Very solid documentary on Lost, it's impact, and it's legacy. I'm a certified Lostie (with the encyclopedia, the blu-ray pyramid, Emily St James and Noel Murray's book, etc.) so naturally I had to watch this. Seeing all of my personal, close friends (the actors and crew of Lost) was emotionally powerful. I love them all.
Would I have loved more? Sure. In two hours it glances past certain key topics. As a celebration of the show, it's very strong. As an analysis or piece of criticism of Lost, that's just not what this is. I would have preferred a deeper dive but I still enjoyed the celebration.
For better or worse, I think Lost's fan-analysis, easter egg seeking, spoiler culture spiralled out of control into modern fandom culture, which makes Lost-obsessives look like disinterested viewers. The doc covered spoiler culture but I think it missed the greater story.
Pleased to see that the doc touched on the racism, sexism, and other toxicity in the writers room. I think this is probably the part that could have been expanded on more, but covering it at all in an otherwise celebratory doc was great.
Similarly, I think the doc sort of glazes past some of the behind-the-camera going-ons. They shoot right past "actors getting DUIs", which is immediately interesting, but a casual viewer might not know about it! Who did? What happened? Getting Lost isn't interested in that. I think that's emblematic of the issue here; you sort of need to be a Lostie to know what they're talking about, but since you do know what they're talking about, it doesn't bring any greater insight.
This is going to make me sound callous, but I think it went too deep into the lives of specific members of the fan community.
Wow, I've been so mean! I actually quite liked this. Seeing all the actors was emotional, as I've said before, and there's just so much of it. So many lovely moments, so many fun quotes. Plus, a solid five minutes of folks sticking up for and defending the ending of Lost is a net win in my book.
Naveen Andrews's guess about the hatch (gay nightclub) will live forever in my brain.
We have to go back!
Very solid documentary on Lost, it's impact, and it's legacy. I'm a certified Lostie (with the encyclopedia, the blu-ray pyramid, Emily St James and Noel Murray's book, etc.) so naturally I had to watch this. Seeing all of my personal, close friends (the actors and crew of Lost) was emotionally powerful. I love them all.
Would I have loved more? Sure. In two hours it glances past certain key topics. As a celebration of the show, it's very strong. As an analysis or piece of criticism of Lost, that's just not what this is. I would have preferred a deeper dive but I still enjoyed the celebration.
For better or worse, I think Lost's fan-analysis, easter egg seeking, spoiler culture spiralled out of control into modern fandom culture, which makes Lost-obsessives look like disinterested viewers. The doc covered spoiler culture but I think it missed the greater story.
Pleased to see that the doc touched on the racism, sexism, and other toxicity in the writers room. I think this is probably the part that could have been expanded on more, but covering it at all in an otherwise celebratory doc was great.
Similarly, I think the doc sort of glazes past some of the behind-the-camera going-ons. They shoot right past "actors getting DUIs", which is immediately interesting, but a casual viewer might not know about it! Who did? What happened? Getting Lost isn't interested in that. I think that's emblematic of the issue here; you sort of need to be a Lostie to know what they're talking about, but since you do know what they're talking about, it doesn't bring any greater insight.
This is going to make me sound callous, but I think it went too deep into the lives of specific members of the fan community.
Wow, I've been so mean! I actually quite liked this. Seeing all the actors was emotional, as I've said before, and there's just so much of it. So many lovely moments, so many fun quotes. Plus, a solid five minutes of folks sticking up for and defending the ending of Lost is a net win in my book.
Naveen Andrews's guess about the hatch (gay nightclub) will live forever in my brain.
We have to go back!
