J.J. Abrams: The mystery box



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http://www.ted.com J.J. Abrams traces his love of the unseen mystery -- the heart of Alias, Lost, and the upcoming Cloverfield -- back to its own magical beginnings, which may or may not include an early obsession with magic, the love of a supportive grandfather, or his own unopened Mystery Box.


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Oh JJ.... what have ... ( 7 months ago by GeminiSarahAnne)
Oh JJ.... what have you done! jack looks so wrong with Kate and you have written him a drinker in the future and its too sad for words. Charlie is dead, Jin is dead, Hurley has lost his mind and Sawyer is alone on the Island, only Jack and kate are written together, but they both look so haunted and unhappy.
Array ( 6 months ago by Lekeeon)
Genious.
Awesome. I gonna review this a couple times.
"The mistery box", ... ( 6 months ago by hurley1516)
"The mistery box", being "Special" "question mark" aple computers, all jj abrams recuring themes, i love this guy, i really do, he is next to spilberg, will wright, Geoge Lucas, Jack Nicholson and Stephen King in my top list.
no community is ... ( 6 months ago by Sofrie37)
no community is best served when only the elite have control.
A genius. I've been ... ( 6 months ago by 34alias34)
A genius. I've been a fan for many, many years and to get an insight into that brain ...
He's amazing ~ ... ( 5 months ago by Obladiobladah)
He's amazing ~ great insight and so inspiring. Also, he's funny... who knew :)
STAR TREK is going ... ( 5 months ago by LSnicket4)
STAR TREK is going to kick ass since J.J. is behind the camera!
he is my idol ( 4 months ago by SushiBand)
he is my idol
Mine too. He taught ... ( 4 months ago by NightSurfer47)
Mine too. He taught me a valuable lesson in this video. "The mystery is more important than knowledge."!
"If you are going ... ( 4 months ago by homerthompsonman)
"If you are going to steal, steal the right thing: steal the characters...what's inside is what counts..."
Can't wait for the ... ( 3 months ago by Anarki187)
Can't wait for the new ''Earthquake'' version!! J.J Abrams, you rock!!
Very insightful and ... ( 3 months ago by XatxiFly)
Very insightful and inspiring, especially because I happen to be going to the same college he went to to study the same thing! And now I'll remember not to hurt Tom's nose.
obviously theres ... ( 3 months ago by 100mwr969)
obviously theres nothing in the box it can be anything you want it to be. to him his grandfather could be in there. (figuretively)
So you are telling ... ( 3 months ago by timg455)
So you are telling me the magic store tried to rip him off? There has to be something in there.
...id like to ... ( 1 month ago by eladbari)
...id like to evolve that idea.
any suggestions?
whats more important than knowledge? that could get u further? lets say, in making movies. what could be better than having technical knowledge [that just makes awesome special effects?]. what would make your film kick ass even without that knowledge?
You sir are no Joe ... ( 1 month ago by WeinkeFan16)
You sir are no Joe Negron!
the magic box is " ... ( 1 month ago by 0123kid)
the magic box is "the island"
the magic box is ... ( 1 month ago by trip247365)
the magic box is your mind
J.J Abrams is very ... ( 3 weeks ago by kodalicious77)
J.J Abrams is very true to me.
He is a genius and a mastermind.
I plan on growing up just like him...
a legend movie directot
He says a lot of ... ( 2 weeks ago by Simpson654)
He says a lot of things that rub me the wrong way, like that mystery is better than knowledge. Maybe in drama, but not in reality. And not putting gun up Tom Cruise's nose is the last nail on the coffin; if you can't act with discomfort, you can't act. I'm not going to go see Abrams' Star Trek XI. He may have his ideas of the characters, but I don't like his blatant dislike of science.
what are you ... ( 2 weeks ago by justforwatchingcraps)
what are you talking about? none of this says anything about his feelings towards science and what does tom cruise's ability to act have to do with his ability to direct? if anything this whole idea of mystery, to me, is exactly what science is about. what we already know is nowhere near as exciting as what we have yet to discover. the mystery is the appeal and the driving force, absolutely. its like ur trying as hard as u can to be offended.
J.J. Abrams isn't ... ( 1 week ago by LSnicket4)
J.J. Abrams isn't responsible for the show's whereabouts right now. I love the show, but if you're going to blame some one, its Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse (headrunners of the show) I personally think the direction of the show is amazing. But ya know.
Hi LSnicket4 I ... ( 6 days ago by GeminiSarahAnne)
Hi LSnicket4 I wrote that comment a long time ago.. at the time I did not know the JJ Abrams was not involved in Lost anymore.. Love J J Abrams, love that he adds action and romance to most of his stuff. My favorite of his movies is Forvever Young. I wrote that comment after seeing season 4.. I was upset at some of the things that happened in it and so were a lot of my friends.
ii just ass fucked ... ( 2 hours ago by trip247365)
ii just ass fucked yer mom w/ a dilldo...not kidding



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