The end of Lost and what it meant
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bee_yorkThe more I think about the finale, the more I love it. Just LOVED it.
There seems to be a general agreement among the majority of Lost fans online as to what their understanding of the finale is, and I agree with it 110%. I think it's a wonderful, beautiful concept, and it's absolutely what I believe. I'll write it out here.
The Island was real. Everything that happened on the Island really happened.
The alt-universe (or sideways universe, or whatever you choose to call it), is the limbo/purgatory/paradise they created for themselves so they could all find each other when they die.
Yes, everyone in the sideways universe is dead, like Christian said, but they all died in different times/places.
Some of them died on the Island (like Juliet, Sun and Jin, Jack); some of them made it off the Island and made it home and died later on (like Kate, Sawyer, Lapidus, Miles); some of them continued to live on the Island for perhaps thousands of more years until they finally died (Ben and Hurley). The point is, they all got to find each other and meet in their limbo world (sideways universe) so they could help each other 'move on'.
Where they 'moved on' to (that glowing light) is whatever you want it to be. That's why the church they were in had MANY different religious symbols on it next to the coffin (the symbol for Christianity, for Judaism, for Islam, and for Buddhism, among others), because you can choose to believe whatever you want to. Like if you're Christian, maybe you think they moved on to heaven. Of if you're Buddhist, maybe you believe they went on to be reincarnated.
Or any other idea.
Some people said they became the light of the Island. That works, too!
Some people said they just...stopped existing. That is also possible!
The point is, you believe whatever you want. I think it works so well.
No, we didn't get any answers about the Island, but if you were still hoping for answers by this point, I think that's a little naive! Still, I don't blame people for being upset about the finale, because they feel cheated. I don't feel cheated at all, but I understand why some people would.
I used to stress out about finding answers, but I stopped being like that, and I'm glad, because now I'm at total peace with the show.
All that said, the ending is completely open to interpretation. I think we can all agree that there is no right or wrong answers. The 'answer' is whatever you want it to be. You're free to believe whatever you like. I love that. :)
ETA: This explains things very well: http://www.theoriesonlost.com/2010/05/final-thoughts-on-the-end/
There seems to be a general agreement among the majority of Lost fans online as to what their understanding of the finale is, and I agree with it 110%. I think it's a wonderful, beautiful concept, and it's absolutely what I believe. I'll write it out here.
The Island was real. Everything that happened on the Island really happened.
The alt-universe (or sideways universe, or whatever you choose to call it), is the limbo/purgatory/paradise they created for themselves so they could all find each other when they die.
Yes, everyone in the sideways universe is dead, like Christian said, but they all died in different times/places.
Some of them died on the Island (like Juliet, Sun and Jin, Jack); some of them made it off the Island and made it home and died later on (like Kate, Sawyer, Lapidus, Miles); some of them continued to live on the Island for perhaps thousands of more years until they finally died (Ben and Hurley). The point is, they all got to find each other and meet in their limbo world (sideways universe) so they could help each other 'move on'.
Where they 'moved on' to (that glowing light) is whatever you want it to be. That's why the church they were in had MANY different religious symbols on it next to the coffin (the symbol for Christianity, for Judaism, for Islam, and for Buddhism, among others), because you can choose to believe whatever you want to. Like if you're Christian, maybe you think they moved on to heaven. Of if you're Buddhist, maybe you believe they went on to be reincarnated.
Or any other idea.
Some people said they became the light of the Island. That works, too!
Some people said they just...stopped existing. That is also possible!
The point is, you believe whatever you want. I think it works so well.
No, we didn't get any answers about the Island, but if you were still hoping for answers by this point, I think that's a little naive! Still, I don't blame people for being upset about the finale, because they feel cheated. I don't feel cheated at all, but I understand why some people would.
I used to stress out about finding answers, but I stopped being like that, and I'm glad, because now I'm at total peace with the show.
All that said, the ending is completely open to interpretation. I think we can all agree that there is no right or wrong answers. The 'answer' is whatever you want it to be. You're free to believe whatever you like. I love that. :)
ETA: This explains things very well: http://www.theoriesonlost.com/2010/05/final-thoughts-on-the-end/
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Date: 2010-05-25 04:44 pm (UTC)I forgot that the church was where Eloise took them, thanks for bringing that up.
And you're right, some people in the sideways universe didn't exist at all, like Jack's son. They were creations of the Losties, as they made their own ideal lives (as much as they could).
When I said that everyone was dead, I guess I should have been clearer and said all the Losties were dead.
think a lot of people will be angry at the idea that the literal mysteries of the Island won't (ever?) be answered, and that seems unfair to hundreds and thousands of hours fans have put into tracking the clues and questions.
I agree, especially because until the live talk I saw last Thursday, I was one of those people! But I see it differently now. Certain happenings and aspects of the Island will never be answered, and I'm okay with that...they weren't the point of the show. Some things are better left unanswered, because the explanations tend to never be that exciting, and kind of take away from the wonder of it all... like knowing how a magic trick is performed. It kind of pissed me off at first, but I'm all right with it now. But lots of people are still mad about it, and I don't blame them in the slightest. I understand. I've moved on, but I can understand why others haven't.
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Date: 2010-05-25 04:53 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2010-05-25 05:16 pm (UTC)dark hair, light eyes, skinny, plays piano well, (great skin).
Is that WEIRD ?!
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Date: 2010-05-25 05:27 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2010-05-25 05:59 pm (UTC)But damn, that's HOT. What do you like to play?