12 Monkeys Comments

  • Quinn 2021-10-20 18:58:48

    Novikov's principle of self-consistency, this view of the "grandfather paradox" is the core of the film's science fiction. In this case, the important torture for mankind is: history has changed me, or am I changing history, will it be useful to accept passively, and will it be useless to resist actively? No solution, no answer. But if you have to choose, I'm still the same as the protagonist, at least I'm willing to...

  • Jess 2021-10-20 18:58:46

    The story is not easy to understand, but Brad Pitt's performance is too amazing! I thought "Burn After Reading" was already his limit, but I didn't expect this to far break the...

  • Kattie 2021-10-20 18:58:45

    None of the best science fiction movies in the...

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12 Monkeys quotes

  • James Cole: [In 1990, James is being interviewed by a panel of mental health doctors and trying to explain the situation] 1996 is the past too, listen to me!

    [the panel of doctors look at James with skeptical expressions]

    James Cole: What I...

    [James realizing this isn't going very well]

    James Cole: ... what I need to do is make a telephone call. I can straighten this all out if I can make a telephone call.

    Dr. Owen Fletcher: [Very skeptical] Who would you call? Who would straighten everything out?

    James Cole: The scientists. They'll want to know they sent me to the wrong time.

    [Dr Fletcher just nods]

    James Cole: I can leave a voice mail message that they monitor from the present.

    [Panel has mixed facial expressions]

    James Cole: Can I just make one telephone call please?

  • [while driving, they hear a news report about a police mobilization]

    Dr. Kathryn Railly: [tartly] Does that disturb you?

    James Cole: No. I thought it was about us. I thought maybe they'd captured us and arrested me.

    [Kathryn looks at him and he gives a small smile]

    James Cole: Just a joke.