About this episode
The episode discusses and analyzes the film 12 Monkeys, focusing on its themes and performances.
Send us some fan mail! The scariest part of 12 Monkeys is not the virus. It is the feeling that everything has already happened and you are just sprinting toward it anyway. We recommend Terry Gilliam’s 1995 sci-fi thriller and then pull it apart scene by scene, starting with our shock at how “normal” 1996 Philadelphia looks like a pre-apocalypse. From there, we get into the performances that make the whole time travel puzzle work: Bruce Willis playing James Cole like a man whose brain is get...
People in this episode
Hosts: Jesse, Jason
Topics covered
- time travel
- sci-fi
- film analysis
- performances
- apocalypse
- thriller
Keywords
- 12 Monkeys
- Terry Gilliam
- sci-fi thriller
- time travel
- Bruce Willis
- film analysis
- apocalypse
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: 12 Monkeys, Terry Gilliam’s 1995 sci-fi thriller
Places: 1996 Philadelphia
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