tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9312888.post5776902310184757868..comments2023-06-12T04:37:58.897-04:00Comments on Toothface: LOSTLukehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03734930079710820207noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9312888.post-27030873713939960022010-06-01T12:28:32.368-04:002010-06-01T12:28:32.368-04:00AG: the Jacob/MIB story-line was one of my favorit...AG: the Jacob/MIB story-line was one of my favorites, and more-so because it left us without answers. it had everything! it was a creation narrative, showing the two boys born and the mysterious woman killing their mother after birth and raising the kids. it was an interesting study in family systems theory with the MIB rebelling against the teachings of the "mother." we have sibling rivalry, we have a misguided MIB who isn't all that bad, but you can see what caused him to go bad. just interesting all around! and in the end, we don't even know his name.<br /><br />Sabio: good point by your daughter. I think it showed how grim just surviving is. yet there are moments where smiles come, and those to me make it all the more wonderful. that's why Hurley was my fav. character. he always brought some levity to the situation and the occasional Star Wars reference. <br /><br />my father-in-law had a good point the other day. he said that his greatest revelation in his life was to stop waiting on perfect days and go after perfect moments. it is very rare that we have a day that is perfect, but if we learn to respect the moments that are perfect, maybe that would be the better path to take. i agree with him and i think Lost echoes this as well, esp. in the Sun and Jin story-line.Lukehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03734930079710820207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9312888.post-51895456568516887052010-05-29T12:10:56.685-04:002010-05-29T12:10:56.685-04:00My eight-year daughter said something profound abo...My eight-year daughter said something profound about Lost (she has only seen parts of it a few times):<br /><br />"I don't like LOST because no one laughs there."<br /><br />There was indeed a paucity of joy on those shows except for lovers.<br /><br />I can't think of a favorite character, actually. I rarely watch shows for favorites, I don't think. Odd. Never thought about that.Sabio Lantzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12963476276106907984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9312888.post-81372207541804097932010-05-28T11:06:48.503-04:002010-05-28T11:06:48.503-04:00We love Lost too! Finally something my husband and...We love Lost too! Finally something my husband and Sabio can agree on, LOL!<br /><br />What did you make with the whole "Good God/Bad God" Jacob and the Man-in-Black deal? That left me really confused.Anglican Gurlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9312888.post-12227339369270517402010-05-27T11:46:40.921-04:002010-05-27T11:46:40.921-04:00yeah, church is just one of the communities that w...yeah, church is just one of the communities that we deal with, so i wouldn't say "we need it" as many ppl don't. <br /><br />i do like how McGrath puts it. he's my main source for all things Lost.<br /><br />what was your fav. episode? fav. character?Lukehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03734930079710820207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9312888.post-60627422168517880772010-05-26T13:13:32.395-04:002010-05-26T13:13:32.395-04:00Now we have fiction we BOTH like and can discuss! ...Now we have fiction we BOTH like and can discuss! And we can agree it is fiction !!<br />I loved Lost also.<br /><br /><b>"it's fullest when undertaken with a community of people"<br />--Luke</b><br /><br />By living, we are in community -- with our colleagues at work, our neighbors, our friends, our families, our clubs and all the people we deal with. (Just in case you are saying , "See, this is why you need church". Smile.) <br /><br />I like how James McGrath puts it (and you probably will too):<br /><br />"And so that's what we're given at the end of LOST: the suggestion that everyone, even the "good guys," will be wrong about some things, the realization that every answer leads to another question, and a challenge to appreciate human connections more than answers, because the former are, in the grand scheme of things, more valuable. And whether you like LOST's vision of the afterlife, or don't think there is an afterlife at all, I suspect that its message about there being more to life than solving mysteries is still one that most of us can appreciate - even, and perhaps especially, those of us who spend our lives exploring puzzles and trying to answer unanswered questions, since we are best situated to confirm that it is indeed true that every answer only leads to more questions. <br />-- James McGrath"<br /><br />To me, <a href="http://triangulations.wordpress.com/2009/04/23/en-vibrant-connections/" rel="nofollow">it is all about YUAN</a>. <br /><br />Even if we don't buy into afterlife stuff and being re-ibncarnated with friends, we can value relationships and the complexity of people. <br /><br />I wonder if the writers go to church or if their society is their community. The trick is to love others as you love yourself (or better yet, as you love your children or mother -- as a Buddhist would say). You can do that in your neighborhood. But it is tough all the way around, eh.Sabio Lantzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12963476276106907984noreply@blogger.com