The film was released in France the 17th of May of 1997.
Directed by :
Luc Besson
Starring:
Bruce Willis
Milla Jovovich
Other people:
The story and the dialogs was written by Besson and Robert Kamen.
As the Composer, Eric Serra decided the music for each scene
Jean Paul Gautier was in charge of the Costumes. He proposed that what actors/ actresses could wear and madethe design's costumes
The plot:
The scene takes place in the 23rd century. An ex-special forces agent who is now a cabbie, called Korben Dallas(Bruce Willis), finds himself caught in a fight against Evil that threatens to destroy the Earth when a mysterious woman(Milla Jovovich) falls into his cab.
The opinion of one reviewer: (source : FilmCritic)
Watching The Fifth Element, one would not be surprised to learn that a teenager conceived the story. The film is a visual blast, and a lot of fun to watch, but it is also so unabashedly goofy that it is hard not to roll your eyes in certain places. None of that is meant to say that The Fifth Element is a bad film.
My critical analysis:
During my first viewing i passed through this film and it's story.
Indeed, with Bruce Willis in the credits, I was expecting a great action movie.
It was only at a second viewing that I liked the Fifth Element by understanding the need to see it as a futuristic film and the vision of the future according to Besson.
From this point of view, the film is rich with scenery worked very, delusional objects and a number of good ideas. Besson gives us a fascinating scenario and worked well.
As I said, there is little action in the film and it is only a few scenes, though well done wont be remembered. Despite this, the film is well paced and it does not get bored. Serra signed music is simply brilliant and reinforces the identity of this film.
But the great strength is simply that we futuristic world depicted Besson which go further than «Back to the Future 2» and present a futuristic New York polluted, with cars flying and lots of gadgets delusional as the incredible multi-purpose weapon of Gary Oldman. Too bad that the film is too focused on the idea of concept of good and evil and it is as naive, but it is a futuristic tale that delivers Besson. In the end, a great and good Besson film.
