u/simplejoe1992

X-files:

I started at the beginning of the year. I got the blu ray complete box set for Christmas. I was set to watch all episodes plus both movies. I finally did it all. I enjoyed the ride. The legendary theme song and intro video. Lends itself to think “what’s up in the sky?”. The ever present mystery of the world, sometimes scary, sometimes eerie and strange was explained though not always directly in this show. The relationship between two FBI agents that at times were rough, other times they were in a grove so in sync you’d think they were tied at the hip. The “spooky” Moulder nestled in a basement away from the more serious agents. He was there free to think and hypothesize as he pleased. His very often car rides at night with nothing keeping him going but a handful of sunflower seeds. The intelligence of doctor Skully took her work very seriously and kept her counterpart in-line. Her dissection of a body so tedious it would make a bean counter go insane. The end of an episode sometimes reading off her field notes made a fun conclusion to some of the questions in the show. Together they made a great team. The cigarette smoking man(or also known as CSM) that lingered in the shadows like a film noir in a dimly lit room. Pulling the strings, forming the reality of the world one case at a time. Before him was Deep Throat. Before him where plenty of others. Always having their finger on the trigger(figuratively and literally). Mr. X keeping them aligned when necessary. Their bosses people in the deep state, in a room with a large rectangular table with smoke filling the air and whiskey glasses to and fro. The idea that the U.S. has levels of power and corruption. That meetings happen with old guys in expensive suits. The A.D. Skinner, a Vietnam veteran that was a no nonsense guy that would definitely stand up for you but pushed you to be the best you could be. The dichotomy of the MOW and the story episodes designed to keep a viewer interested. This show for me shined a light on reality, that it’s not as cut and dry as people think it is. People that are rational, sober and honest can be witness to unexplainable events. Most people think they have a good bead on things. In Men in Black Tommy Lee Jones said “1500 years ago everyone knew we were the center of the universe. 500 years ago everyone knew the earth was flat and 5 minutes ago(turns to Will Smith) you knew that we were alone on this planet. What will you know tomorrow?”

I enjoyed this series. It was well worth it.

And remember:

THE TRUTH US OUT THERE 👽

I collect movies. All formats. I was in this place by my house that sells and rents movies. One half is movies the other is porn and sex toys. Then this movie above popped in my head. Every old movie store had one section behind the beads. So my question is did Paul Thomas Anderson want to create the combination of the two? It would make sense. Thoughts on this movie too are always welcome.