if you 've seen the trailers or commercials , it 's rather difficult to really figure out what this movie has in store .
well , it 's hard to tell after watching the movie as well .
bruce willis is a resident of the future , and it is a rather bleak future .
the world 's population had disintigrated into a mere 200 , 000 and is no longer ruled by humans but animals .
the reason ? in 1995 , an organization called the army of the 12 monkeys contaminated the world with a pure virus , thus wiping out practically the world 's population in a mere month .
bruce willis ' character is one of the surviving few , but is enslaved by scientists , as are most of last living humans .
they barter his freedom by sending him on an assignment and having him do the ultimate task : go into the past , find the leader of the army of the 12 monkeys , and kill him .
well , this explanation did n't come easy .
although the movie is very thought provoking of us as a people , our future and the evilo in the world , as a story it is very confusing .
and dragging .
i know a movie isn''t keeping my interest when i fidget in my seat or feel the need to look at my watch only to find that it 's only been an hour passed .
terry gilliam has a certain style that i realize many appreciate , and i have n't watched his previous work brazil , but this movie felt like it took too long to tell and yet when one realizes the end is near because it is very easy to figure out , you wish it were more complex , and not to mention that the movie is depressing is the only reason why it did invoke emotion from me .
dragging it is very confusing felt like it took too long i fidget in my seat or feel the need to look at my watch