Unlike the "used future" aesthetic of Star Wars or the grim industrialism of Blade Runner , The Fifth Element is a visual explosion. Besson famously demanded the film be shot in to avoid the dark, gloomy corridors typical of the genre.
The "Supreme Being" reconstructed from DNA. Jovovich even helped Besson refine the "Divine Language" she speaks in the film.
A high-energy, fast-talking radio host who provides the film's most manic comedic relief. A Masterclass in Sound The Fifth Element YIFY
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Fashion icon Jean-Paul Gaultier designed over 900 costumes, including Leeloo’s iconic white thermal bandages and Ruby Rhod’s leopard-print ensemble. Unlike the "used future" aesthetic of Star Wars
A villain described as a mix of Ross Perot and Bugs Bunny, obsessed with chaos and methodical killers.
The origins of The Fifth Element are as fantastical as its plot. Luc Besson began writing the story when he was just to escape the boredom of life on a French farmhouse. By the time the film hit theaters in 1997, he was 38, bringing to life a multi-decade daydream that cost $90 million —making it the most expensive European film ever produced at the time. Style Over Everything Jovovich even helped Besson refine the "Divine Language"
A world-weary ex-commando turned cab driver who remains the grounded center of the chaos.