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Its a studied miniature about time passing.
A couple take the game very seriously, while others are barely there.
Even so, theyre not quite distinctive enough to stand out.
Their rambling collective is the films many-headed protagonist.
Alongside, maybe, the setting itself.
The soft waning of the day reflects the soft waning of a pastime.
Soldiers Field is closing down and will soon be replaced by a school.
This is the last game these folks will ever play on this field.
Some begin to wonder what exactly theyll do for leisure after the game is over.
He tries to swing at it like its normal, but its already past him, were told.
The eephus makes him lose track of time.
Lund is too smart to try and coyly sneak this metaphor past us.
Instead, he gives it an almost comical grandiosity.
The metaphor, while touching, is almost almost a red herring.
Thats the films greatest surprise, its secret deceptive pitch.
We keep looking for meaning while the world passes us by.
We come toEephusexpecting a metaphor for life and instead we are faced with life itself.
