The Fifth Element | Rotten Tomatoes
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The Earth is about to be destroyed by a huge ball of fire racing toward the planet. Cornelius, an old monk, knows how to stop the burning sphere with the help of Korben Dallas, a taxi driver and former secret agent and a woman named Leeloo.
  • inb4_FoundTheVegan@lemmy.worldEnglish
    10·
    15 hours ago

    Tons of style, beautiful world building, impressive makeup and costumes, fantastic acting.

    But, extremely mediocre cliche story. Still a great movie, just don’t think about it too hard.

    • Drusas@fedia.io
      1·
      5 hours ago

      For those who haven’t seen it yet: To be clear, it’s meant to have a silly story.

  • jordanlund@lemmy.worldEnglish
    11·
    15 hours ago

    I remember when it came out, people were hating on it. I kept explaining that just because you didn’t get it, doesn’t make it a bad movie.

    A lot of the things they did, particularly in editing, are quite brilliant.

    Pro-tip: Next time you watch it, notice how the hero and the villain never actually interact with each other. The closest is when Zorg orders a bunch of cab drivers to be fired.

    • orbitzEnglish
      2·
      6 hours ago

      The part that killed it for me when it came out was it was called the next Star Wars (heck it may have been one article but I grew up in the middle of nowhere, kinda like Luke heh, but it was closer to Hoth than Tatooine), like I can enjoy it fine, actually a favourite, but nowhere near the enjoyment I get out of the original trilogy. Okay I’ll admit the original trilogy has a huge nostalgia factor but you don’t think of that when you’re like 16.

      I do think it’s a really fun movie overall, super green.

  • JayleneSlide@lemmy.worldEnglish
    8·
    15 hours ago

    This is my favorite movie of all time. Besson started working on the screenplay when he was 16. And when you watch the movie, one definitely feels that this movie is Besson’s life passion. What’s even more impressive to me is how this movie still looks good today. Gaulthier’s costumes still look futuristic and fantastical. And all the actors’ deliveries are just spot on.

  • maegul (he/they)@lemmy.mlEnglish
    13·
    18 hours ago

    Plenty to praise and love about this film … but I think it’s worth mentioning how it’s also another one of Gary Oldman’s classic roles!