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Field of Dreams (1989)
Rate:
9
Viewed:
11/03, 7/20
7/20:
"If you build it, he will come."
That's the mantra of Field of Dreams which is an all-time great baseball film. Of course, it confirms the
death of the national pastime, and there's no going back.
That's why many old-timers prefer to watch it being played by legends of the game such as Cobb, Ruth, Gehrig, DiMaggio,
Mantle, Williams, and Shoeless Joe who should've been inducted in the Baseball Hall of Fame decades ago. Hey, wait a
minute...you see what's the problem here? They're all shockingly white.
Yep, Field of Dreams was made for the white folks. The Negro League did exist at the time, and it had better
ballplayers. But there's no room in Iowa for guys like Satchel Paige, Cool Papa Bell, Josh Gibson, Jackie Robinson, and Buck
Leonard. Well, well, well...that's why James Earl Jones was thrown in to make it look all right although it's supposed to be a
white guy by the name of J.D. Salinger.
Anyway, there's no doubt of movie magic that's in the spirit of James Stewart's time-honored pictures such as
It's a Wonderful Life and Harvey.
They just don't make them anymore. Why is it so hard these days?
Is it because the United States has become so aggressive and money-centric?
Kevin Costner is a one-of-a-kind actor, having done terrific timeless pictures. Field of Dreams is among those
that he should be eternally proud of. Amy Madigan, Gaby Hoffmann, James Earl Jones, and Ray Liotta are superb. It's the final role
of Burt Lancaster's glorious career, having made many terrific pictures. I've wondered who did the voice, but the answer
remains elusive to this day.
All in all, it's hard not to be moved by Field of Dreams.