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The scientist from the future on the plane was there to collect an unaltered/unmutated version of the virus. She was there to insure they got the sample. Hence, she was in "insurance"

The ending scene where she sees young James and they look each other in the eyes is such an amazing and beautiful scene. This movie was a masterpiece.

After seeing 12 Monkeys, it’s worth watching “La Jetee” (1962) by Chris Marker to experience the original inspiration.

Such a good movie. Terry Gilliam is always so offbeat and surreal, but somehow he never sidesteps characterization. No matter how nonsensical everything seems, his characters are grounded in reality. And they are often in a world that dismisses and just crushes their spirit. At once, it is outlandish, deeply affecting, triumphant, and sad. It reminds me of how I feel when I hear Louis Armstrong sing a happy song - I am conflicted by the melancholy, but uplifted by the words.

Gilliams "TIME BANDITS" still awaits. You'll definitely notice some visual themes crossing over from that to this.

Random bit of trivia: Bruce Willis wasn't paid for the movie. His salary would have nearly doubled the film's budget, and he wanted to work with Terry Gilliam badly enough that he opted for a cut of the box office receipts instead.

Terry Gilliam is such a genius! “Time Bandits” is another great TG classic worth checking out 😃

Gotta admit, David Morse is a pretty underrated actor!

Two things always come to my mind in this movie. First: There are two time travel paradigms that I know of that do not allow paradoxes. On the one hand there is the parallel timeline paradigm that is usually too complicated to pull off propertly in a movie. The other is the fixed timeline paradigm that is used in 12 Monkeys. Its problem is that it mostly pervents happy ends. That is why movies usually chicken out and break that pardigm close to the end. This one didn't. Second: I am surprised that this movie didn't have a bad ending. Sure, it wasn't a happy one either, but he completed his mission. He located the source, the future scientist was brought in to study it. The people in the future can have hope again.

I was 22 un '97. I saw this movie in Theaters and It blew my mind. It was so different to the other Time travel movies. Terry Gilliam Is since then one of my favorite director.

"Primer" is one of the best time travel movies ever produced. It's a low budget masterpiece. Has one of my favorite time travel lines in a film "I'm hungry, I haven't eaten since later this afternoon."

My interpretation of the movie, is that traveling back in time they couldn't change the past only bring items back to the future. So, James' story completed its loop while 1 of the scientists made contact with the origin of the virus so she could bring it back to the future to create a cure

Sci fi is somehow one of the best vehicles for character drama. Time travel allows so many opportunities to explore character choices.

When I was 18 I tried to make some beats and ended up sampling some sounds and quotes from this movie, such as "We are all monkeys"

One of Gilliam's recurring ideas is having a character who'd rather be insane than deal with the real world: Jonathan Pryce in Brazil, Robin Williams in Fisher King, Willis in this one, et cetera.

There's another scene where the science team lady from the future takes a seat next to plague guy on the plane. Their goal was to isolate the virus at it's source. So, presumably, mission accomplished. Don't remember if that is mid credits or a special cut version. Love this film so much. Pre DGAF Bruce Willis delivered great performances. Madeline Stowe I know previously from Last of the Mohicans. You should watch that, if you haven't.

They were never supposed to stop the cause of the plague from happening, and they even state that. That they can't change the past because it's already happened. Their purpose was to collect information from the past that could help them in the present (future). I believe this is one of the only time travel movies that actually gets it "right," and I feel that way because of the premise that they can't change anything. On a side note, this is the movie that really proved to me that Brad Pitt is a great actor.

Fun fact. The head doctor in the psyche ward is played by Frank Gorshin. This film is full of riddles, and Gorshin is most famous for playing The Ridler in the original Batman TV series. Gilliam is such a genius, that he cast him knowing that people who watched that show, would recognize him, but wouldn't be able to place where they knew his face from.

great movie + reaction! Another Gilliam classic! The guy is a madman/genius :) Definitely check out Gilliam's "The Fisher King"(1991), amazing performances by Robin Williams(!), Jeff Bridges, and an Oscar for Mercedes Ruehl :)

This is one of the rare films that really needs to be watched multiple times, it never gets old. Take another look at the insurance lady in the last scene, you cut it so probably missed the significance of it. They do state in the film that they cannot stop the virus, because if they do then they will never be around to stop the virus etc so paradox. The goal was to get a pure sample of the original virus so that a cure could be made in the future so that they could stop living underground. 12 Monkeys was made into a TV series (4 Seasons, 47 Episodes), they messed around with the story a lot but the main storyline is still there, and it is well worth a try when you finish one of your other shows you are doing right now. The series goes a lot deeper into the time travel part of the story.

Mid 90s was when i noticed Pitt popping off with 12 monkeys, kalifornia, and interview with the vampire, he was killing it and continued too.

