Watching **THE FIFTH ELEMENT** for the FIRST TIME! (WHAT IS THIS MOVIE??)

[@VKunia]

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[@robertboender5816]

And now you'll remember BIG BADABOOM for the rest of your life 😂

[@AlexKnight009]

* I agree. The Fifth Element is actually pretty fun to watch. It seems like it's a continuation of that short story that takes place in the future with that taxicab driver in that animated movie called "Heavy Metal". Which is actually not a bad movie in its own right. The main hero of that movie is also a woman, as coincidence would have it.

[@welovecheshirecats4557]

Luc Besson always has a different take. Léon: The Professional, Lucy, Subway, Taxi, The transporter and Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets.etc. Very French.

[@reinhardt2002]

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[@ilovejettrooper5922]

Lord of the Rings Reaction? If you've done it already, I didn't see it.

[@Taliesyn42]

Something a lot of people miss: The protagonist (Korben) and the antagonist (Zorg) actually never meet each other. That's really rare in a movie.

[@AlanCanon2222]

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan being another example.

[@Madbandit77]

@@AlanCanon2222 But Kirk and Khan actually see each other, via communication, and have met before in the "Space Seed" episode.

[@alphamorion4314]

They are not even aware of each other XD

[@AlanCanon2222]

@@Madbandit77 Right you are, mine was a weak example, in comparison.

[@nunorosa1977]

Hey... Zorg was korben’s boss... (taxy company)... so yeah... many employees never really get to know the boss... 😂

[@RabidTribble]

Not sure if it was how the scene was filmed, but most people I've watched this movie with missed the purpose of the mugger's hat when he tries to rob BW. It's a picture of the empty hallway. The victims looks out through the peephole in their doors, see the picture, and they think the hall is empty...and they're safe to open the door. It's honestly one of my favorite little moments in the whole film.

[@thereturningshadow]

Another great part of that scene was Bruce Willis almost losing it in laughter while watching the other actor.

[@raegonzalez7692]

I don't understand how people miss that detail from this film. I noticed it the first time I watched this.

[@rayharley597]

Couple of dozen times watching this and I never noticed that! Brilliant! kerk

[@secondghost]

YOU LIKE IT!? UHH!

[@Mike-hj7gg]

Also the fact that he's dancing it's because he's been standing in the hallway for so long he has to take a piss.

[@simonfernandes6809]

Saw The Fifth Element when it came out in 1997. To this day I still say 'Big Bada BOOM!' Costumes by Jean Paul Gaultier! This film stands alone - there's nothing else like it.

[@johnnewton8017]

MULTIPASS!

[@joshgreiner2599]

My cat's name is Leeloo :)

[@mattp6089]

I say 'Negative. I am a meat popsicle.' whenever I get the chance. People look at me like I am a complete loon, which is a nice bonus. Watching the Opera scene at high volume on good equipment is an absolute pleasure.

[@fan-i-am]

To this day I still say "Gimme de cash! Gimme de cashhh!"

[@formdusktilldeath]

@Ashes of Zeon you too huh?

[@wackyvorlon]

“I don’t think this movie is going to be about boron.” Honestly this just made my day.

[@murasaika2776]

it's certainly a fair comment lol.

[@terrylandess6072]

I like clever.

[@fxzero666]

I accidentally snorted my food up my nose and died when she kept making references to Boron... absolutely hilarious

[@jtphr33ky]

Chlorophyll?! More like Boraphyll!

[@Trowa71]

Of all the fifth element reacts I've seen, nobody has brought up the periodic table. I'm ded.

[@blitzgirl6522]

I love that you enjoyed Chris Tucker's character! I get why people thought he "ruined" the movie, but he fits in so well with the quirky vibe of the whole movie. Once the viewer accepts how kooky the whole thing is, nothing can ruin the experience! It's such a perfect film for being the way it is, unapologetically. This is one of my top favorite films.

[@emurphy42]

Chris Tucker, but yes. I forgot he showed up in that ad well before Corben met him in person!

[@blitzgirl6522]

@@emurphy42 Oops, my bad! Gonna edit my OP with the right name!

[@LuminaryGames]

Not to mention that, the part was originally written for Prince.

[@thedragon133]

Fifth element is a masterclass in cutting and fitting it with the music. I always really enjoy it, all little things fit together tightly and appear and disappear on queue.

