The Fifth Element Movie Download

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a5c7b9f00b Two hundred and fifty years in the future, life as we know it is threatened by the arrival of Evil. Only the Fifth Element can stop the Evil from extinguishing life, as it tries to do every five thousand years. She is assisted by a former elite commando turned cab driver, Korben Dallas, who is, in turn, helped by Prince/Arsenio clone, Ruby Rhod. Unfortunately, Evil is being assisted by Mr. Zorg, who seeks to profit from the chaos that Evil will bring, and his alien mercenaries. In the colorful future, a cab driver unwittingly becomes the central figure in the search for a legendary cosmic weapon to keep Evil and Mr. Zorg at bay. I&#39;ve heard more than one person compare this film to Blade Runner (one [out of several] of my favorite sci-fi films of the 80s), despite the somewhat similar settings, it&#39;s hard to imagine two more different films. This colorful sci-fi action spoof is also a marked contrast to Besson&#39;s previous films La Femme Nikita and Leon (known as The Professional here in the States), but does share some similarities with them. Much like Nikita and Leon have a distinctive French style to them (even though the latter is set in the U.S.), The Fifth Element takes a lot of stylistic cues from French and Japanese comic books, both of which I&#39;m a fan of, particularly Moebius (who contributed some designs to The Fifth Element) and Shirow Masamune (speaking of which, watch for a volume of the excellent Yakuza (Japanese for gangster) comic Sanctuary in Korben Dallas&#39; apartment).<br/><br/>The film isn&#39;t set so much in the future, more of a futurized comic book version of the world that Nikita and Leon are set in. I always find futuristic worlds that are still grappling with contemporary problems more interesting, maybe that&#39;s part of why I&#39;ve never found the utopian world of Star Trek very interesting.<br/><br/>From my understanding, Besson wrote an early draft of the story in high school (along with an early draft of the under-appreciated The Big Blue), which I think is cool, since I can relate, because in school, I had (as of yet, unrealized) dreams of being a filmmaker, and I would often draw cartoons or write stories to help relieve the tedium of high school. Of course, most of them were crap, and have no chance in hell of ever being made into a film.<br/><br/>Besson has a wonderful visual style, here, it&#39;s very interesting to see him apply that style to a sci-fi world rather than a contemporary world (as in his films from Subway to Leon) or a bleak post-apocalypse world (as in the lesser known than it should be Le Dernier Combat). Of course, credit is also due to production designer Dan Weil and cinematographer Thierry Arbogast (Arbogast&#39;s cinematography was one of the few redeeming features of the dismal Wing Commander). Along with John Woo, Luc Besson is my favorite action director (they may have a three-way tie with the Wachowski brothers if they make more films like The Matrix). Eric Serra&#39;s excellent musical score is also worth mentioning. I really enjoyed seeing Gary Oldman repeat his villain role from Leon, although in this film, his character is more cartoonish than evil. I also really like a lot of the visual humor Besson included, like the cigarettes that are 3/4ths filter, and the well-edited sequence when the jet is taking of for Flosthon Paradise.<br/><br/>A couple of complaints though, I would&#39;ve liked to see Jean Reno play Korben Dallas, not that Bruce Willis did a bad job. I wonder if Reno was originally cast for the part, but backed out. Reno is one of my favorite actors, I could really imagine him in the role. Another thing, I&#39;ve never found Milla Jovovich&#39;s fight scene very believable, maybe I&#39;m just spoiled from having seen so many kung fu movies, particularly the newer ones, like with Jet Li. There are also a few plot holes and lapses in logic, but I choose not to worry about them too much, this isn&#39;t a film to take seriously or over-analyze. I say if you can&#39;t enjoy the occasional silly action flick (like this one, which succeeds admirably on that level), you&#39;re taking life too seriously. This is one of the best movies I own. The DVD is reference quality for home theater video and sound, and truly entertaining to boot. I never get tired of the movie and love everyone&#39;s performances, particularly Gary Oldman as Zorg. I think the special effects were ahead of its peers for the time the movie was produced. <br/><br/>I cannot believe the relatively low rating this movie has received. It is unlike any other sci-fi/adventure/comedy movie I have seen to date. I wish they would make a sequel for it. Ah well... it would probably never be as good.