Love the movies that don't explain things to much, they just let you figure things out for your self. And just give you the basics

Wooo, this is one of my favourites! Terry Gilliam FTW! Consider doing Fisher King! Thanks!

I remember when I first watched this, I was 16 and I was floored by the ending for about 5 minutes... just sat there with my jaw hanging... Terry Gilliam smashed it with this. I guess I just love when Bruce Willis time travels. Its my goto Sci fi to recommend people who want a Sci fi to watch... more people need to watch it

Great reaction to one of my favorite movie. Brad Pitt actually won the Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in this film and also was nominated for a Oscar. Also I wonder did you notice before the end of the movie the scene where the science woman from the future sits next to the man on the plane carrying the virus? She tells him that her job is in "Insurance." So that suggest that she may have been able to stop him from spreading the virus after all and Bruce Willis death wasn't in vain.

When this came out, the reviews were pretty mixed. And people I knew who saw it said it was terrible. So I avoided watching it until sometime in the 2000s And it's glorious!! I think people were confused so they said it was a bad movie. But it was a bit of a revelation for me both the movie and not listening to other people about creative work

Patreon guys hitting for a home run again. Think your gonna dig this one mate.

For more top Gilliam, be sure to check out 1989's _The Adventures Of Baron Munchausen_ - one of his best.

When he hears the song 'Blueberry Hill' in the car...the look on his face and the tears in his eyes...no words, just a few seconds of facial expression and music, and some of the best acting I've seen from Bruce Willis.

I didn't know how I felt about this movie the first time I watched it, but I like it more and more. It's the kind of movie you don't want to watch when you are sick, not because the script can give you anxiety, but because the cinematography is purposefully disorienting. It's a great movie to re-watch.

I love that the pimp takes his time to hang his coat on the hanger and just drops it on the floor. Plus his later description of the pair also demands a chuckle every time.

Bruce Willis used to have a fantastic eye for weird roles in fantastically unique movies. He had a great run in the 90s - 2000s. This, Unbreakable, Fast Food Nation, Fifth Element, Sixth Sense, etc. Even Looper was yet another unique time travel story. Now I only see him in subpar cheesy action joints that fly under the radar (in a bad way).

One of my favorite sci-fi movies is "Screamers" i forgot his name but the guy that played Robocop stars in it. "Alien Nation" is another one i really like, James Caan stars in it. I tried to think of ones that are lesser known lol.

Pitt kills this role, wouldn't have worked without him. I remember seeing this movie in theaters and was mind blown. Still one of my favorite sci Fi movies and your channel is my favorite to watch. Yours and Brandon's

i'd highly recommend watching the documentary "The Hamster Factor". Gilliam invited 2 film students to follow the shoot of this and document it. Very cool film too, and named because a single shot had a hamster wheel in the corner as part of the decontamination machine, and Gilliiam wanted it to run in the wheel. he took nearly 100 takes (if memory serves) for a 5 or so second shot. There's a follow up film they did, following Gilliam again on his cancelled film about Don Quixote, it's called Lost in La Mancha. Even if you don't do a react to these, they're worth watching XD

James' face when the scientists sang Blueberry Hill!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Glad you finally got around to this one. It’s my favorite time travel movie. The 2nd and 3rd viewing, you will still be picking up even more stuff. It’s so cool, detailed, and layered.

Finally! I've been requesting this for a while now; the music, the cinematography, the set and costume design, the way he leads you through what you think is going on until the final realization about what the opening shot depicted; so good.

“Get out of my chair!!!!!” Brad Pitt is awesome in this.😂😂😂👍

Yessss, had to come ASAP!

Made a 12 Monkeys stencil in art class when I was a kid right after seeing it in the theatre. Sprayed it all over the place in 1996. Not lying; I did it.

Such a wonderful movie, on every level! I first saw it a year or two after it came out, and I immediately "got" it. I was right there for every twist and turn, completely immersed in the world Gilliam created. I got chills when Katherine finds the old photo and realises where she knew James from, and the ending, man... Top tier film making. I think it's one of the only time travel movies that actually makes some kind of logical sense, and I love that you called out that there was no get-out-of-jail-free card. So many time travel movies try to have their cake and eat it, but 12 Monkeys didn't betray its own rules by having a happy ending, or even a compromise ending. It sticks to the rules it set out, and even though right up until the end we can hope that maybe things will work out, you eventually realise that we already know what happens. We saw the end in the opening scene. Bruce Willis doesn't save the day. The virus still gets out. What's done is done, and one can only hope that things work out in the future. I've also got to say, it's nice when a movie star's ego doesn't ruin things. How many Hollywood leading men would have tried to have the end rewritten so that they win (I've read many stories of that happening!)? Kudos to Bruce Willis, who had enough star power to change things if he wanted, for putting the story first. His performance is magnificent, a career best, and I'm glad that the film was a success... and that you enjoyed it, James!