[@skyindigo3145]

"The Four Elements, like man alone, are weak. But together they form the strong Fifth Element: Boron."

[@michaelcartmell7428]

... Lose 10 experience points.

[@CorwinPatrick]

Nice. A Gamers: Dorkness Rising reference...

[@boldlyawkwardandnerdy5793]

I cast animate dead on the chicken.

[@michaelriddick7116]

Lol!!! 😁

[@McHaro0079]

Glad to know that the Fifth Element is not Moron.

[@Ny-kelCameron]

This and the first Mummy are modern day classics in my book.

[@bornbuttery7593]

The Brendan Fraser one or the oldie? Or, the Tom cruise one?

[@thesincereone2886]

@@bornbuttery7593 He said first so i hope he's talking about the brendan frazer one because the tom cruise one was a disappointment lol

[@IanCaine4728]

Is there a reason why Brendan Fraser pops up for one frame at 22:00 ?

[@danwells9525]

@@thesincereone2886 The first 'The Mummy' was made in 1932. It's excellent.

[@MandoWookie]

@@IanCaine4728 So that wasn't just me hallucinating?

[@newfate26]

RIP Tiny Lister. A man trying to protect 200 billion of his fellow citizens.

[@robertschneider1977]

President Debo!

[@Menaceblue3]

Wasn't he the prisoner in the Gotham ferry that threw the detonator away in "The Dark Knight"?

[@newfate26]

@@Menaceblue3 Yup!

[@secludedmisanthrope6388]

Deebo died?!! That sucks...

[@WayStedYou]

@@secludedmisanthrope6388 half the cast of this movie is dead

[@Tokyo-Slim]

This movie came out at a time when I was working at a movie theater, and when movies stayed in theaters FOREVER. I think I watched this on my break or before/after work almost 50 times, making it my most watched movie.

[@timnicolais4480]

Ha! It was the same for me with Chocolat.

[@urborg74]

I could never flip past it while channel surfing. Every time I'd stop and watch it, get sucked in again and again.

[@diggerdog9205]

Good times!

[@pendrew]

@@urborg74 same! I’ve probably watched it 50 times (fully or in parts)

[@bekindandrewind1422]

There is a lot of depth to this film and the more you watch, the more you get , the more pieces you catch.. And as you watch it as you get older, things will change.

[@andresmassey4767]

19:18 *”her thingy looks like it smells like chucky cheese“* was the highlight of my week

[@Kavala76]

What makes this film refreshing for me is its NON-Hollywood heart and execution.

[@jevgenkova]

Because it's written and directed by Luc Besson

[@bessonnet]

A French man. Costumrs are designed by Jean Paul Gauthier, haute couture

[@pedanticperson1149]

Re: Why is Zorg helping Evil Because he doesn't believe it will destroy all life, he thinks through destruction there is profit & opportunity; like how he smashed the glass & all the robots cleaned it up.

[@andredulac4456]

And like actual companies that are destroying the planet thinking there will be no consequences...

[@JP-1990]

@@andredulac4456 I'd recommend you check out the documentary "Planet of the Humans".

[@Caseytify]

That's actually an economic theory of operation, believe it or not. Claude Frederic Bastiat neatly refuted it 200 years ago.

[@BubblyRainbows]

My favorite part of this movie is watching my dad do Zorg's entire ZF-1 sales pitch along with Gary Oldman every time we watch this. Sometimes it's not the movie as much as the memories of it that make it awesome. 😊

[@WarriorVeldoren]

Haha thats great.

[@brianh748]

Lol

[@DanSinc84]

That’s so sweet!

[@vovindequasahi]

Hahaha Gary Oldman never disappoints. A british actor doing the southern American perfectly.

[@snowcat8971]

This movie helped sell a lot of Blu-Ray players. It was a perfect movie to promote that format with great visuals and sound.

[@dargis49]

Saw this in the theater. Still love it too this day. The editing is top notch. Especially towards the end of the movie.

[@goldenageofdinosaurs7192]

This movie is quite improved by multiple viewings. It’s so crazy that a lot of great dialogue gets missed in the first (and likely the second) viewing.

[@evanrainey5125]

"Negative. I am a meat popsicle" is one of the best lines ever

[@criticalthinking8954]

gimme de cassssssssshhhhhh!!! i say this all the time no one gets it

[@tropicalcatdetective]

@Peacefield Lighten up, Francis.

