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#FIELD OF DREAMS PROFESSIONAL#

It reminds us of all that once was good, and it could be again. This field, this game: it’s a part of our past, Ray. It has been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt and erased again.

America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball. The memories will be so thick they’ll have to brush them away from their faces. And they’ll watch the game, and it’ll be as if they dipped themselves in magic waters. They’ll find they have reserved seats somewhere along one of the baselines, where they sat when they were children and cheered their heroes. And they’ll walk out to the bleachers sit in shirtsleeves on a perfect afternoon. They’ll pass over the money without even thinking about it: for it is money they have and peace they lack. Of course, we won’t mind if you look around, you’ll say. They’ll arrive at your door as innocent as children, longing for the past. They’ll turn up your driveway not knowing for sure why they’re doing it. They’ll come to Iowa for reasons they can’t even fathom.

Terence Mann: Ray, people will come Ray.

On the verge of having to sign foreclosure documents because Ray spent his savings on the baseball field that isn’t bringing in any revenue, Terence Mann reassures him with a touching monologue that begins with this: I didn’t realize that that was the only day. Back then I thought, “Well, there’ll be other days”.

Archie Graham: We just don’t recognize life’s most significant moments while they’re happening.

I didn’t realize that that was the only day.” This line sums up one of the movie’s reoccurring themes - guilt and regret. Back then, I thought, well, there’ll be other days. Graham explains to Ray that, “We just don’t recognize life’s most significant moments while they’re happening. He went on to become a physician instead.

#FIELD OF DREAMS PROFESSIONAL#

Graham got promoted to the major leagues, but only got to play for half an inning before his professional career ended.

Ray Kinsella: No, I mean, what do you WANT? (Gestures to the concession stand)Īfter finding out former player Archie “Moonlight” Graham has passed away during their visit to Minnesota, Ray runs into him one night on the street.

I want them to start thinking for themselves.

Terence Mann: I want them to stop looking to me for answers, begging me to speak again, write again, be a leader.

Realizing what he means, Terance asks for “a dog and a beer.” I want my privacy.”įrustrated by the answer, Ray says, “No, what do you want?” There’s a jump cut that shows the concession stand behind them. Ray asks Terance, “So, what do you want?” He responds by saying, “I want them to stop looking to me for answers, begging me to speak again, write again, be a leader. Terance explains how he feels like his work didn’t enact the change he wanted to see in the 60s and that he isn’t as popular with American people (as we saw in the scene at Ray’s daughter’s school). As they make their way towards their seats, Ray questions why he no longer wants to be in the spotlight. After Terance begrudgingly goes to Fenway Park with Ray, they continue to bicker.