Roy Hobbs' Unwavering Love for Baseball in "The Natural"

The Natural (1984) follows Roy Hobbs, played by Robert Redford, a gifted baseball player whose promising career is derailed by tragedy before he ever reaches the major leagues. Sixteen years later, Roy gets an unexpected second chance with the struggling New York Knights. Armed with his homemade bat Wonderboy and an extraordinary natural talent, he sets out to prove that some dreams are worth chasing no matter how much time has passed. Is The Natural one of the greatest baseball movies ever made?