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The X Files: I Want to Believe 9 August 08

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Categories: distraction / in-a-cinema

Not bad, belongs to Chris Carter’s best work. He seems to settle things with the paranormal and organized religion, which are essentially the same anyway.

The two characters, Scully and Mulder, are, for me, among the most appealing figures in U.S. television culture. Another such character is Doug Ross, played by George Clooney, in the early days of ER.

Some features that make them so for me: Scully’s character was clearly posed against the stereotyped female roles in U.S. television: she wasn’t subordinate, “overly emotional,” she was scientific and skeptical; Mulder was posed against the typical male roles, especially male cop/FBI roles: he was intuitive, non-macho, rarely resorted to violence or used his gun, had a certain helplessness about him.

Ross/Clooney had similar qualities, at least in terms of being intuitive or, better said, impetuous, though much of his energy was channeled into women instead of extra-terrestrials and conspiracies. Yet he was a pediatrician and and uncompromising advocate for children.

  • Title: The X Files: I Want to Believe
  • Directed by: Chris Carter
  • Writing credits: Frank Spotnitz, Chris Carter
  • Starring: David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Amanda Peet, Billy Connolly, Mitch Pileggi...
  • Year: 2008
  • Cinema: Turm Palast Kino, Frankfurt, Germany