Reply #41: "Field of Dreams" slightly over "Bull Durham."

[jobycom]

Both captured the essence of baseball, from different angles. I liked the metaphor of "Field of Dreams" slightly better than than the philosophy of "Bull Durham."

As long as I live, I don't think I'll ever appreciate Major League or understand why its fans rate it so high. No metaphor, no message, no depth, not much in the way of writing, just a "rah rah win it all on the last swing" story. It's a weak comic book compared to fine novels. But that was my opinion, I guess, and no reason anyone should agree with me any more than I should have to agree with anyone else. :)

(Edited first line of second paragraph because I reread it and it sounded dumb the way I first wrote it).