influence

Rating: Null/10 (16 July 2004)

wow. some of the comments that people have posted have taken away from the importance of this film...
firstly, it is superbly directed by terry gilliam. of course, it was always going to be. his other sci-fi/fantasy films have been so good, so why shouldn't this be as well?
the acting is also a bonus. bruce willis in one of his better films really leaves a mark, as does a wacky brad pitt, and a convincing madelyne stowe.
the shots, lighting and sound is perfect, and it is a testimony to the short film that twelve monkeys is heavily influenced by.
if you ever get the chance to see la jetee before watching twelve monkeys i insist you do so, because the film becomes so much more clearer. it seems as if most of the people who have posted about this film have totally ignored the title at the beginning of the film which noted that ...twelve monkeys is influenced by la jetee by chris marker.
check it out. it will make the film so much more understandable, even if you have already seen twelve monkeys. the way in which gilliam has represented la jetee through twelve monkeys is fantastic. he has adapted the storyline and turned it into one of his many classics. if the viewer has had no experience of la jetee before or after viewing twelve monkeys then they have really missed out, because in my opinion it is one of the best films made during the nineties.