Reinterpretations of Genesis
I used to like imaginative retellings of the story of creation and fall, and I think I still do. Here is one such, from Aeon Flux’s “Chronophasia”:
| Trevor is holding Aeon captive in his tent and is feeding her. | ||
| Trevor: | You’ve been exposed, Aeon. When will you learn to take precautions? What did you do with the vial? | |
| Aeon: | What? | |
| Trevor: | The vial from the vault. | |
| Aeon: | There was no vial. They were all broken. | |
| Trevor: | Were they? Pity. If I had that vial, I might be able to cure you. | |
| Aeon: | If you had the vial, you could infect the whole world. | |
| Trevor: | I am sorry about the restraints, Aeon, but it is for your own protection. I suggest you relax and get used to it. This particular strain of the virus causes permanent insanity. But don’t worry, Aeon. I’ll take care of you… always. | |
| Aeon: | Naturally, I prefer to be dead. | |
| Trevor: | Odd. The virus has never been fatal. In fact, there is some evidence exposure actually extends life. Why, Aeon, you may have another 80 or 90 years of this. Fresh ground pepper? | |
| Aeon: | Univesal madness? Is that your current project? | |
| Trevor: | As usual, Aeon, you only have half the picture. The virus they were working on here does produce a particularly nasty psychosis, as you are learning firsthand… the sauce is good, don’t you think? But we believe that one time, before the dawn of history, a form of this virus existed in every human brain; in fact, it was an essential component of human consciousness. What it produced then was not a madness but a sense of connection, of being in and of the world. But somehow we developed an immunity. That was the Fall, Aeon. Ever since we’ve been missing a part of ourselves. | |
| Aeon: | I think your chef uses too much tarragon. | |
| Trevor: | Hard to say where the mutation occurred, in the virus or in the human mind, but if we could reverse the process… My project is not universal madness, it’s universal happiness! | |
| Aeon: | Who was it, you said was insane? | |
I recommend that brilliant series to everyone; just try to get the original versions, instead of the unfortunately altered director’s cuts presently being sold on DVDs.