The story finds Fox Mulder (David Duchovny) and Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson) long retired from the FBI. Mulder lives in reclusive isolation, while Scully has transitioned into a role as a surgeon at a Catholic hospital. Their quiet lives are disrupted when the FBI seeks Mulder’s expertise regarding a missing agent. The case relies on the psychic visions of Father Joseph Crissman (Billy Connolly), a defrocked priest and convicted pedophile who claims to be a vessel for the missing woman's whereabouts. Key Themes and Analysis
: When a fellow FBI agent is mysteriously kidnapped in West Virginia, the agency reaches out to Scully to track down Mulder. They need his unique expertise to evaluate a defrocked priest, Father Joe (Billy Connolly), who claims to have psychic visions of the missing agent. The X Files- I Want to Believe -2008- -720p- -B...
Unlike the 1998 blockbuster Fight the Future , which was an essential part of the show’s alien mythology, I Want to Believe is a standalone "Monster-of-the-Week" story. Six years after Mulder and Scully were forced underground, the film finds them in a snowy, desolate West Virginia. The story finds Fox Mulder (David Duchovny) and
The film begins with Mulder living in self-imposed exile, sporting a grizzly beard and working through the trauma of his sister’s abduction and the closure of the X-Files. Scully has become a surgeon at a Catholic hospital, trying to lead a "normal" life. However, a missing-persons case involving an FBI agent draws them back. The case relies on the psychic visions of