Field of Dreams (1989)
May 30th, 2007 by Ashley
Field of Dreams (1989)
B-
It’s time to sleep but I couldn’t go to bed without writing this down.
I honestly didn’t get it.
Not that I didn’t get the film, but… how can it have scored 7.6 on IMDB? How could it be nominated for Academy Awards for Best Picture and Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium. This is completely beyond my comprehension.
Don’t get me wrong. I’m not a extreme realist. I can be cynical yet I usually have high tolerence toward movies when it comes to cheesiness. I don’t mind it being a fantasy/ghost story, but their coming and going do seem rather shallow and pointless. The structure is loose, the plot awkward, and the acting not so splendid, either. (However, I wouldn’t say it’s the usual Costner, cos he did show us something different from the frustrated pitcher in For Love of the Game which I love quite much. In Field of Dreams, he’s a cheerful young family man who had beliefs and is willing to dream.) I allowed myself to be touched by the subtle father-son reconciliation; however, most parts of the movie failed to find their meaning. I just don’t understand why it can stand among the likes of Driving Miss Daisy, Born on the Fourth of July, Dead Poets’ Society and My Left Foot.
I guess it’s time who’s playing the tricks. Time can make something great lame, something touching cliched.
or maybe it’s because I was hoping for more baseball action hence the disappointment?