<br/><br/>Kudos to everyone involved in the creation of this fantastic yarn for a job well done. Sound, musical score, cinematography, acting, costuming, set design, special effects, etc. etc. etc. It may or may not be the worst movie ever made, but it is one of the most unhinged. Former Special Forces Major Korben Dallas (<a href="/name/nm0000246/">Bruce Willis</a>), currently working as a taxicab driver in the 23rd century, is more than surprised when an orange-haired woman calling herself Leeloo (<a href="/name/nm0000170/">Milla Jovovich</a>) suddenly falls into his cab. Engineered to be &quot;perfect&quot;, Leeloo is actually a divine creature placed on Earth to deflect &quot;the Great Evil&quot;, an interdimensional weapon that comes to Earth every 5,000 years with the sole purpose of destroying all life in the Universe. Korben and Leeloo, together with Father Vito Cornelius (<a href="/name/nm0000453/">Ian Holm</a>) and interstellar radio personality Ruby Rhod (<a href="/name/nm0000676/">Chris Tucker</a>), must retrieve four elemental stones in order to trigger the fifth element that will defeat the Great Evil. However, ruthless businessman Jean-Baptiste Emanuel Zorg (<a href="/name/nm0000198/">Gary Oldman</a>) and his team of mercenary Mangalores are also searching for the stones, and they will stop at nothing to get them. The Fifth Element is based on a screenplay written by French film director Luc Besson and American screenwriter Robert Mark Kamen. However, the film was subsequently novelized as The Fifth Element: A Novel (1997) by Terry Bissen. Right before the leader of the Mondoshawan opens the secret chamber in the temple he says that &quot;...war is coming, stones not safe on Earth anymore.&quot; He probably means that, given the year of 1914, that the Great War might spread to the region where the temple stands and the secret chamber and the stones could be discovered. Additionally, World War II is in the future, barely 20 years hence, when Nazi Germany would seek to seize control of Northern Africa, as would Fascist Italy, whereby the temple could be destroyed during that time as well. Albanian opera singer <a href="/name/nm0611639/">Inva Mula</a>. The selection she sang was from the Italian opera &quot;Lucia di Lammermoor&quot; Act 3, Scene I (&#39;Il dolce suono mi colpi&#39;) by Italian composer Gaetano Donizetti. The Diva Plavalaguna (<a href="/name/nm0494069/">Maïwenn</a>) probably knows that the Fifth Element, unlike the other four, is a conscious being that has to play an active role in defeating the Great Evil. In order for Leeloo to fulfill her role as Fifth Element, she needs to believe that humanity is worth saving. Near the end of the movie, Leeloo sees images of humanity&#39;s dark side, as well as its capacity for destruction, which puts her in a state of near-apathy. Korben thus has to convince her that love is humanity&#39;s redeeming value. The Diva may have already noticed that Leeloo is special to Korben, and that he may be her strongest connection to mankind. Therefore, she convinces him to profess his love for Leeloo, so as to trigger her into action once the four elemental stones are arranged. No one was credited for these roles, and there&#39;s no clear evidence as to who was used. However, some have speculated that it was <a href="/name/nm0611928/">Jill Mullan</a>, who is credited under Other Crew for &quot;special thanks&quot;. Others have suggested that Finger sounds like <a href="/name/nm0638056/">Bill Nunn</a> or <a href="/name/nm0004874/">Vin Diesel</a> but neither of these have been confirmed. As President Lindberg (<a href="/name/nm0001474/">Tommy &#39;Tiny&#39; Lister</a>) anxiously watches the fireball of Great Evil approach Earth, Dallas, Fr Cornelius, David (<a href="/name/nm0187224/">Charlie Creed-Miles</a>), and Ruby Rhod attempt to fit the four stones into their slots in the weapon chamber at the Egyptian temple. Realizing that each stone represents a classical element (earth, wind, water, and fire), they match the stones to their slots but nothing happens. When David accidentally exhales on the Wind stone, however, it begins to activate. They dust the Earth stone with soil, and it, too, activates. Cornelius squeezes the sweat from his handkerchief on the Water stone, and Dallas lights his last match to activate the Fire Stone. Dallas then tells Leeloo that it&#39;s time for her to do her thing, but Leeloo is too bummed out and emotionally disillusioned after watching the War videos. Dallas tries to convince her that there are things about humans worth preserving, such as love. &#39;I love you,&#39; Dallas says and kisses Leeloo. Suddenly, the stones power up and Leeloo releases the Divine Light, extinguishing the fireball and turning into another moon in Earth&#39;s orbit. After their ordeal, Dallas and Leeloo are placed in a recuperation tank. In the final scene, the President comes to thank them, but Dallas and Leeloo are otherwise engaged. The film suggests love, whilst the filmmaker elaborates further: