#ordinary-life

#ordinary-life

The vast majority of Train Dreams unfolds outside or in very close proximity. It is an elemental film, as in earth, air, fire and water. (Fire isn't metaphorical for Robert, nor for Bay Area viewers who recall the Oakland firestorm or Paradise conflagration.) That's one reason it should be seen in a theater: You should enter and depart the world of the film via the outdoors, in a reality not entirely within your control.