Excellent!!!
Jack's flashforwards were powerful and speak to the force of context and how it influences people. I was reminded of the crisis I had after graduating with a bachelors degree and entering "real life." In college I knew who I was because I knew what to do in my familiar place. I knew how to be involved, how to stay active, how to lead, what my role was etc. When my context was no longer accessible, I had hard time adjusting (although I did not resort to oxycontin).
Lost has tapped into the power of context to influence roles in a person's life. In fact, that is what Lost has been about for three years - context.
In large measure, it is also about conversion. Make whatever religious connections you want, the show is about conversion.
Conversion and context. Change a person's context and they must convert in order to survive. After college, I had to convert. After getting into a committed relationship, I had to convert. After having children I had to convert.
From a religious perspective, including people into your context is powerful. Should they accept your acceptance, that is a sort of conversion.
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Lost - Wow! My husband is SURE that the producers are pulling one over on us & the show is over. It just ends. They made the call. They get rescued. We saw some of the future - they just go about their lives. Life is full of unanswered questions & 'Lost' will leave it that way. I say "No Way!!!" Besides being really upset if they do that, we can't forget that Ben said making the phone call would be the "BEGINNING of the end." But my hubby really thinks it would be great if they just left it - it certainly would go down in history if they did that! What do you think?
This is not the end. No way!!! Here's why I know. For one, they have signed a contract to do LOST until 2010. Another reason is that it is making so much money that they can't walk away from it. Another reason is that shows never end at their peak like they should. LOST has not jumped the shark yet.
Lost - Wow! My husband is SURE that the producers are pulling one over on us & the show is over. It just ends. They made the call. They get rescued. We saw some of the future - they just go about their lives. Life is full of unanswered questions & 'Lost' will leave it that way. I say "No Way!!!" Besides being really upset if they do that, we can't forget that Ben said making the phone call would be the "BEGINNING of the end." But my hubby really thinks it would be great if they just left it - it certainly would go down in history if they did that! What do you think?
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