[@sebastianberger746]

When I watch her I understand my grandpa hating the young folk. Rip my good old friend. Sry I annoyed you. Know I understand you.

[@maksphoto78]

Same with Mrs Doubtfire.

[@Don-ol8ze]

This movie is just pure cinematic fun. Has a bit of everything, and doesn't take itself too seriously.

[@urborg74]

The Fifth Element had a lot of depth that didn't become apparent to me until subsequent watching. The way scenes flowed into each other, cutscenes that supported one to the next, unique characters, and some major plot quirks (most famous of which is that the protagonist and antagonist never meet)...they made the movie endlessly entertaining for me. Every time I came across this movie while flipping through the channels I'd think "Guess I'm watching this again."

[@robstephens2257]

Not a piece of cinematic perfection or a clinic in writing, but it is one of the most fun cult classics. A must see.

[@JP-1990]

This movie is one of the great "out of left field" movies. It's a movie that by all accounts, should be TERRIBLE! And yet somehow... it's freakin' fantastic.

[@MandoWookie]

It's a French fever dream. You can tell its French because smoking saves the world.

[@febed01]

@@MandoWookie And you know it's a Besson movie because there's always a ridiculous amount of police forces chasing one single person

[@MandoWookie]

@@febed01 "Bring in everyone." "EVERYONE!"

[@maksphoto78]

Besson, crazy French director who gave us Alien 4 ^_^

[@conniegaylord5206]

Because it worked! 😁

[@laranaarana]

the 5th Element is a BLAST of a movie! Bought it the instant it became available on DVD.

[@BK_gamer_]

"It's an older film." I saw this in theaters. Thanks for making me feel old ;)

[@razorfett147]

"That was, like, a wild ride" Well you needn't say anymore. Thats the Fifth Element in a nutshell

[@spaulagain]

5th Element is the greatest sci-fi action flick of all time. Absolute classic.

[@belvagurr403]

Gary Oldman, playing Zorg, is the same actor portraying Sirius black in HARRY POTTER and Commissioner Gordon in DARK KNIGHT

[@randallwright1973]

Luc Besson, the director, and Milla Jovovich developed Leeloo's language together.

[@tarmaque]

They were also having an affair, while Luc Besson's wife is the Blue Opera singer alien. Besson is not known for his fidelity.

[@parker469a]

They also collaborated on making some kids as well.

[@niiling]

@@parker469a Nonetheless, he was behind Leon the professional, Taken, The Transporter and so many other amazing movies. And lets be real here, we are all just human ;)

[@moose2577]

Among other things. Lol

[@DevilsM4rk]

The Fifth Element is the Paris Fashion Show of sci-fi and I love it 😆 (Congrats on graduating college 👍)

[@keleston]

Specially when it’s made by the french moviemaker Luc Besson and the costumes by Jean-Paul Gaultier

[@Caffin8tor]

The 5th Element is the film equivalent of a roller coaster

[@dmdc5719]

One of my absolute favorites. Saw it at a drive in when it first released. I often pondered that the fifth element was not actually Leeloo herself, she was the conduit. The fifth element in my mind was love. The power expelled by the weapon was so great that it would take a being engineered to withstan the engergy being emitted. That was always how I viewed it. Great movie, love it.

[@Brooke-rw8rc]

"I... I don't even have words to describe it." Yes you do. "Big bada boom!" and "Multipass!"

[@SB992REBORN]

It's Gary oldman even when he's a villain he's just hilariously creepy

[@thecowboyjesse8780]

I love watching your thought process.

[@frankbowman9493]

The part where Lelu learns about war is particularly memorable.

[@majorkingkong1940]

Thanks!

[@VKunia]

Thank you so much again 😭❤️❤️❤️ I greatly appreciate it

[@majorkingkong1940]

@@VKunia My pleasure💗

[@MikeAwesome-OneofakindX]

My fav scene is when Chris Tucker screaming

[@henriisgay]

Bzzzzzzzt

[@theeldenpost]

NIIIIIIINNNNNEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!

[@infectedjinjer]

Sooooo then you're saying you like all of his movies then? 🤣

[@MikeAwesome-OneofakindX]

Jeff Dees ha yea some of them not gonna lie

[@wwoods66]

You'll have to be more specific.

[@RyoHazuki224]

22:01 what was with the O'Connel pic from The Mummy in the lower right corner when that bomb went off??? HAHAHAHA

[@indade]

Watched it in the theaters. Love it to this day. That opera scene.

