What Is 12 Monkeys About?
One of the reasons that12 Monkeysis interesting to revisit with a modern lens is its post-apocalyptic future.
James is forced into “volunteer duty,” which requires him to brave the planet’s surface.
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Cole is drugged and flung across time and space, often reducing him to a drooling, erratic mess.
The dream begins with the sound of a gunshot.
A young boy watches a bloodied long-haired man fall to the ground.
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A woman shouts, “No!”
and charges toward the long-haired man, cradling him.
The Astrophysicist introduces herself as Jones and says that her business is “insurance.”
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Dr. Peters makes a break for his boarding gate and Cole runs after him, aiming to kill him.
Dr. Railly shouts, “No!
“, giving Cole pause.
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Was the Ending of 12 Monkeys an Inescapable Fate?
This is confirmed when Jose appears at the airport to deliver the gun to Cole.
It is evident from their behavior that the scientists believe that changing the past is possible.
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The unpredictability of Cole’s behavior made them worry that history might be rewritten.
In 12 Monkeys, How Does Changing the Past Impact the Future?
