured it out!
  Your entry immediately makes me think of the movie "50 First Dates" with Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore, where Barrymore suffers amnesia and is forced to live the same day over and over, while Adam is trying to form a relationship with her. Barrymore's brother and dad would go to great lengths not to make her aware of her condition, fearing it would upset her. They even refill her shampoo bottle each night so she never realizes she is running out! I agree with the previous two comments, however, explaining that there are so many outside differences from day to...
• vogel242 commented on Ground Hog Day (The Movie) I've figured it out!
  I read a book recently that the main character had a rock climbing accident and he ended up not being able to remember the first 25 years of his life. He literally had to relearn everything from reading and writing, to talking, to how to interact with people, all things we learned when we were growing up and some that are taught since birth through interaction. When asked about his past, he didn't have the slightest idea, he didn't remember his childhood or his parents and sister. I can't even imagine what it would be like to wake up from...
• tomp0055 commented on Ground Hog Day (The Movie) I've figured it out!
  I could not imagine suffering from amnesia. After reading your blog entry, I thought of Finding Nemo. Poor Dory suffers from anterograde amnesia, where she cannot remember new things, such as Nemo's dad's name. While anterograde and retrograde amnesia are easy to turn into a good movie plot, in real life they are much more difficult. Depending on the impact of the brain from the accident, people would most likely recognize things such as their hair being longer, the gas going down in their tank, etc. In movies, these effects are much easier to show because movies are not always...