[@CorwinPatrick]

The Planet slowly rotating behind the singer. The fight scene choreographed to the music. The Costume Designs by Jean-Paul Gaultier. Beautiful.

[@JohnnyDystar]

This is also one of the most graphically stunning movies of all time. It's been used as a demo benchmark for home movie technology, showing off the technological capabilities of DVDs, Blu-ray & HD-DVDs, Flat-panel LCD TVs, RGB-Component, HDMI, OLED TVs, 4K & 8K. Basically whenever new video tech comes out for consumer market, you'll see scenes from this movie.

[@MrXMysteriousX]

What i like about movies from beyond 20(ish) + years ago is they try different things and unique ideas. These days, everything's a remake, reboot or sequel.

[@TheGunderian]

and Woke, which ruins everything

[@TimStCroix]

@@TheGunderian While making things less cringe worthy for everyone but you and your ilk.

[@MsHGH1]

Or a comic book. *sigh*

[@gedren_y8775]

@@MsHGH1 It was a French comic book. They changed the protagonist's name, but the production design is straight out of the comic.

[@jeremiahweiberg3458]

Congratulations Graduate! I wish you all the best in all that you do.

[@deano2506]

This is one of those films I can watch anytime.

[@marcochavezjr9180]

Agreed

[@paulokubes4767]

Great, now I'm going to be saying mooooltii-paaaass for the next few days. Every time man, every time.

[@CezaryAkakios]

When this movie came out, I was a young early 20s lad. Walked out of the theater and was in love with Milla Jovovich. Hugely influential film.

[@shugaroony]

I think we all were at that time. She's still stunning today.

[@brucechmiel7964]

@@shugaroony Especially the director. Hey Oh!

[@ephennell4ever]

OMGosh ... woah! That peek-a-boo get-up she starts out in ... wait, did I say "get-up"? I left out "it"!

[@Mazecraft]

Heya congrats on finishing college! This is such a weird but charming movie that somehow grows on you on subsequent watches.

[@SlyRy]

Lol, awesome movie, I love it. Chris Tucker is freaking hilarious and Gary Oldman is a chameleon. You should watch another Luc Besson movie called Leon: The Professional, maybe his best. It's got Gary Oldman and your girl Padme in it.

[@1Sngr]

She definitely needs to add Leon to her list.

[@bessarion1771]

Yes!!!!

[@user-wr9ej6xe4j]

Why do so many ppl suggest that movie? Wasnt the director a pedophile or something, which is why he had like a 12 yr old Natalie Portman constantly flirting with Leon. Yeah i liked that movie as a kid but when u look back its pretty disturbing

[@LordLOC]

@@user-wr9ej6xe4j Besson was accused of rape by 5 different women over a year or so period if I remember correctly in 2018 I think. The 1st case was dropped due to lack of evidence and the 2nd investigation found him innocent of any charges. As for The Professional thing, yeah the original casting was for an older girl/woman in the role who wanted to have sex with Leon/ was in love with him. Once Natalie Portman was cast Besson toned it down (but it still had that creepy love thing going) and the parents etc had him tone it down even more to what is in the movie.

[@bessarion1771]

@@user-wr9ej6xe4j Yes, it is supposed to be disturbing. That's what good movies' are. I think you need to stop watching the DC comics trash and watch some good movies with disturbing questions in them.

[@davida.j.berner776]

"Definitely a late-'90s movie..." Nope. It's a late '60s movie, that just happens to have been made in the late '90s! It's insane and stylish, and campy and kitsch, and just a lot of nonsensical fun in the tradition of Barbarella or Dean Martin's Matt Helm films, or Modesty Blaise or Casino Royale (the Woody Allen one, not the Daniel Craig one!).

[@oaf-77]

That’s a good observation. To me it follows the fantastic imaginary style of French sci-fi/ fantasy, like Barberella or Fantastic Planet or even the films of Méliès. It’s very allegorical.

[@Kaffemosterful]

You´re on to the right track here. The director Luc Besson is very much into french 60´s sci/fi movies and comics. The Fifth Element is heavily influenced by a French science fantasy comics series called "Valérian and Laureline". Besson also made a movie about them in 2017.

[@johnplaysgames3120]

You can definitely see the Moebius inspiration in the production/costume design as well. The whole movie looks like one of his comics come to life.

