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I'm not convinced the island was "real". IMO, the plane crashed and the survivors all entered (I won't call it purgatory) a new world where they must meet their own "tests" and "challenges" before they are willing to move on again toward the light.
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With that, Hurley telling Ben he was a "great number 2" (because I assume they lived out the rest of their lives on the island) and Kate telling Jack how much she missed him (probably lived a long life without him) they basically did everything but put up a subtitle at the end of the show that read "HEY GUYS SEE IT WAS ALL REAL, NOT A DREAM!" |
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The whole show was about having or not having faith and what that means. The characters even stated over and over that "I believe in you." Locke and Jack struggled with faith the whole series. Locke stated "I wish you would have believed/trusted me." ETC. What you have faith in is unimportant, it's the idea that you believe things will work out for the best in the end. Once they do whatever meaning you place on that is up to you...
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For the record, I agree with you - Jack had to become a different person to help save the Island (and the world, ultimately), a person like John Locke, a person of faith. It's called a character arc, just like everyone else in the show had. Everyone in the show became a different/better person before they died.. and then once they died, they met up together in that "inbetween" world to move on together. What's so hard to understand about this? |
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I'm just saying that they did leave it ambiguous, and on purpose. Was it just Jack's elaborate fever dream before death, his life/imagination flashing before him in his final moments? Did they all really do everything, all seek and get redemption, and then all really meet up after death in a better place? To me it really doesn't matter. The message is the same...
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Quoted from an article in the USA Today. I think they sum up what happened nicely:
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This entire show was about one man's journey. His personal struggle with science versus faith. He was not going to "heaven" until he found faith. Everything else was created in his mind as a way to get there. As I stated earlier, believe what you want to believe. I'm not here to change anyone's mind. |
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It is linear when you think about it. And I think the writers did a great job blending faith and science. Religion: Man's attempt to understand why God does what he does. Science: Man's attempt to understand how God does it...
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Sure, if it was all a dream - but to believe that you'd have to stubbornly read way too deeply between the lines and believe that everything the show told you in this episode was a lie. There's virtually here that lends credence to it being Jack's dream. To think that it was is nothing less than foolish. |
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This whole show, from beginning to end, was Jack's journey from being a Man of Science to becoming a Man of Faith. Once he was able to have faith, he was able to move on in death. The rest of the characters and backstory were flesh out in the past 6 years to make it more "real" but in the end, it was all about Jack. Also, staying away from "the light" was just a plot device. Jack wasn't ready to enter the light until he had successfully battled all of his demons and became a man of faith. But again, you can believe whatever you choose to believe. |
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