James, you're one of the most original reactors on KZfaq! I've enjoyed your open-mindedness and your original commentary on your movie reactions! Thanks for keeping us entertained!:)

I distinctly remember seeing this in the theater on a double date in 95. We sat in a Blueberry Hill Restaurant in Las Vegas until about 3 in the morning, just talking about the movie, trying to sort it all out, and praising the actors. Brad Pit at his absolute best.

12 Monkeys and Primer are the two best time travel movies ever IMO...the idea that time travel changes nothing, but can cause the very thing you're trying to stop...mind crushing greatness!

Definitely one of my favourite films of all time. Tied with 2001: A Space Odyssey as my favourite SciFi film. Not one wasted scene or line of dialogue. So many tiny details that seem almost irrelevant, just included to help set the scene or establish the atmosphere, and they all end up tying in perfectly to the central plot. Not sure if it's the only one, but definitely one of a very few time-travel films that acknowledges the past can't be changed, and doesn't try to resolve that by introducing parallel time-lines or paradoxes. As much as I love Brazil, in my opinion this is Gilliams's masterpiece.

Haha, I think one of my first thoughts watching this movie for the first time was "gosh Bruce Willis and Brad Pitt are actually good actors!!!!" because they had been in fun stuff at that time but never really had the chance to show all their potential. The other thought was that I really do appreciate the style of Terry Gilliam, letting us doubt what we are seeing and question it along with the protagonists. It is refusing to hold your hand in the best way possible imo

Brings back memories (no pun intended). Rented this on video decades ago and watched with my mate. We didn't have a clue what was going on until near the end, which is when we saw how clever the film is. Terry is still making movies: The man who killed Don Quixotic shows he is back on form, with gorgeous visuals. I'd recommend watching 'Lost in La Mancha' which is a behind the scenes of his prev failed attempt to make it. Practically everything that could go wrong, did go wrong. It also gets a bit more in the mind of this crazy genius directors, and shows some of his filming techniques. As you are a filmmaker James you might enjoy and emphasise with Terry's struggles to get his creations produced.

Yes sir it's about time you got around to this my brother. ;)

I'm consistently surprised by some of the movies you haven't seen. Just this week Misery and 12 Monkeys, two movies I wouldn't have even recommended out the assumption you've seen them. Glad to see you getting through all these.

If you like this film, you should check out "Source Code" (2011) with Jake Gyllenhaal. It has a somewhat similar take on time travel but a much different ending.

Brilliant movie. The TV series based on this is also really good as well, much better than I expected it to be.

Yes! One of my favs of all time,. I saw it opening weekend with my parents. I was only 12 and it blew my mind. Great pick James.

One of my favorite movies and favorite directors ever. One of the few movies in my life that I IMMEDIATELY had to watch it again … back to back!

This is one of those movies where the more you watch it the more you get watching it over and over again

I would also recommend the tv show. I loved that series. Not necessarily to react to but to just enjoy.

I remember walking out of the theatre dumbfounded. Loved it, and still do. Keep up the great work, James!

Yes! Such a brilliant, wonderful, weird and multi-layered movie. And some great acting all around but I do love me some crazy *ss Brad Pitt! 😁 You NEED to watch Gilliam's The Fisher King too!

Another one of those movies that I was probably too young to watch, but I played my used Blockbuster VHS copy of it many, many times. I even remember stupidly trying to to pick off the security sticker on the side of the tape and the thin metal strip stabbing under my fingernail. Not only that, but come to think of it, I don't think I quite understood what a pimp was then and just accepted him as just a random guy who barges in for no reason that I cared to know of at the time and thinking of that is kind of tripping me out right now. I guess technically Holy Grail was my intro to Gilliam, but outside of Python, its this.

The same guy who wrote this, wrote Unforgiven (1992). This is why David Webb Peoples is one of my favs.

11:54 "Could you imagine, dude? Like, if Jesus was a time-traveller?" May I suggest "The Man from Earth" as a potential film to react to? A short synopsis: A man who is retiring from a career in teaching is hosting a going-away party with his colleagues. As they get to talking, and his colleagues continue to ask him what he'll be doing and why he has always been so secretive, he reveals that he is actually an immortal prehistoric man who has lived through the centuries. The entire film takes place in one room, through exposition given by the main character, answering questions from his colleagues.

Brad Pitt's depiction of someone in the manic state of bipolar disorder was so spot on the mental hospital scene was actually used while I was studying psychology in college.

Great use of Bernarrd Hermann's music from "Verigo". Probably the greatest film score EVER.

This is my second favorite time travel movie because it has no paradox. My favorite is Predestination.

Back when this film first released it inspired me like no other. I always loved film and had many favorites, but this was the first to really get my mind going and helped shape my writing and creative process.

