The mystery box | JJ Abrams

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www.ted.com J.J. Abrams traces his love for the unseen mystery - a passion thats evident in his films and TV shows, including Cloverfield, Lost and Alias -- back to its magical beginnings.
TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world's leading thinkers and doers are invited to give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes -- including speakers such as Jill Bolte Taylor, Sir Ken Robinson, Hans Rosling, Al Gore and Arthur Benjamin. TED stands for Technology, Entertainment, and Design, and TEDTalks cover these topics as well as science, business, politics and the arts. Watch the Top 10 TEDTalks on TED.com, at
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@richardclark1127 4 жыл бұрын

The problem with this style of writing is that sooner or later you have to open the box

@WillBlacksilver 6 жыл бұрын

So essentially, JJ's movies are just giant epic click-baits.

@jamesholak1677 2 жыл бұрын

JJ Abrams: The master of making mysteries without thinking about anything.

@rivernm105 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for ruining Star Wars, Star Trek, and now your mystery box disciples have ruined Tolkiens world in rings of power. Mystery box writing is lazy writing

@PrinceGastronome

This aged badly.

@lostcause78 Жыл бұрын

He has mastered the art of selling hot air to Hollywood and the audience. I'm amazed that he still gets work.

@rustyshackleford17 3 жыл бұрын

Difference between a hack and a good writer is that the good writer actually knows what is in that "mystery box."

@thedustiestdunce8933 7 жыл бұрын

i bought a book called how to make a movie and never read it because the mystery is more exciting

@BlackCeII 2 жыл бұрын

This is why ALL of Jar Jar Abrams movies are mostly a waste of time, and are thematically/plot wise borderline tarded.

@MartiniPinball 4 жыл бұрын

Shamelessly admitting he only knows one trick and is terrible at making movies

@marceloabad8545 4 жыл бұрын

This is a man admitting he has no idea for 20 minutes.

@Internatube 2 жыл бұрын

To everyone asking "Yes but what's really in the box"

@user-th6tc5un1s 6 жыл бұрын

I think he is missing a fundemental aspect of what makes mystery boxes satisfying though.

@andrewhengy7631 2 жыл бұрын

It's actually scary that JJ doesn't understand his own style of writing.

@GregPivo87 4 жыл бұрын

He doesn't realize the critical part of Tannen's Mystery Magic Box: Tannen knows what's in the box. The consumer doesn't.

@mrcat3493 6 жыл бұрын

What a hack. The “mystery is more important than knowledge”, he’s the king of setting up dead ends and go nowhere stories.

@KingOfMadCows 7 жыл бұрын

It would really help if the writer knew what's in the mystery box before presenting it to the audience.

@KneelB4Bacon 4 жыл бұрын

Here's how "Mystery Box" writing works. This is how JJ/Lindelof write ALL their movies:

@keiseyku 8 жыл бұрын

Michael Bay has a box too... it explodes all the time though.

@dorsk188 10 жыл бұрын

Let me save you 18 minutes. Abrams was invited to give a TED talk, but he doesn't have anything of value to say, so the night before he threw a bunch a shit together hoping that he could just charm and bullshit his way through it. He's Shia Lebeouf, basically.