Field of Dreams


 "If you build it, he will come" is one of the all time best movie quotes in history. And Field of Dreams is easily one of my favorite movies. It's fun. It's funny. It's inspirational. And it hints at the way that God talks to us.

It's Kevin Costner in his hay day. Maybe his best film, though the Untouchables was pretty good, too. But Field of Dreams has a family at its center, and the movie makes you love both THAT family and your own family, a little more. 

How does God speak to us? In whispers from a corn field? Strangers things have happened.

I highly recommend this one. Don't take it too seriously. It's a wonderful performance by Costner, as well as James Earl Jones, Ray Liotta, and Burt Lancaster. 

There is very little strong language, no sex or nudity, and no violence. Fun for the whole family. 

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