J.J. Abrams has created many action and sci-fi films and TV series. A few of the best-known are Star Wars, Mission Impossible III; and the TV show, Lost. Abrams loved magic when he was a boy. He once bought a Magic Mystery Box. For $15, he got $50 worth of magic. He carried the box everywhere he went, but he never opened it. Why not? He finally realized that it was the mystery that was so special. Not knowing what's in the box allowed him to imagine it. Mystery inspires imagination. So the box helped him use his imagination.
Abrams sees today's technology as part of the magic. Without special effects, he couldn't bring his stories to life.
In math terms, you could say:
Mystery + imagination + technology = magic!
For Abrams, magic exists wherever there is mystery. And technology can help us see it.
