After an obnoxious weatherman begrudgingly covers groundhog-day in Punxsutawney, he continuously wakes up to that same day, and must find a way out of the time-loop.

It has been years since I've seen it and I don't remember it very well. Perhaps what I said isn't completely correct. Anyway, this film seems to be an anomaly as well.
Maybe it would be better phrased as the goal is the driving force of the story, at least most of the time. I don't know of any exceptions.
However, looking at this film, the same can be said. If he didn't want to stop repeating the same day, there would be no story. He would just keep reliving it, over and over.

Dkpough1:

Picking up the thread from "500 Days of Summer"?where you stated:

>>>The goal is the reason for the story itself.

Would you care to venture a logline for "Groundhog Day" that states the weatherman Phil's objective goal?

Dkpough1:

Picking up the thread from "500 Days of Summer"?where you stated:

>>>The goal is the reason for the story itself.

Would you care to venture a logline for "Groundhog Day" that states the weatherman Phil's objective goal?