R | 2h 2min | Drama, Thriller | 5 November 1993 (USA) When I first recalled director Peter Weir’s 1993 film “Fearless,” I must have subconsciously known how timely it is. And after watching it for the first time in probably over a decade, I see parallels to many of the recent tumultuous events. In many ways, “Fearless” plays like the cinematic gestalt of recent times. After all, 2020 was a year that many would like to forget even happened—with all of the tragic deaths, increased political upheaval and divisiveness, viral hysteria, and so on. The film opens with middle-aged architect Max Klein (Jeff Bridges) walking calmly through a cornfield, as an ethereal score by composer Maurice Jarre hums in the background. Max is holding a young boy’s hand and carrying an infant. As Max emerges from the field, we see that he is leading many who have just survived …