AMC played Field of Dreams last weekend. I can remember back in 1989 going to see Field of Dreams with my Dad the day after he had gone to see the movie. Little did I know then, that when I grew up I would enjoy seeing the same good movies over-and-over-and-over again. Ask MacMom. I am pretty sure Field of Dreams didn't have an immediate impact on me, and wish I could pin point the exact instance when it made sense to me. Not recognizing important events in your life when you are doing them is a theme in the movie.
I have read the book "Shoeless Joe" and seen several specials on the making of the movie. I watched an anniversary special where Kevin Costner discusses the movie with Johnny Bench, George Brett and Bret Saberhagen.
It is funny, to me, that we lived a 100 miles from the location in Iowa, and I never made time to go see the Field of Dreams. Maybe the importance of the movie, and the lessons have grown on me as I have gotten older.
These are Top Things I enjoy about the movie.
- I like the idea that there is Magic in the world
- I like the idea that there is a God and a Heaven (baseball players play baseball in Heaven... what else would they do?)
- Sometimes you believe you are doing something for one reason, and it turns out you are really doing it for something completely different ("Build it and HE will come")
- The game of baseball is a great backdrop for stories because little has changed and a lot has been recorded of the last 100+ years
- Sometimes you do very important things, and don't realize you are doing them
- Sometimes you have to support someone without questioning why
- It is nice to "have a catch" with your Dad
- Only those who believe actually see the ghost players
- Baseball is important, not necessarily the teams or the players... it's all about having a catch with a friend
- Great music enhances the movie
- Kevin Costner is the king of baseball movies
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