The X-Files: I Want To Believe
Me and Alicia went to go see the new X-Files movie at a midnight showing. Amazingly, they decided to not have a midnight showing at the theatre I frequent, so I had to head out to one I don’t usually go to. It was worth it though, as the movie was quite enjoyable. A lot of reviews have been on the harsher side, suggesting that it doesn’t mesh with the spirit of the series, for example. Considering this takes place, effectively real time, years later, it’s not the nineties anymore. Correct me if I’m wrong, but the love of X-Files while it was out wasn’t just escaping from the modern age. It was a contemporary piece, and fitting with the spirit kept it contemporary. And on the point of paranoia and distrust of the government, paranoia is defined by being unwarranted.
There’s not a whole lot to spoil honestly, the episode is reminiscent of the older episodes, and is basically a glorified new episode. Interestingly despite the popularity of the old monster of the week episodes, people seemed to prefer the first movie, which was more super-arc oriented. Would I recommend this movie to people who’ve never seen the X-Files? Probably not, I do think the main appeal is for people to see something else with their favorite characters starring. There’s also a good amount of decent character interaction, yet again something best left appreciated by the true X-philes.
There was a good amount of superficial elements to get the ball rolling, almost as an excuse to have it more like a classic episode. I don’t object to this, but at the same time, there’s a lot of elements that are glazed over too much, and I could see somebody unfamiliar with the show not catching some of these important elements. Watch the series first.
