“The Lost World” is
some kind of crazy time capsule flick, a reminder how far most of America and
the world has progressed since 1960. Here, a group of explorers led by a
pompous professor (Claude Rains) jet to South America to claim what the prof
calls “El Dorado,” a forgotten mountain where “dinosaurs” roam and dark-skinned
cannibals screech and chase after good white folk. Among the heroes is a
helpless, always shrieking lady (Jill St. John) who is repeatedly told a woman’s
only place “is in the home” and her venturing outside is dangerous. She agrees.
“150,000 years ago or today?,” the “Lost World” poster reads. That’s irony.
Then and today, this is a Tea Party GOP’ers warped version of the world, as it
was, is, and shall be forever. Hey, it’s an improvement over the 6,000 years
thing, right? In the end, all of the white people survive, find wealth, and
laugh. All the foreigners die, including the maybe gay guy. I
cringed, winced, and, yes, laughed at the sexism and xenophobia, and
the ancient special effects that have lizards with glued-on appendages “chasing”
people. “Lost World” is accurate. C
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