Field of Dreams ending

Yes. He absolutely knew who Ray was. He knew it the whole time.

The whole thing was so Ray could make amends with his Dad.

So if you rewatch the ending there’s little clues to his Dad recognizing him. The way that he almost introduces him as “Grandfather” to his daughter (and the look he gives). The way he interacts with Ray’s wife.

And when Ray asks, you can almost see his Dad get choked up.

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Why did rays dad ask if this was heaven, ray says it’s Iowa then ray asks if heaven is real and his dad says it’s the place dreams come true. Seems like dad already knew

"Had some dirt in my eye."

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“hey, dad, want to have a catch”

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Coincidentally, someone is always cutting onions in the house when this scene comes on...

Man, watching that after your dad has already passed…

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Wasn't it Ray's dad that set up the whole field of dreams to start with?

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I just watched it last night. It wasn’t Ray’s dad that was the voice in the corn, it was Ray himself that was the voice

Ray asked Shoeless Joe who was the voice, and he responded “it was you Ray”

Which makes sense the corn was saying “ease his pain”

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Nobody says, "Have a catch."

Still bugs me.

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I always wished he had said "Hey, dad, you wanna throw?"

I watched this yesterday actually. My three year old son loves this movie. Which is odd to me because it's relatively boring from a three year old's perspective. But he asked me if we could watch it again yesterday and it's been a while since we have, so we did. He's entranced by it for the most part. I love it.

As for the OP, I always go back and forth about it. I kinda lean toward he doesn't realize that Ray is his son at first, because he's actually existing as that person (the young kid playing baseball with "his whole life in front of him" as Ray says). But then gradually he does recognize it and that's why he doesn't flinch when Ray calls him dad and asks to have a catch.

I agree that it makes the most sense if he does recognize that Ray is his son, especially the "Ease his pain" aspect of it. But then why would he introduce himself to Ray if he already knows who he is (and Ray does too)? And even Annie and the daughter know as well because Ray just told them before he walked onto the field.

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someone is always cutting onions in the house when this scene comes on...

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For whatever reason, that part doesn't get me at all. It's when Doc stops short and realizes he can't go back. Watched it again last night.

I remember seeing it around age 6 or 7 and thought it was kinda scary at the beginning. The corn fields and the whispering voice.