I just read, what I found to be a pretty astute observation of the finale, here is an excerpt that I really found interesting and totally agree with:
One of the reasons I think "Lost" worked was that it was always more interested in the box and the person holding the box than what was in the box. A closed box is almost always a mystery, really, until you open it and see what's inside (which is how so many parents misdirect their kids on Christmas morning). All of the imitators of the show that have come along have focused far, far more on the contents of that box. They wanna shake it and hear if it rattles. They wanna pull back the wrapping paper and take a peek. "Lost" has always been satisfied to dump a package in your lap and think that's enough. Is it? Again, for me, absolutely. But if not for you, does the fact that you opened the box and didn't find what you wanted ruin the whole experience of the show, all of the fun you had along the way? It's not wrong to feel that way, not at all. But it probably does speak to the different kinds of people we are, and the different ways we react to art.
--Todd VanDerWerff
The end of the article is what bothered me, and I think its what turned off a lot of Christians to the last 10 minutes— because it's not what we believe. Despite the fact that Lost is a work of fiction, it's also a deeply layered metaphor for life itself, so the statement made in the last 10 minutes, that all roads lead to heaven, is a very real opinion of Lost's creators. Again, not what I believe, but a great door to conversation about what I do believe, and for that, I think Lost is great.
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--jonna
One of the reasons I think "Lost" worked was that it was always more interested in the box and the person holding the box than what was in the box. A closed box is almost always a mystery, really, until you open it and see what's inside (which is how so many parents misdirect their kids on Christmas morning). All of the imitators of the show that have come along have focused far, far more on the contents of that box. They wanna shake it and hear if it rattles. They wanna pull back the wrapping paper and take a peek. "Lost" has always been satisfied to dump a package in your lap and think that's enough. Is it? Again, for me, absolutely. But if not for you, does the fact that you opened the box and didn't find what you wanted ruin the whole experience of the show, all of the fun you had along the way? It's not wrong to feel that way, not at all. But it probably does speak to the different kinds of people we are, and the different ways we react to art.
--Todd VanDerWerff
The end of the article is what bothered me, and I think its what turned off a lot of Christians to the last 10 minutes— because it's not what we believe. Despite the fact that Lost is a work of fiction, it's also a deeply layered metaphor for life itself, so the statement made in the last 10 minutes, that all roads lead to heaven, is a very real opinion of Lost's creators. Again, not what I believe, but a great door to conversation about what I do believe, and for that, I think Lost is great.
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--jonna
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