[@NoActuallyGo-KCUF-Yourself]

Barbarella! Wow, haven't heard of that flick in years. Good comparison.

[@Madbandit77]

@@johnplaysgames3120 Moebius actually contributed his talents to the film.

[@BlackieNuff]

"I see Bruce Willis and know there's gonna be at least 4 giant explosions..." Big Bada BOOM!

[@ShadowWizard]

Thats Bruce for u 😆

[@helline9]

i love your reactions, you are so expressive. :)

[@HaganeNoGijutsushi]

"This advanced alien civilization hobbles so slowly..." Ever watched Doctor Who? Daleks are the terror of the universe, the most ruthless and powerful warrior species in existence, hellbent on the destruction of all life, and their basic design can be stopped by stairs.

[@mbpoblet]

Daleks can _hover._ Stairs are no obstacle to them. Only the Doctor is.

[@johnmcclure40]

The Daleks could be stopped by stairs ONCE! In their first episode-- during which they also couldn't leave their metal pathways. EVERY SINGLE OTHER VERSION has been able to navigate stairs!

[@yermatedave4930]

I think it was Jimmy Carr who first posited that Disabled Access ramps were a Dalek plot.

[@HaganeNoGijutsushi]

@@johnmcclure40 if your unstoppable killing machine has been stopped by stairs one time, it's one time too many.

[@johnmcclure40]

@@HaganeNoGijutsushi They could have been stopped by stairs in that episode, but there were no stairs, so they were not. They learned and adapted so that that particular weakness never showed up again.

[@1nelsondj]

This movie is a lot to take in on 1st viewing, we're thrown into a whole new world and it takes time to get one's bearings. Great cast though, besides Bruce there's Milla Jovovich (star of the Resident Evil movies and "Ultraviolet"), Ian Holm (Bilbo Baggins), Chris Tucker and of course Gary Oldman as the villain. Also Brion James played Leon in "Blade Runner". Lots of style and humore ("Does anyone else wanna negotiate?") in addition to the action.

[@mazeriayong8311]

This movie is Milla Jovovich debut in kick-a*s action flick actress.

[@mysticvirgo9318]

The President played the villian "Deebo" with chris tucker in "Friday"

[@Madbandit77]

@@mysticvirgo9318 The late Tiny Lister Jr. He was a wrestler for a while.

[@arcanask]

The hat was a picture of his hallway through the camera. That mugger was standing in front of his door for possibly hours, waiting for him to open it.

[@WhiteWoof]

Just pointing out the Captain at the start of the film wasn't panicking. He had blood dribbling down his forehead. The Evil was in his head.

[@QuayNemSorr]

I love this movie so much. I know it completely by heart and will never tire of it. So much great and funny dialogue. It definitely needs to be watched more than once.

[@marcochavezjr9180]

Agreed!

[@brianofphobos8862]

This is one of those movies that is even better watching the second time. The first time we are trying to figure out what we are looking out.

[@crunchyspider]

This is probably my most watched film. Mool tea pass

[@undercoverasiant696]

"Yes, she knows" .

[@FallenRingbearer]

I just love how many different groups have colliding goals in the cruise ship and the chaos of it.

[@watts18269]

Fun fact: the main protagonist and antagonist never meet or interact in this movie, and arguably don’t even really know about each other’s existence (Bruce Willis’ character has probably heard of Gary oldman’s character since he technically works for his taxi company, but y’know, still pretty cool)

[@TomH2681]

That's one of my favorite facts about the film. Having the hero and the bad guy never meet or never being aware of eachother. It's the perfect editing that sells it.

[@JoeXTheXJuggalo1]

Good ol' Fifth Element. Always a good classic movie. There's a Chinese opera singer I believe named Jane Zhang and she actually performed The Diva Dance song and she did it perfectly. I think you would really enjoy watching it.

[@mikejordan8259]

The voice of the guy named "Finger" is none other than Vin Diesel.

[@Lueluekopter]

In the late 90s, I had a program that could decode pay tv, and I recorded the encrypted version of the movie on VHS. Watching it that way, it lost almost all color, but I still loved it.

[@Blandina11]

I first saw it on a VHS pirate copy, very bad copy BTW, on a 21" TV, and I also loved the movie.

