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| Review Summary |
In 1996 a disease wiped out nearly the whole population. A man is sent back to try to prevent the disaster. At first he is sent back too far and is put in a mental institution. He meets a psychiatrist and a mental patient. He returns to the future so he can be sent back to the right time. He meets up with the psychiatrist and together they try to stop the disease. They also discover that the other mental patient may be involved in the plot of the terrible disease.
Jack Bauer, Resident Scholar
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This film, inspired by the French short film "La Jetee" is an eccentric work of Terry Gilliam (Formerly of Monty Python and Director of Baron Munchausen), that depicts a man who faces persecution, and is committed after being sent from a disease ravaged future, to bring back information in hopes of preventing a viral terrorist act suspected of being carried out in 1997 by a group called the army of the twelve monkeys. The film shows his journey and relationship with a psychiatrist, and simultaneously unravels the truth behind the terrorist act, and the sanity of Willis' protagonist.
Stable Table, Resident Scholar
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Willis is the hero searching for a virus that wipes out mankind, so that he may return it the future and the scientists can work out a cure. Stowe is the skeptical psychiatrist who helps him and eventually loves him. Are humans destroying Earth, and what will be the price?
Paul Iversen, Resident Scholar
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A mysterious virus wiped out most of the world's population in 1996, and by 2035 the survivors are living in underground quarters. James Cole (Willis), a convict and therefore expendable, is sent back to 1996 to find out what happened and try to stop it, with little information other than the disaster involved something called "The Army of the Twelve Monkeys." His time travel goes haywire and he lands in 1990 instead and is soon locked up as crazy. Dr. Kathryn Railly (an earnest Stowe) attempts to treat him, Jeffrey Goines (a pretty good Pitt) is the wild-eyed son of a famous scientist and viral expert, an animal activist, and a possible ally or enemy. After Brazil, Baron Munchausen, and the Fisher King, Terry Gilliam directed this arresting thriller inspired by the 28-minute, post-apocalyptic French film (made up mostly of black-and-white stills) made in 1962, "La Jetee."
David Loftus, Resident Scholar
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Plot
Composition of Movie
Actual chase scenes or violence - 20%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzle - 40%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 40%
**Fantasy or Science Fiction?**
- science fiction story
Time Travel:
- primarily to the past
Technology/$$$$/Info hunt
Yes
Stealing/recovering/destroying
- cure/disease
Time Travel Story?
Yes
To what time period?
- 1980's-2000
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
- bald
Hair type
- (man) bald
- (man) short/medium straight
Body type
- average (man)
- muscular (man)
Events of movie makes character more...
- tougher
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn, straight
How much in movie?
- 60%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 20's-30's
Eccentric:
Yes
- eccentric
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 20%
Hair style
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- average (man)
Ethnicity
- White
Sense of humor?
- Cynical sense of humor
Physical condition
- average physique
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Setting
Earth setting:
- 20th century (1970's to Present)
- near future (later in 21st century)
- Post-disaster
Takes place on Earth?
Yes
Big cities?
Yes
Misc settings
- mental hospital
Kind of city
- Dirty, crime-ridden (like NY)
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
Any profanity?
- Occasional swearing
If Soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Orchestra/classical
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