While I would never describe Field of Dreams as a great film, it doesn't deserve the hate and contemptuousness of this angry "reassessment". All the writer really says is that the movie is "uncool" and that the people who liked it back in 1989 must have been ignorant Neanderthals. As someone who clearly views films as politically relevant status symbols, maybe he was expecting a Big, Life-Changing Statement, when all the film really says is, "What if..."
Field of Dreams is the halfway point between Twilight Zone and Hallmark Channel. Please seek intellectual capital elsewhere.
I'm going to accept your opinion on this. I hate it when people paste links in to these boards and I'm certainly not going to follow it. I remember this film fondly - as a Brit baseball means less than nothing to me but I always liked the story and the people in it and it dates from a time when Costner was perhaps less serious about himself.
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I hate it when people paste links in to these boards and I'm certainly not going to follow it.
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How about simply putting it in quotes or, better yet, use the blockquote feature; and then of course cite whom you're quoting.
shareI had a few people who really built this up as fantastic and I was let down when I saw it (part of this was Amy Madigan who I just don't care for). But I definitely wouldn't have called it terrible and actually was pretty decent (just didn't live up to the hype). Titanic is another film that has undergone reverse nostalgia over the years with people claiming it terrible which it clearly isn't.
shareField of Dreams is my all-time #1 movie and I was born in the late 50's, so I am no yuppie.
I love this movie because for me, it addresses the meaning of our lives, our connection to each other, in this life and beyond and the journey of our souls through the experiences in our lives.
It's a very comforting movie as well, showing us that we have continuous opportunities to make things right.
I felt that way as well, and then I realized that I didn't hate the film, I hated the goddamn Yuppie Boomers that loved the film.
The film itself was so-so, generally boring except for the parts with a young Ray Liotta.
The same thing happened to me with Top Gun - didn't care about the film, hated the obnoxious fans.
You're calling others obnoxious? Every other word you wrote defines the word.
shareTo each his own, but I liked it when it came out, and I like it just as much now. Perhaps even more now, since my father died between then and now. The fantasy of being able to reunite with a much-loved, lost parent and finally say all the things you'd wanted to say, but somehow couldn't when you were younger, is a powerful and moving one for a lot of people. Myself included.
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Nicely said.
Never seen it.
shareIf there is anything I have learned from this site, it's that people will find a way to criticize any movie for any reason.
That being said, why on earth would I link to another thread on another site to hear the ramblings of some Millenials whose idea of fine cinema is Matrix Revolutions?
You said it all. :)
shareTMC-4, You are so way off!
shareNever seen it.
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