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megaman79 on 14 October 2008
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rocketpig said:
perpride said:
rocketpig said:
megaman79 said:
Lost, its just as good at drama as it is at sci fi. Granted its corny and lately its been cliche and run out character development ideas but its still the most complex, multilayered, politically subversive, rewarding and intellectually involving narrative in the history of television.

*head explodes*

Please tell me you're joking. Lost is a lot of fun and I enjoy the show (and yes, there is fan service, loads of it), but let's not confuse complexity with depth.

Lost has a redicolous amount of depth.

Not intellectual depth, it doesn't. Lost has complexity and convoluted plotlines in spades but it's not some highbrow piece of art. It's pulp. Not that different than a lot of anime in that regard, really. Tons of characters running around doing wacky shit, exploring various themes (mostly superficially and ineffectually), and complex character relationships (many times, unnecessarily so). Its prime ingredient is that the series hides the most important aspects of the story from the viewer to create mystery. That is not quality storytelling. It's the laziest way to create suspense, really. Just hide stuff and let people wonder instead of trying to create real intrigue by being open and presenting the story points to the viewer in full.

With that said, I enjoy the show. But I'm not afraid to admit that it's a bit of a guilty pleasure.

 

 

Thats bullshit. High art invokes serious indepth study and analysis. For example see Lostpedia.com. If that isn't an example of numerous levels of interpretation and meaning from Lost i don't know what you mean exactly by highbrow art.

BTW out of interest here's a serious journal analysis of narrative complexity, Lost included. Don't tell me its not art.

https://segueuserfiles.middlebury.edu/jmittell/mittell%20narrative%20complexity.pdf

From personnel experience only documentaries, and only on rare occasions, have motivated my own interests in additional knowledge. Lost is a unique example of true engagement in a tv show. Doesn't often happen.

 



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