Since this movie is called "The Field" I just have to ask. What do you think will happen to the field? And are all the cattle dead now? What will happen to the waterfall the American bought? Do you think there will be any kind of developers in the area now?
By the way: Such a sad and powerful movie!
Well it's not actually expressed that the American had bought anything yet and it's highly unlikely since his plans seemed to hinge on owning the Field which at that point hadn't been sold. But after the death the field belonged to Bull. I've never been convinced as a lot of others that Bull definitely died at the end but even if he did it would have passed to his wife the same way passed to the widow.
Hey! You're not old enough to drink! Now go and die for your country!!!
The American did purchase the waterfall, but not the field. At the end of the movie the field belonged to Bull. Bull did not die (you see him wading in the tide at the end). His son died though, and he was the one who would inherit everything. Bull was an old man and would probably soon need to retire, so what happens next with no heir and perhaps no cattle? What will Bull's wife do if Bull died in the waves, or didn't manage to recover from the grief of losing both his sons? What happens to the waterfall? Of course, the way the movie ended it is not possible to know, but I am curious of what everyone else thinks...
Here is the plot in case you have forgotten some parts / details:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Field_(film)#Plot
The American did purchase the waterfallWell I don't recall that, I thought he was just prospecting the land on which the falls stood but I'm humbly ready to stand corrected. If so it became part of his estate and even in the event of no extended family it's likely his lawyer was executor of his estate in the event of his death. He in turn may have arranged for the American's business to either continue with the enterprise in Ireland or sell the already purchased properties.