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What about the virus in 12 Monkeys?
Because the plan was never to change the past but to obtain the original virus, as he told to Railly:
COLE: I just have to locate the virus in its
original form before it mutates. So
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Why does Kathryn feel that she's already met Cole in 1990?
You are right in your reasoning that in 1990 there was no time before yet when Kathryn could have met Cole. She only sees the young Cole in 1996 at the end of the film. However, I think there's two ...
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What about the virus in 12 Monkeys?
The goal of the scientists of the future was never to stop the outbreak (their past cannot be changed) it was to develop a cure.
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Why don't the scientists of future get Cole's last message?
They did receive the message. When the terrorist guy gets on the plane at the end of the movie, the woman he sits down next to is the woman scientist whom Cole interacted with several times in the ...
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Does time travel in the 12 Monkeys TV show work differently than in the movie?
Yes, it's a bit different...
The Army of the 12 Monkeys commissioned the project as part of their
larger plan. The machine would ultimately allow the Messengers to
travel back in time and begin ...
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What is the "trap" or "gimmick" Brad Pitt is talking about in 12 Monkeys?
The quote says that he was unhappy with how he played his character in the second half of the movie.
I knew in the second half of the film I was playing the gimmick of
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What was the story of 12 monkeys really about?
A few things.
The 'future' is a prison-like meager existence underground dystopia, somehow has the STEM technological wisdom and capability to travel through time, but fails to realize they are the ...
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Is Cole sent to the past to cause the global pandemic in 12 Monkeys?
No. The objectives of the scientists and Cole are different. The main objective of the scientists to obtain a sample of the original virus from the past and then bring that into the future, so that ...
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What does the smile in Railley lips signify?
This smile is the most important shot of the entire film. It indicates that Railey is satisfied knowing that young Cole will go through everything that happened, exactly as it happened before.
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What was the story of 12 monkeys really about?
"So what is going on really? From whose perspective did Bruce see all this happening? From his dream, it seemed like there was a third version of Bruce that saw everything happening".
12 ...
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