The X-Files: I Want to Believe

Posted by Neil Miller (neil@filmschoolrejects.com) on April 16, 2008

X-Files 2: I Want to Believe

I don’t really want to believe that something as cool as the upcoming X-Files sequel has a title such as The X-Files: I Want to Believe, but alas it is true. At least, it is true if you believe the words of series creator and movie writer/director Chris Carter. Carter told the Associated Press today that the second go-round of Mulder and Scully would have the aforementioned title.

Commenting on the title, Carter said: “”It’s a natural title. It’s a story that involves the difficulties in mediating faith and science. `I Want to Believe.’ It really does suggest Mulder’s struggle with his faith.”

As well, the story from AP writer David Germain states that this second X-Files film will be a stand-alone, earth-bound story that will be inviting to both die hard fans and newcomers alike:

“It has struck me over the last several years talking to college-age kids that a lot of them really don’t know the show or haven’t seen it,” Carter said. “If you’re 20 years old now, the show started when you were 4. It was probably too scary for you or your parents wouldn’t let you watch it. So there’s a whole new audience that might have liked the show. This was made to, I would call it, satisfy everyone.”

Hardcore fans need not worry that the movie will be going back to square one, though, Carter said. The movie will be true to the spirit of the show and everything Mulder and Scully went through, he said.

“The reason we’re even making the movie is for the rabid fans, so we don’t want to insult them by having to take them back through the concept again,” Carter said.

So I suppose, with all of that said, that this is the point where all of you hardcore X-Files fans out there get to weigh in on this new title. Personally, as someone who stands 50-feet away from the series (having never really gotten into it), I think that the title seems silly at first glance. But after reading the explanitory quotes from Chris Carter, it makes a little bit more sense. However, even though it makes sense, that doesn’t mean that it is marketable. But who knows, its marketability is really up to you, the fans.

So what do you think?


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  • Chris
    I've never been a huge X-Files fan (I was a teen when it was on TV), but I liked the first movie, and some of the random episodes I saw during its run. all the little nods to the audience in the first film (like the Lone Gunman cameo), really didn't tickle me too much if I were a major fan of the series. So I guess if they decide to just touch on stuff from the series and the movie, that's fine with me. Makes it less conveluted. That said, I'm interested in seeing where this sequel goes. I'll be in line for a ticket.

    But I'd KILL for a Millenium movie.
  • Jason
    Millenium that was a great show, didnt chris carter also have a show called Brimstone, with John Glover (Lionel Luthor of Smallville) as the devil.
  • jah shaka
    thas bruce campbell
  • I was a small kid when X-files was on, i always got scared, but would love if it returned with a modern twist
  • rich
    The title does seem a little lame, but the die hard fan in me loved the series and the first movie...all the twists and plots...........i've been hungry for some good stuff for years, hopefully i'm not disappointed. I'll efinitely be in line for a ticket. Millenium was a great show too..miss that one also......
  • carter sold out and didn't wanna go the whole global elite kabal route probably because
    they got to him ;)

    i'm gonna go see it, but if it's shit, then fuck carter!
  • it is named after the text in the UFO poster that Mulder always had in his office, a symbolic
    staple of the persona of the characters as they developed in the show.
  • T. Bisley
    "The only woman I ever cared about who wasn't computer-generated or a fictional FBI agent has just told me she wants to get back together with me."
  • As a die-hard X-Files fan, I can understand where the title comes from, but without knowing the script of the film, it seems rather lack-lustre. As for 'Mulder’s struggle with his faith' that has always been a tenet of the show; Scully is the scientific (yet religious) one, Mulder is the 'spooky' (and non-religious) one. If Chris Carter tries to swap their rolls (in terms of religion) new-comers may take interest, but I know die-hards like myself will see it as a jarring deviation from the vein of the X-Files. Obviously, 'faith' could mean 'faith in the existence of extraterrestrials' which has been covered within the show many times.

    I am most looking forward to finding out about Scully's child, the destiny of which was left undisclosed at the end of the series. As for the 'conspiracy' threads within the show, I believe they were mostly tied up at the end of the series with the death of C.G.B.S. Obviously the film will contain a new antagonist, but the character may seem superficial when compared to The Smoking Man.

    And, just to note, I am 22 and have been a fan since the show originally aired. I didn't get into it until season 4, but I've followed it since. I am currently working my way through the recently released series box set.
  • John Glover...God he was sexy back in his prime..(Scrooged-Gremlins 2- Tales From The
    Crypt-)...And that voice...Mmmmm...he did cartoon voices too...no surprise. I'd still do him.
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