Movie Review: Field Of Dreams
When I was younger I thought that I would enjoy Field of Dreams (Robinson, Kinsella, 1989) because it was a baseball movie. I remember watching it and not liking it because baseball was secondary to the actual plot. Since I was so young I never caught the actual meaning of the movie or what lesson it was trying to portray. This movie is about second chances, and having a dream that you feel is lost. It is also about having faith in your dreams even if they seem unreachable. The power of belief is what makes dreams come true. It doesn't matter how long it takes, "if you build it they will come."
Baseball is used as a metaphor in Field of Dreams (Robinson, Kinsella, 1989) to explain how the main character Ray Kinsella attempts to reclaim his innocence. The All American theme of playing catch with your dad is re-visited and it is the premise of the whole movie. The whole plot …show more content…
When he returns he finds that he is bankrupt and that his house is being foreclosed. Mann tells Ray that spectators will come watch the games and pay admission so they can "recapture their innocence". It is almost like Mann is a link to the past. The movie uses him to capture the surreal essence of baseball, the "good ole' days" where the roots of baseball were born. Rays life is crumbling before his eyes. He put everything he had into finding his dream and it seems as if it's too late. It is at that point when all seems lost that Ray is rewarded for his commitment. "Shoeless" Joe Jackson, a member of the 1919 White Sox, infamous for throwing the World Series, says "If you build it, HE will come" and then points toward the catcher at home plate. The catcher removes his mask and Ray sees that it is his father as young man. Ray's father starts to walk off into the cornfield with the other mystical players and Rays stops him and says "dad" and asks him if he'd like to play catch. As this happens a line of cars can been seen, all waiting to see the
Baseball is used as a metaphor in Field of Dreams (Robinson, Kinsella, 1989) to explain how the main character Ray Kinsella attempts to reclaim his innocence. The All American theme of playing catch with your dad is re-visited and it is the premise of the whole movie. The whole plot …show more content…
When he returns he finds that he is bankrupt and that his house is being foreclosed. Mann tells Ray that spectators will come watch the games and pay admission so they can "recapture their innocence". It is almost like Mann is a link to the past. The movie uses him to capture the surreal essence of baseball, the "good ole' days" where the roots of baseball were born. Rays life is crumbling before his eyes. He put everything he had into finding his dream and it seems as if it's too late. It is at that point when all seems lost that Ray is rewarded for his commitment. "Shoeless" Joe Jackson, a member of the 1919 White Sox, infamous for throwing the World Series, says "If you build it, HE will come" and then points toward the catcher at home plate. The catcher removes his mask and Ray sees that it is his father as young man. Ray's father starts to walk off into the cornfield with the other mystical players and Rays stops him and says "dad" and asks him if he'd like to play catch. As this happens a line of cars can been seen, all waiting to see the