Sisyphus chasing the truth

Vinnie 2021-10-22 14:31:11

When I made my ambition and talked about the completion of "X File", my friend said that it would take a month for this huge project to be completed. Now I look back and see all nine seasons + theatrical version [I don’t plan to watch it after restarting. , It took me more than two months.

I spent two months in 9102 watching the 1993 drama. I can’t say that every second is worthwhile, but I can say that I am no longer willing to go back to the time and space and the universe where I haven’t watched "X-Files".

Watching this play today, of course, there are many problems:

Under the banner of science fiction, in fact, they are mainly taking the path of mysticism. Mutants, aliens, and all kinds of magical diseases may exist even if they are barely possible. What ghost lovers wandering in the old house can help people achieve three The elves of desire can't help but ask the question mark above their heads to ask: Is this really not "A Thousand and One Nights"?

Because it is a long-term battle, the form of the unit drama, the temperament of each episode is also different. It is especially obvious that the first five seasons were relatively honest and the cases were generally dark and miserable, until the sixth and seventh seasons. I have completely released myself, and the proportion of episodes with a warm and funny atmosphere has increased. Although I want them all, I like both, but if I can be consistent, does it look more like a perfect finished product?

The relationship between persona and characters often changes, which hurts feelings. Smoking man is too keen to be a father to others. The reason why Samantha was kidnapped, whether he is alive or dead, is also fooling people repeatedly. Scully, who appeared in the first episode of the first season, was shocked because of the bag bitten by two mosquitoes. She was so frightened that she hugged Mulder, a colleague she just met, and her hair was not even the iconic red behind.

The logic of the before and after is actually not very clear. The main line of the big conspiracy is revolved in three or two seasons. In the end, it is very difficult to convince people with morality. I know this is a common problem in longevity American TV dramas, but there are still some other people's American TV dramas that have a perfect ending. , Made a very exciting final episode. If our "X File" could do that too, how great would it be.

Having said that, the turning point is still to come, our "X-Files" is so exciting! When we, we, we, I mentioned this drama, it is hard to resist not adding this intimate and affectionate us in front. The last time we met such a beloved American drama series is still a very distant moment.

It's super imagination and creative style are not only excellent, it is simply great. In 1993, the BB machine was still in use, and the paging station had not closed down. The X-Files already had various high-tech predictions. There are also the "Groundhog Day"-style time loops, rewinding life, Rashomon, virtual video games, pseudo documentaries, and Hollywood specials that break the barriers between truth and falsehoods, 20 years ahead of the time, and how advanced these years are Technology, how many similar American dramas have been filmed, has never been able to surpass.

Most importantly, "X-Files" has brought us Mulder and Scully forever:

Fox Mulder: Graduated from Oxford University with the first prize, psychology expert, well-known and strong knowledge, more like a scholar than the military-style FBI who is very fond of American dramas, loves to eat melon seeds, love to watch yellow Magazines and video tapes, sisters disappeared, parents passed away one after another, encountered various misunderstandings and obstructions, but he still insisted on pursuing the truth, sisters disappeared, parents died one after another, encountered all kinds of misunderstandings and obstructions, insisted In pursuit of the truth, he still did not lose his good character of humor, gentleness, and curiosity. He was willing to believe in all absurd stories, and under any circumstances, he could not hurriedly laugh. I was actually a little afraid of mutants and foreigners. I look like a star. I’m actually the same as Scully. I don’t believe in conspiracy theories. But with Mulder standing in front of me, how can I not make people think that nothing in the world is terrible, and all fears can be in his conversation and laughter. The ice melts and the snow melts, how can it not make people feel that what you said is right, I will listen to you all!

Dana Scully: I was heartbroken long before I watched the show. It was after reading a comment. It said: Scully learned that Mulder had passed away and cherished his memory at his home. Suddenly someone knocked on the door outside, and when I opened it, Mulder was leaving. Came in, but Scully was happy for a second, and immediately said "This is your own home, why are you knocking on the door? Who are you?" This is our deadly rational Scully, although there are always people who question her and dislike her. He always opposed Mulder and came up with different ideas, but that was what Mulder the madman needed. Scully's kindness to Mulder has been integrated into his blood. For him, he sacrificed his career, lost her sister, and lost her fertility. In the eighth season, Mulder disappeared. She mentioned what he had said before and went to see his friends, but she didn't believe it. The phantom shot resolutely, because "that's what Mulder would believe would do." Seeing the seriously injured woman who was kidnapped and missing with Mulder, remembering that Mulder might suffer and she would cry silently. Seeing Mulder's corpse immediately went mad. The most moving aspect of the boring eighth season.

The two of them are the purest and best comrades and lovers. This combination of men and women solves crimes together is the standard configuration of almost all such American dramas, but those people can always track down the real murderer and always get revenge, and Mulder and The prisoners Scully finds will always escape, and the results of the investigation are always covered up. In the process of exhaustingly pursuing the truth, they are each other's only partners. This is love, and it is better than love.

I'll never forget:

They lie down or sit in the hotel, chatting about their stories casually;

How harmonious and mischievous when pretending to be a husband and wife "pretending to be a family";

Mulder said half-truths several times, "Marry me" "When shall we go picking porcelain?"

After listening to one of the best baseball and alien stories, Mulder's first thing came to mind is to call Scully to play baseball together in the late night court;

They untie the knot under the night sky and say: We will rest in the ancient starlight;

After solving the millennial cult case, watching the countdown to 2000 on TV, watching how those kissing couples turned their heads slightly and naturally kissed for the first time, and the music that sounded at this time was " Friendship is Everlasting": How can I forget old friends~~~

This is the most wonderful kiss I have ever seen, and I can't imagine another song that is more suitable than "Long Friendship".

I want to say to all my friends who haven’t seen it, go and see, there is a whole beautiful world waiting for you, enjoy the journey, THE TRUTH IS OUT THERE!

PS: Finally, a little hard goods:

1. The score of 9 in the single episode of "X File" on IMDB is:

S01E24

S02E16, S02E17, S02E25

S03E02, S03E04, S03E20

S04E02, S04E07, S04E20

S05E02, S05E12, S05E20

S06E04, S06E05, S06E12, S06E14

S08E21

2. "The Simpsons" and "X-Files" are related to S08E10. DD and Gillian Anderson were invited to dub.

3. S07E19, edited and directed by DD himself, flashed by Chris Carter, the man behind the entire "X-Files".

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Extended Reading

The X-Files quotes

  • Mulder: Oh no.

    [holds up newspaper headline saying "Elvis Presley Dead At 42"]

  • Bill Mulder: [deciding who is going to shoot the Alien] I'm the Liar, you're the Killer.

    Cigarette Smoking Man: Your lies have killed more people than I ever could.

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