Released on: 2004
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'Lost' One Year Later: Why The Series Finale Didn't Work
Over the past year, I have had no less than a dozen conversations with folks about the finale of "Lost" ... the cyclical beauty of that final shot, the poignant symbolism of the stained glass window (it's all about the bardo, dude), the high-minded concepts like sacrifice and interconnectedness and destiny that it espoused. I have nodded and sipped my drink politely, listened intently, perhaps even interjected occasionally. But at the end of each and every one of those conversations, I found myself more confused than I was when it began, mostly because I couldn't believe anyone actually liked the way the show ended.
So, at the risk of upsetting Damon Lindelof (something that is surprisingly easy to do), I would like to go on record as saying that the finale of "Lost" was absolutely terrible. I hated it when it first aired and now, exactly one year later, I think I hate it even more.»
- James Montgomery
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Movie Pet Peeve #14: Characters Hanging Up the Phone Without Saying Goodbye
So today I'm watching the movie "Wild Things," the 1998 erotic thriller with Matt Dillon, Neve Campbell, Denise Richards and Kevin Bacon. One scene in particular caught my eye -- no, it wasn't the make-out session between Campbell and Richards. It was an otherwise innocuous phone call between three characters who shall remain nameless for reasons of spoilers. Here is the transcript of their one-sided conversation:
Character #1: Now, look. We gotta stay calm, all of us. Now since the settlement, people think I'm rich. So I'm out there spending money, doing what rich guys do. Now this cop, Duquette, he's gonna try and fuck with you. Don't let him.
Character #2: Yeah, that's easy for you to say!
Character #1: [Character #2]! Don't fall apart! Only people who can fuck this up is us.
Character #1 hangs up the phone.
I know a transcript isn't the ideal way to analyze a scene in a film,»
- Matt Singer
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