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Twelve Monkeys (1995) - 5 corrections

Directed by Terry Gilliam, starring Brad Pitt, Bruce Willis, Christopher Plummer, Madeleine Stowe (add more)

Genres: Sci-fi, Thriller

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The discussion about the bullet recovered from Cole's' leg being an "antique" and fired some time in WW1 does not make sense. Age of a bullet cannot be determined like that, as I have a rifle from 1912 myself, the ammunition for which I own is old ex-military stock of a similar age. If I fired it now, no one would say the bullet was fired in 1912. Also, having moved forward in time with Cole would make the bullet "brand new" looking, it hasn't tarnished for 80 years in the open. [Forensic and metallurgic analysis could tell if a bullet were an antique even if it hadn't aged because of changes in technology and materials. It's an assumption though that the bullet would not age because Cole did not. He had to travel through time naked so it's possible that time travel has a different effect on inanimate objects like bullets and clothes and that it does on humans.]

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Twelve Monkeys may be one of the most subtly subversive commentaries on the Catholic Church (or Christianity in general). The themes and images in the movie, from the prophecies to the Doctor's claim that psychiatry is "the new religion" to the Mary and Jesus like pose in the end, suggest an underlying religious message. Consider the fact that Cole was "sent" in order to "save" mankind from death (brought by a charismatic gentleman with red hair, no less), resulting in a future in which the elites of the establishment control the "cure" and determine who will "ascend" to the world above. Other allusions include the "army of the twelve monkeys" (re: twelve Apostles), the word "Chris" on Cole's shirt (only missing one letter), and Cole's visions of his death. (One more: Cole's first name begins with a "J." Think initials.) [All of this is your opinion, and is a pretty broad misreading of Christian dogma anyway. Christ was not sent to save man from death; theologically speaking death is regarded as the transition to the afterlife, not something to be avoided. Christ was set to redeem our sins, something not even hinted at in 12 Monkeys. Who is the 'charismatic gentleman with red hair' supposed to be? I can find no reference anywhere in the Bible to such a character. Finally, comparing the twelve apostles to plague carrying monkeys isn't something I'd try during a Papal audience. This is just an example of looking for significance that just isn't there.]

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How was Cole supposed to get on a plane without having any identification documents? [Pretty easy to do pre-9/11.]