Phil Alden Robinson Essays

  • Field Of Dreams

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    Field of Dreams During the late 80’s, Phil Alden Robinson developed a sensational story that revolved around a real life account of a sport tragedy. The viewers were immersed in a touching account of how sport, a social interest, can play a powerful role in human bonding; thus becoming a very spiritual component of life. It in itself has a profound effect on the societies’ spiritual experiences; and just like religion can respectfully be considered a form of spirituality for a modern society,

  • Field Of Dreams Analysis

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    Have you ever encountered that a distinct, spectral whisper keeps revolving around you? Actually, this plot was presented on a movie called “Field of Dreams”, filmed in 1989. In the movie, such an odd thing happened to the young man, Ray. More ridiculous is that Ray decided to follow the instructions given by the spectral voice, even though he was on the edge of bankruptcy, whereas most of us are afraid of pursuing or following our yearning hearts, eventually, no chance to regret. The movie review

  • Field Of Dreams, Directed By Phil Alden Robinson

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    Field of Dreams (1989) directed by Phil Alden Robinson is a glaringly idyllic rendition of the arguably overtaxed notion of "follow your dreams." While deeper themes such as faith and references to a nascent national mythology in the form of baseball were constants in the narrative, such concepts are easily overshadowed by the consistent attempt to specifically appeal toward the sentimentalities of the film's contemporaneous target audience. Besides this, Field of Dreams may have accomplished little

  • Visual Discrepancy

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    in ambiguity and uncertainty. It is about gaining real happiness and the hard work to attain it. As expected, the limitless fantasy pieces of the novel perform in a pleasuring manner with the magnificent visualization of the film adaptation from Phil Alden Robinson’s 1989 film Field of Dreams and render a magical fantasy that enhances the audience’s euphoria. While the novel is definitely an American classic work, the film version more effectively illustrates the magic of Ray’s journey. Accordingly

  • Field Of Dreams Themes

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    The theme of a particular film is its subject or idea, however, films may contain several themes depending on the viewer. These may vary from religious themes, to political themes and may not be the intended target of a films writer or director. (Goodykoontz & Jacobs 2014) For the purpose of this paper, I will argue the film Field of Dreams does not contain a baseball theme, but one of inner conflict between father and son. Field of Dreams is a film of perseverance, fear, ingenuity, and good old