Posted by sean at 170.148.10.46 on December 31, 2002 at 12:51:20:
In Reply to: 12 monkeys..... posted by chasingdogma35 on December 31, 2002 at 12:39:04:
: Hey I was just wondering about the ending of 12 monkeys. I have two questions. The first is why does the virologist with the red long hair want to wipe of humanity with the virus? Is he just crazy, or do I keep missing something each time I watch this sick film? The last question is, which I don't think that there is a definite answer, but I was just curious is, at the very end in the airport, there is a CU of young James Cole and he has a tear streaming down his cheek. I was just wondering what that tear meant, why James was tearing. Thanks.
He's crazy from the first moment we see him, when he's ranting to Dr. Railly about viruses and the way humanity needs to be destroyed, or whatever he says.
As for the tear, it's probably pretty traumatic to watch a guy get shot. Especially affecting (even if you wouldn't know why) when he's you.