Bruce Willis had a great career. Especially at the beginning, he also played in bizarre films for which you probably know him. One of his best films is a post-apocalyptic sci-fi film with Brad Pitt, who already showed in 1995 that Bruce Willis is a good actor.
What film is it about? In 1988, Bruce Willis slowly became a celebrated action star with Die Die, the roles as an action hero pulled most of his career. In between, especially at the beginning, Bruce Willis also tried out other genres in which he showed that he can do more than just the cool action hero. Among them was The Sixth Sense, which almost did not exist.
He also played in some sci-fi films. One of his best is 12 Monkey, in which he plays along with Brad Pitt in an unusual time travel story.
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Not just a simple sci-fi story
What is 12 Monkeys about? In 2035, a large part of humanity was wiped out by a virus that polluted the air. That is why the remaining people live underground.
In order to fight the virus, scientists will send willing criminals back to 1990 to find out what a virus it is. One of them is James Cole, played by Bruce Willis. But through his unusual behavior, he ends up in a psychiatric clinic in 1990.
What is so good for 12 Monkeys? Both the future vision and the representation of the past of director Terry Gilliam is bizarre and unusual. The camera perspectives and the representation of Brad Pitt and Bruce Willis ensure that the protagonist is not always believed and start to doubt whether James really dates from the future. Like the protagonist, you will feel caught and isolated at some point.
The big highlight are Bruce Willis and Brad Pitt. Willis plays well reserved and the ever increasing despair of his figure is credibly portrayed. Brad Pitt is the opposite of Bruce Willis. He is portrayed as an insane young man from the start, but he seems to be more behind than you initially believe.
Coupled with the hypnotic soundtrack, a sci-fi world is created that is still unique to this day because it looks so isolated and artificial, even though it is actually the 90s.
How is 12 Monkeys rated? On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a score of 88 %with 74 reviews. The over 250,000 user reviews also come to the same result. Financially, 12 Monkey was a great success. With a budget of $ 29 million, according to IMBB, the film has almost $ 170 million.
Although Bruce Willis was more known for poorer action films at the end of his career, he played in many grandiose films in the course of his career. Meinmmo editor Nikolas Hernes listed the 7 best of them in a ranking: the 7 best films with Bruce Willis in the Ranking