Allusion
Field of Dreams (1989)
Field of Dreams (1989) surfaces in one Taylor Swift song, through allusion.
Appears in 1 song
Associated with Phil Alden Robinson
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The Tortured Poets Department · 2024
“Our field of dreams engulfed in fire”
Uncle Jerry identifies 'Our field of dreams engulfed in fire' as an allusion to the Kevin Costner movie Field of Dreams, calling it a 'cinephile' reference. The field of dreams, a place of idealised hope and fantasy, is now being destroyed by fire, reinforcing the song's theme of counterfeit love being revealed and destroyed.
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