Day 26 - 1st February
Snacks Eaten - A banana. fruit.
Film 26 - Twelve Monkeys
Directed by Terry Gilliam
Year - 1995
The connection from The Sound of Music to Twelve Monkeys? Christopher Plummer, Captain Von Trapp. I love the randomness of going from la la la musical to crazy sci-fi Terry Gilliam. This was one of my first experiences of Brad Pitt. Brilliant character.
Bruce Willis heads up a great cast for Terry Gilliam's futuristic Twelve Monkeys. Haunted by recurring nightmares involving an incident at an airport, Willis plays Cole, a convict who is living in a future where everyone is living underground due to a deadly virus. Using time travel, scientists send Cole back to find the start of the virus so they can find the cure. Gilliam creates an adventure greatly enhanced by a superb cast (Brad Pitt, Christopher Plummer) and a hauntingly good music score.
Tricky to follow if you are not totally committed, this film looks seedy and industrial while throwing out some great twists of plot. Pitt shows that he, like many other great actors, can play mentally challenged successfully on-screen. I will say though if you are anything like me, look away when Willis picks up a pair of pliers.
So different from Sound of Music but good different. To be honest the films feel like they are all running into one. I was half expecting Bruce Willis to start singing 'I am 16 going on 17'. Tee hee I would enjoy that. So next film.... Brazil. Link? Pret-tee eee-see.
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