[@FeaturingRob]

This is one of my favorite movies ever. The visual sense of director Luc Besson is unparalleled. He started writing the story and creating Leeloo's language when he was a teenaged kid in France. A movie that I liked, that a lot of people didn't, that is similar to this is Besson's 'Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets' with Dale DeHaan, Cara Delavigne, and Rihanna. It's similar because 'The Fifth Element' was co-designed by the creator of the 'Valérian and Laureline' comic books that helped to inspire this film's story, Jean-Claude Mézières (the other 'Fifth Element' designer was another French artist Moebius aka Jean Giraud). To me, as a sci-fi nerd, both of these films are comforting..you don't care how many times you've seen them, one more time won't hurt and sometimes you even catch new details in all the craziness happening on screen. Thanks for doing this one!!! I loved watching it through your eyes!!!

[@abinadvd]

Zorg helps Shadows because bleeding when someone is talking to you is very special. When you are very bad , evil make what he wants with you, like the general at start of the film.

[@Yggdrasil42]

VKunia, did you realize the protagonist and antagonist don't know about each other's existence and never even meet? That's pretty rare in a movie.

[@Mansplainer2099-jy8ps]

Allthewhile the protagonist happens to be employed by the antagonist when he meets his love interest and happens to get fired by same antagonist. :-)

[@erick-gd7wo]

All the outfit are haut Couture from a well known fashion designer.

[@ctmdarkonestm]

"is this movie going to be about Boron?" That may be the only thing it doesn't have.

[@ManicReactions]

You look up the word chamelion in the dictionary and there’s a picture of Gary Oldman. From the moment I first saw him on the silver screen playing Lee Oswald in Oliver Stone’s JFK to his Oscar winning performance as Winston Churchill in Darkest Hour, his portfolio of roles has been boundlessly varied and elusively uncharacteristic. In addition to other real life characters such as Sid Vicious, Dylan Thomas, and Pontius Pilate, he also played other legendary parts like Commissioner Gordon, Sirius Black, and Bob Crachit.

[@rpg7287]

Not to mention Ludwig van Beethoven.

[@Eryomis]

This movie is a wild ride. Pacing, on a timer, the bright colours, the costumes... It's so fun.

[@erikstillman3553]

Keep watching it over and over. I've watched it every now and then for the last 20+ years and even now there are little funny somethings that happen in the background that I just catch for the first time.

[@Yggdrasil42]

One of my comfort movies. Over the top, fun and doesn't take itself seriously. And it gets better with every viewing.

[@vagabond142]

One of the lesser known facts about this movie is that it follows a trend by Luc Besson where instead of going through a regular studio costuming department, he hires on French designers to draft up the costumes, and has the costume department available to that designer. For The Fifth Element, all the style, costumes, and such were done by Jean-Paul Gauthier himself

[@SimianJack]

Director Luc Besson is a stylist, but he's done precious little in the way of sci-fi. This and La Femme Nikita are my favorites. You'd probably also like Leon: The Professional, it's possibly his biggest success (I didn't like it, but admittedly I haven't seen the director's cut).

[@Madbandit77]

The director's cut has the "questionable material" (Mathilda gets drunk and flirts with Leon, but it doesn't get fair) and cool stuff (the pair go around killing scumbags).

[@Kraev369]

The tiny Brendan Fraser had me cracking up haha! omg thank you

[@3DJapan]

The production design of the film was by one of my favorite artists Jean Giraud aka Moebius.

[@TheZapan99]

There is actually a short story by Moebius published in Metal Hurlant back in the 80s that already included the opening scene of the movie.

[@3DJapan]

Fun fact about this movie. Robert Heron who used to review TVs on TV used this movie for all of his TV reviews to check the color levels.

[@andrewcharles459]

"Why is that your go to? That's disgusting. You just, like, molested her." Yeah, but in fairness, that generation was trained in social etiquette by Walt Disney. Kissing sleeping dream girls was a thing.

[@LA_HA]

Haha. You forget that Disney is based on stories that are hundreds, possibly thousands of years old. As for the kissing, maybe relationships being so overly complicated, confusing, and stressful instead of fun, exciting, and awesome is why dating, marriages, and child birth rates are down; and divorce rates are up. Too many restrictive rules and not enough spontaneity kills romance. Oh, well. hahaha

[@winstonmarlowe5254]

@@LA_HA They weren't in a relationship at the time though.

