Many of these figures never found a life in modern-day society because they became outdated, couldn’t adjust to the times, or stuck themselves in the past due to unrealized goals. Classic movie actor Burt Lancaster makes his final film appearance, Annie references Citizen Kane, early 20th-century baseball players get to be young and play the sport they’re passionate about again, Karin watches Jimmy Stewart in Harvey while Field of Dreams itself is essentially a pre-modern Frank Capra film, and a revered, controversial author reconnects with his optimistic fight. Field of Dreams subtly addresses how people, art, or eras in history that made such a profound impact on culture get left in the past. As Field of Dreams moves forward with ‘60s counterculture parents stopping neo-fascists from banning books in the present, it also focuses on classic cinema, revolutionary authors of past eras, and America’s favorite pastime. The sports drama's magic is how it has such a comforting sentimentality for past eras that strike up plenty of nostalgia while at the same time attempting to resolve such figures’ inability to progress in the present. Field of Dreams amends generational gaps and unresolved tensions so that life can progress while still having respect for the past. You don’t belong here.” At the crux of Field of Dreams’ motifs is trying to resolve how one generation is passed over by the next and understand why they become so angry - they don’t matter, can’t progress, and become relics of the past. What is Field of Dreams about at its core? As James Earl Jones's character Terence Mann says, “ This is the future.
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