I know others most likely have pointed this out but the director Terry Gilliam was also a member of Monty Python. He worked mostly behind the camera and did all their animation.

I used to work at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia and on several occasions, animals got loose when the circus was in. They could never get the trucks into the center properly, so I've seen many animals run down Broad St. Also, David Morse (the dude who released the virus) lives in Philadelphia and is hella cool!

Didn't expect the Blame! reference - damn incredible manga. Mind-blowing sense of scale.

I watched this in the cinema with a friend. For about half the journey home afterwards we were too stunned to even discuss what we'd just seen. If you know Spanish or can cope with subtitles, _Timecrimes_ (aka _Los Cronocrimenes_ ) is another time travel film worth checking out.

The scene when she finds the photo from WW1 is so damn emotional, I almost get teary eyed each time. For more time travel goodness, watch "PRIMER"!

Between this and "Time Bandits", Terry Gilliam has got to be the best filmmaker to tackle time travel since Robert Zemeckis with "Back to the Future".

I love that you still seem to be working through my DVD-collection. Some titles I'm looking forward to: "Cinema Paradiso", "Smoke" and/or "Blue in the face", Avalon (Mamoru Oshii) and "Mitt liv som hund" (My life as a dog). Keep rockin', James!

James in Philly is watching James in Philly. It’s coming full circle. 12 Monkeys is a documentary!

If someone wants to know the title music is from "suite punta del este" by Astor piazzolla, he's an Argentinian tango composer, most of his music has a melancholic, dirty and dystopian feel to it

James, if you are looking for serious Science Fiction, you would really dig "Dark City" (1998) but you MUST 100% watch the Director's Cut, it is re-cut to remove a serious spoiler and have a more impactful reveal and is slightly longer. Visual extravaganza.

Finally, a 12 Monkeys reaction!

The film leads the league in goosebump scenes

My favorite time traveling movie of all time….

The airport ending might be the textbook case of a seemingly absurdly comical scene that's actually extremely sad.

I saw this movie as a teenager and 25 years later it is still my allotment favorite

Hey James... Have you seen "Suspiria" by Dario Argento (1977)? If not, there's a piece of cinema art you should check!

@23:18 the musical cue there is "Scene D'amour" from the score to Hitchcock's Vertigo.

Also, Madeline Stowe has done some other amazing films. Last of the Mohicans with Daniel Day Lewis I would highly recommend, Unlawful Entry, The Two Jakes with Jack Nicholson and Harvey Keitel, imposter with Gary Sinise. All good films in their own rights

One of my favorite movies. Thank you for a great reaction!

Best. I've watched just a few of your reactions, but this is just about my favorite movie. You nailed it - all of it. Kudos. Subscribed.

Terry Gilliam is among a select group of master filmmakers. If you haven't seen it already, Time Bandits is another Terry Gilliam film involving time travel, it's pretty funny, you'll like it.

One of my all time favourites! So glad you got to see it too, dude! Not sure if you were already aware but Terry directed all the Monty Python movies too, not just the animations! You need to see all his movies, the guy is a genius! 😁

They didn't prevent it, but they did retrieve a sample with which they hoped to cure it or vaccinate against it in the future. All of James' efforts successfully lead to the woman scientist from the future getting that seat on the plane next to the pandemic villain! Another great reaction to a great piece of film history!

One of my favorites! Love the paradox of time travel, Not that you would, but a couple of my other favorite time travel movies are, "The Final Countdown", and a Steven King adaption that most people hate, "The Langoliers"! 😃

Thanks for reminding me of this, must watch again

Only movie when I watched in the cinema (17 years old) I walked right back in and watched it again.

When it comes to time travel movies, this is one of the best at "keeping the rules". Other movies that do this well and have something excellent to offer are: Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure, Timecrimes (spanish), Primer, and Edge of Tomorrow. I know you've seen Edge, but you should really check out the others if you haven't seen them. Primer is the most cerebral, but weakest of the bunch in my opinion.

This is a wild ride. Glad you covered it. Cheers man!

The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus is an amazing film!!!

I believe they never really tried to stop it but just find out more details about it. This is the sort of time travel movie where "whatever happens can not be changed" sort of thing. Like the movie "Predestination", things are already predestined to happen, regardless if there are other people/elements from a different time period that interacts with another (it's already a loop no matter what) ~ like how James is always destined to experience everything and die in that airport. On this note, Predestination is also a time travel movie that you might find interesting. :D

I skipped class in high school to go see this movie. I made the right choice.

I HIGHLY recommend Predestination. It's an incredible film with more of that "Time Travel" goodness that people desire. Ethan Hawke is incredible in the movie

well, that was the funniest intro. first the in-your-face "your breath is HOT!" and then the super soft "yo, yo, yo" 🤣😂

Never really understood this movie until i watched it with closed captioning on. Mind blown!