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''12 Monkeys'' is an Academy Award-nominated 1995 science fiction film directed by [[Terry Gilliam]] and written by [[David Peoples|David and Janet Peoples]]. The film was inspired by the French short film ''[[La Jetee|La Jetée]]''. It stars [[Bruce Willis |
''12 Monkeys'' is an Academy Award-nominated 1995 science fiction film directed by [[Terry Gilliam]] and written by [[David Peoples|David and Janet Peoples]]. The film was inspired by the French short film ''[[La Jetee|La Jetée]]''. It stars [[Bruce Willis]], [[Madeleine Stowe]], and [[Brad Pitt]], who won a Golden Globe for best supporting actor; Pitt was also nominated for an Academy Award in the same category. |
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There is a chance that James Cole is not insane. His paranoid ravings about a post-apocalyptic future in which the world has been ravaged by a deadly virus might be true, and the Army of the Twelve Monkeys might be real. The only trouble is, if Dr. Kathryn Railly accepts this, she will have to accept a terrifying truth: [[The End of the World as We Know It]] is coming... very soon. |
There is a chance that James Cole is not insane. His paranoid ravings about a post-apocalyptic future in which the world has been ravaged by a deadly virus might be true, and the Army of the Twelve Monkeys might be real. The only trouble is, if Dr. Kathryn Railly accepts this, she will have to accept a terrifying truth: [[The End of the World as We Know It]] is coming... very soon. |
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** {{spoiler|[[Esoteric Happy Ending]]: Cole dies and the apocalypse can't be averted, but in that last scene on the airplane, we see the councilwoman from the future following the man with the virus--implying that, thanks to Cole's work, the scientists will finally get their sample of the virus and be able to engineer a vaccine.}} |
** {{spoiler|[[Esoteric Happy Ending]]: Cole dies and the apocalypse can't be averted, but in that last scene on the airplane, we see the councilwoman from the future following the man with the virus--implying that, thanks to Cole's work, the scientists will finally get their sample of the virus and be able to engineer a vaccine.}} |
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*** {{spoiler|The ending actually implies that the council in the future had full knowledge of everything that had already occurred, and that James Cole's mission was to ensure the past unfolded like it was supposed to. The fact that Cole says, 'This isn't about the virus anymore is it? This is about following orders' when Jose appears to give him the gun in the airport after Cole leaves his final message (revealing that The Army of the Twelve Monkeys had nothing to do with the virus), along with the councilwoman meeting the man with the virus on the airplane, introducing herself as someone who does 'insurance', seems to indicate that the council had access to all the information from the beginning, and were simply using Cole the entire time}} |
*** {{spoiler|The ending actually implies that the council in the future had full knowledge of everything that had already occurred, and that James Cole's mission was to ensure the past unfolded like it was supposed to. The fact that Cole says, 'This isn't about the virus anymore is it? This is about following orders' when Jose appears to give him the gun in the airport after Cole leaves his final message (revealing that The Army of the Twelve Monkeys had nothing to do with the virus), along with the councilwoman meeting the man with the virus on the airplane, introducing herself as someone who does 'insurance', seems to indicate that the council had access to all the information from the beginning, and were simply using Cole the entire time}} |
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* [[Dueling Stars Movie]]: [[Bruce Willis |
* [[Dueling Stars Movie]]: [[Bruce Willis]] vs. [[Brad Pitt]]. |
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** One could argue that this is more of a retroactive example, as Pitt (while having found recent acknowledgements for his roles in ''[[Interview With a Vampire]]'' and ''[[Se7en]]'' ), wasn't nearly as big a star as Bruce ''[[Die Hard]]'' Willis at the time of the film's release. |
** One could argue that this is more of a retroactive example, as Pitt (while having found recent acknowledgements for his roles in ''[[Interview With a Vampire]]'' and ''[[Se7en]]'' ), wasn't nearly as big a star as Bruce ''[[Die Hard]]'' Willis at the time of the film's release. |
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* [[Dull Surprise]]: Bruce Willis, which is very well [[Justified Trope|justified]] by his character being either heavily sedated or emotionally traumatized for most of the movie. In addition, it provides a perfect contrast for [[Brad Pitt]]'s [[Large Ham|maniacal bombast]]. |
* [[Dull Surprise]]: Bruce Willis, which is very well [[Justified Trope|justified]] by his character being either heavily sedated or emotionally traumatized for most of the movie. In addition, it provides a perfect contrast for [[Brad Pitt]]'s [[Large Ham|maniacal bombast]]. |
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