Saturday, February 07, 2015

Jupiter Ascending & The Mainstreaming of Alien Conspiracy Culture

Jupiter Ascending is an interesting, fun Sci-Fi flick. The name is a play on an astrological term and on the name of the main character's name and progress/development. The most interesting details of the movie though are those it has picked up from the popular culture acceptance of conspiracy culture. To an extent, the movie "mainstreams" both the existence of Grey and Reptilian Aliens, as well as the tropes surrounding them. The Greys are small, devious, operate in medical (specifically reproductive) facilities, and use levitation to apprehend their "subjects." The Reptilians are hierarchical, winged, scary-looking, and militant.

The writers couldn't have done a better job mainstreaming these aspects of alien culture if they'd tried. This raises the question among the conspiracy community: "Is this part of the ongoing disclosure project."