Despite the fact that the truth they are searching to discover is an ugly, twisted reality, they would rather be aware and disgusted then ignorant and safe.This ties directly into many of our discussions in class, and even Emily Ulmer's discussion about discovering the truth. Just as she read a paragraph from Harry Potter to highlight Harry's need to know the truth about his past, and just as we as a class have been digging deeper into the lies the empire tells us, Sully and Mulder are also digging deeper to unveil the truth. While the truth may be deeply disturbing, it is much better that we are aware of the brokenness and distortion, rather than float through life unaware. It is only through discovering the ugly truth that we are able to discover a hope for something more.
19 January 2012
The X-Files
The second artifact I have chosen to discuss is the television series The X-Files. I am not covering any episode in particular, but rather the series in its entirety. In the series, Fox Mulder and Dana Scully both are working for the FBI, and are the heart and soul of the department referred to as the X-Files, due to the fact that all of their cases involve the unexplained and the supernatural. Throughout the series, they encounter every beast, spirit, creature, and entity imaginable, but the overarching theme of the show is their quest for the truth regarding the government's involvement and manipulation of extraterrestrial life. Despite the risks of losing their positions, abduction, experimentation, jail, memory loss, and even death, Mulder and Scully attempt to pull back the curtain hiding the government's work. The main line that flashes across the screen in nearly every episode is "The truth is out there", which truly captures their determination to unveil what has been hidden from society, no matter the consequences.
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Haven't heard anyone talk about The X-Files in quite some time! It's interesting that the series tends to blame almost everything on government conspiracies (i.e. - the source of evil). Unfortunately, things are a little more complicated than that with all kinds of institutions overlapping to perpetuate injustice.
ReplyDeleteFacing and owning up to truth is an important part of Kingdom living. The Kingdom isn't interested in glossing over inconvenient facts so we can get ahead in the world; rather, it requires us to move in the world truthfully, even if doing so is painful.