Field+of+Dreams+Review,+Josephine+Lee

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From the start of the movie, I could tell that this film would be nostalgic. The music from the start captivated my attention, making me feel peaceful. I was not disappointed. The movie starts off with the peaceful scene of Iowa, with a happy family and a happy life. Ray Kinsella, is persuaded by a voice to build a baseball diamond in his corn field. He builds the baseball diamond, in hopes for finding out what the voice actually means by “If you build it, he will come.” At first, no one believes him, everybody else in the town thinking that he is wasting his time and his money to make a baseball diamond in the middle of nowhere. This becomes the basis of trust and following dreams. After Ray builds the baseball diamond, he is sure that the ‘message’ that he heard was that Shoeless Joe Jackson from the Chicago White Sox was going to come to him. Ray is extremely involved in baseball because of his father, who was a huge baseball fan. Ray follows his dream and intuition even more because of the guilt he feels towards his father. He is regretful that he could not spend more time with his father, and they could not share the same interests. Despite the doubts and criticisms he has to live with while there was an empty baseball diamond in his yard, his wife, Annie, finally starts to believe him when ghosts from the team come and play the game. Later, Ray receives another message. He hears the voice again for him to find Terence Mann. After this signal, Ray sets out to find Mann and bring him to the baseball diamond. Throughout the movie, people start to gain more and more trust towards each other. I thought that the moral of the story was one of its best aspects. The strong combination between trust and family was well portrayed in the movie. For example, when Ray first heard his message to build the baseball diamond, Annie, his wife, doubted him and had more concerns about their financial status. However, Annie learned to believe in her husband. In the movie, if Ray did not receive the trust from both his wife and his daughter, the baseball field might not have even been built in the first place. Also, the fulfillment of goals is a big moral in this movie. Ray’s goal and dream to build the diamond and find the answer to the message was a positive influence in the movie. Connecting with this, I thought that the idea of making the right choices throughout life was an important part of the movie. Through the different characters, we can see that most of their lives are based on the decisions that they had made earlier. The scenery of the movie was breathtaking. Filmed in Iowa, this movie captures the life in a rural setting. I especially liked the light of the movie, because it contributed to the atmosphere. There was a lot of light, so the atmosphere seemed easygoing and peaceful. The final scene where Ray and his father reunite was a very moving portrayal of a family coming together again. This shows how Ray is finally able to get rid of the guilt towards his father. In the particular scene, the light of the sun in the movie and the music was captivating. These aspects of the movie presented an evocative atmosphere, and it is worth saying that it is a classic. Even though there were many positive aspects to the movie, some were not as perfect. While watching the movie, I found times when it was becoming boring. The plot itself seemed too safe. There was no suspense, and it was generally a ‘happy’ movie. Starting from the beginning to the end, It was doubt, evidence, believe, all over again. Also, I thought that some parts of the movie were boring and hard to understand. For example, the part of the movie where Ray find Terence Mann, and later they have a flashback. To me, the flashback itself was confusing to understand. I could tell why that particular scene was needed in the movie, but there might be a different way to portray them going back so that it is not so confusing. Also, I received the feeling that the movie was sometimes getting dragged out. When there should have been a clear conclusion, it seemed like in some parts, it was longer unnecessarily. I liked the characters in the movie because they each had their own unique character. I thought that the actors played each character well because it wasn’t awkward and it seemed like their own, real story. The overall impressions of the characters were nice and caring. Unlike other movies, it was hard to find a character who was ‘evil’. Annie’s brother, of course, played a similar role, telling Ray to sell the land, but later, he turns out to believe Ray and take his words back. The audience might not like Mark (Annie’s brother) at first because he is the only one who has a negative point of view towards the baseball diamond. The visual of the characters was one reason why it was easy to connect with them in the movie. The atmosphere of the movie itself and the characters portrayed in the movie were similar. The audience might be able to connect with the character of Ray because he is trying to fulfill his dream. Since he doesn’t give up, I think that this is a good movie to base our morals on. Also, the audience could relate to the regret of a past decision. by watching this movie, I saw how making the right decisions could impact the rest of our lives. This movie is worth calling a classic. It is the ideal movie to watch with your family. With this movie, we certainly have a lot to learn from it. The story of Ray Kinsella and his determination to fulfill his dream can teach us a valuable lesson.