So I just watched "12 Monkeys"

[PurdueRy]

To explain to me what the hell the entire movie was about

Was there a virus? Was Bruce Willis' character the kid at the end? Why did this matter?

 

[desy]

Yes there was a virus
Yes he was the kid
Kinda freaky to see your own death but not know it? right. . .

 

[MX2]

You and me both.

 

[FleshLight]

Bruce Willis get sent back in time to kill guy who spread monkey virus. But he kill wrong guy.

 

[PurdueRy]

Originally posted by: FleshLight
Bruce Willis get sent back in time to kill guy who spread monkey virus. But he kill wrong guy.

He never got to kill the right guy ...he got onto the plane

 

[bradruth]

Originally posted by: PurdueRy

Originally posted by: FleshLight
Bruce Willis get sent back in time to kill guy who spread monkey virus. But he kill wrong guy.

He never got to kill the right guy ...he got onto the plane

But that chick on the council was able to intercept him on the plane.

 

[desy]

That was the subtle part
Bruce failed, virus gets stopped anyway

 

[illusion88]

it's really just a crazy acid trip

 

[KeithTalent]

One of my favourite movies of all time. Great performance from Brad pitt, and Gilliam just did a fantastic job :thumbsup::thumbsup:

 

[illusion88]

Originally posted by: desy
That was the subtle part
Bruce failed, virus gets stopped anyway

No it didn't. she must have failed. If the virus was stopped, bruce would have never been able to go back in time and the mvie would never have happened.

 

[PurdueRy]

Originally posted by: KeithTalent
One of my favourite movies of all time. Great performance from Brad pitt, and Gilliam just did a fantastic job :thumbsup::thumbsup:

I really liked brad pitt's crazy character....but how did the lady stop the guy on the plane...it made no mention of that

 

[SithSolo1]

So, what were the 12 monkeys doing? Were they buildings a fort or were the donning their armor in preparation for battle? :Q

 

[JDrake]

no there was a kid being accused of a crime but it turns out he was innocent
but only one juror realized that

 

[Powermoloch]

Originally posted by: desy
Yes there was a virus
Yes he was the kid
Kinda freaky to see your own death but not know it? right. . .

 

[cKGunslinger]

Awsome movie.

And the virus was stopped because there was a treadmill under the plane, so it couldn't take off.

 

[PurdueRy]

Originally posted by: JDrake
no there was a kid being accused of a crime but it turns out he was innocent
but only one juror realized that

WTF are you talking about?

 

[PurdueRy]

Originally posted by: cKGunslinger
Awsome movie.

And the virus was stopped because there was a treadmill under the plane, so it couldn't take off.

I hate you

 

[desy]

No it didn't. she must have failed. If the virus was stopped, bruce would have never been able to go back in time and the mvie would never have happened.

Thats why thats where the movie ends there, its one representation of a time-line
now we have an altered time line, thus the failure of every time travel movie you have even seen. . .

Or it perpetuates because they think they did have it stopped but it was really when he let the security guard sniff the tube which propgated the virus before the guy actually got on the plane , but then it wouldn't have spread the way the movie portrayed based on the time-line of infectious disease.

 

[waggy]

Originally posted by: cKGunslinger
Awsome movie.

And the virus was stopped because there was a treadmill under the plane, so it couldn't take off.

BOOO! BOOO!

 

[JDrake]

Originally posted by: PurdueRy

Originally posted by: JDrake
no there was a kid being accused of a crime but it turns out he was innocent
but only one juror realized that

WTF are you talking about?

.. err i was answering the OPs question
it's an old movie.. black and white

 

[PurdueRy]

Originally posted by: JDrake

Originally posted by: PurdueRy

Originally posted by: JDrake
no there was a kid being accused of a crime but it turns out he was innocent
but only one juror realized that

WTF are you talking about?

.. err i was answering the OPs question
it's an old movie.. black and white

I AM THE OP and it's not an old movie and it's not black and white

 

[JDrake]

Originally posted by: PurdueRy

Originally posted by: JDrake

Originally posted by: PurdueRy

Originally posted by: JDrake
no there was a kid being accused of a crime but it turns out he was innocent
but only one juror realized that

WTF are you talking about?

.. err i was answering the OPs question
it's an old movie.. black and white

I AM THE OP and it's not an old movie and it's not black and white

 

[GasX]

Originally posted by: PurdueRy

Originally posted by: JDrake

Originally posted by: PurdueRy

Originally posted by: JDrake
no there was a kid being accused of a crime but it turns out he was innocent
but only one juror realized that

WTF are you talking about?

.. err i was answering the OPs question
it's an old movie.. black and white

I AM THE OP and it's not an old movie and it's not black and white

Drake is talking about 12 Angry Men. And the "one man" did not realize he was innocent, he just wanted to give the kid a fair chance and to review the evidence before them which led to all 12 people figuring out he was innocent.

 

[JDrake]

Originally posted by: Mwilding
Drake is talking about 12 Angry Men. And the "one man" did not realize he was innocent, he just wanted to give the kid a fair chance and to review the evidence before them which led to all 12 people figuring out he was innocent.

that too

 

[KeithTalent]

I think the question of the virus is supposed to remain unanswered, though to me it seems as if the virus was not stopped. I believe they were just trying to show how close they get, but how history is doomed to repeat itself. I think the grandfather paradox applies here, which is sort of what illusion88 was alluding to.