One of the film's we were able to choose from for our final paper was Field of Dreams. Though I did not choose this film, i decided to blog on it due to the religious symbolism I believe is embedded in the film. The appearance of Shoeless Joe, the return of Moonlight Graham, and especially Ray's connection with his father, all are magical in that they become possible because the rules of time and space have been suspended in some way on Ray's field. In my opinion, the voice we hear commanding Ray, is God's voice. Of course, these things happen because of God's direct intervention. The real story of the film is Ray's choice of whether or not to listen to the voice. What the voice is telling him to do is completely crazy, yet in light of this, he chooses to disregard conventional thinking and build the field because he has faith that this is the right thing to do.
In fact, I believe Ray may portray the role of a prophet. His experience is one hundred percent biblical. Like the story of Noah, Ray is told to build something that makes no sense, yet he does it out of faith. Like Jonah, Ray tries to hide from the voice of God, but just cannot. Like the disciples, Ray is required to trust to the Lord. Additionally, every time we hear the voice it almost has if God his testing Ray just as the bible says. All these are important religious symbols that are evident in this film.
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