[@LA_HA]

@@winstonmarlowe5254 Do you have to be in a relationship to kiss someone? And, how do you get into relationships if there are so many negative rules that even giving a compliment might get you fired for harassment, listed as a pervert, having to defend yourself at great cost, and possible threat of court/jail time? When this came out, this wasn't the audience's view of it. People laughed at his mistaken assumption. Now, he'd be roasted on social media, cancelled, and left without a job. Am I wrong? I mean, look at the responses. Seriously, please tell me if I am because I don't want to think this is how things are if it's not generally true

[@flatebo1]

@@LA_HA When this came out people weren't obsessively looking for reasons to be offended. That's why we got movies like this and Tropic Thunder.

[@LA_HA]

@@flatebo1 That's what I was talking about, but wanted to get another point of view if one is available

[@sasjme81]

I remember seeing the movie as a kid. It was pretty well received when it came out. It showed Chris Tucker had range, introduced Luc Besson to the Sci-Fi community. I would say that Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets is it's spiritual successor.

[@BadaBingPictures]

How have you not seen The Fifth Element?!! It’s like Blade Runner but set in a bright colourful world.....and a planet sized ball of concentrated evil hurtling towards Earth. SUPER GREEN 😆

[@Mah_Boiiii]

Congrats on your graduation! Best of luck to you going forward :)

[@carlhartwell7978]

So many great scenes in this film, but I can still remember breaking out in a fit of laughter when Zorg is choking on the cherry and after desperately pushing buttons, that useless creature appears, I don't know how anyone cant laugh at that!

[@saturninhabitant]

The little creature was supposed to use its long trunk as a vacuum and extract the cherry.

[@RJALEXANDER777]

VKunia: "Today I will be reacting to The 5th Element." Me: "Reaktshaan. Good!" Seriously though this bizarre and beautiful film is one of my favourites. Good choice on watching this.

[@merkerb]

One of my top 25 movies!! Gary oldman delivers a masterful performance!!! Love his character in this!! And the colors are amazing!!

[@keyserxx]

The "where did he learn to negotiate like that" guy is UK comedian Lee Evans. He also had a part in There's Something About Mary. He's got a huge following in the UK, does massive tours :)

[@MaikKellerhals]

Ahh, the 90s, when big blockbusters were actually good movies with interesting ideas and often unusual, experimental style.

[@SuzakuX]

I think you're forgetting all the (forgettable) terrible shlocky action movies that came out in the 90s. It was Jaws that started the modern trend of blockbusters.

[@branislavmelis6568]

💜 This is the diamond of French cinema! I have loved this movie for 24 years! Brilliant US actors, costumes, music and story! A pure joy for the soul ... 💜

[@JiiiBiii815]

I've always been confused with that scene where Mr Shadow calls Zorg, what the hell was leaking from his hair and why ? That question haunted me since my childhood until last year, I saw that vid of Rudy Giuliani. Now I understand it's just his hair-dye melting.

[@xheralt]

It was _supposed_ to be lubricant or coolant from his cyborg/bionic side, but I'll go with that. Future generations of film students will praise you for identifying this visual hallmark of banal villains, and wonder how Messr. Besson was so visionary to predict it!

[@clash79]

Hahaha! Good call

[@Kai-fb1ol]

@@xheralt If that were the case, then why did the same thing happen to the spaceship commander at the beginning of the movie? I always assumed that the black ooze was just something that happened to you if you were exposed to the Evil directly for any length of time. It happens to the commander when the Evil starts expanding towards him, and it happens to Zorg while he's talking to the Evil. It looks like it just starts oozing from the centre of your forehead, as if your brain can't contain the horror of what you're witnessing.

[@erikawilliams9558]

Lol

[@TSIRKLAND]

It sounds like you appreciated most what I also appreciate most: the world-building. The style, the sets, costumes, the way they envisioned a future that is in many ways familiar, yet also completely different. The characters are fun and quirky. The dialogue is snappy and quotable. But the visuals are.. sumptuous. Every corner, every little detail is so well realized. Glad you also appreciate all the work that went into it.

[@tofton1977]

Jean-Paul Gaultier made all the costumes (french stylist).

[@Yngvarfo]

French general all around crazy person. Which I suppose is why he worked so well with Luc Besson. 😄

[@shugaroony]

Yeah it could only be Gaultier. Oldman's suit-jacket when he blows the aliens up, is stunning though.

[@iwanttocomplain]

Costume design was by fashion designer Jean Paul Gailtier. Luc Besson, the director often makes action movies like Leon, Lucy, Anna. He also did another sci-fi called Valerian.

[@44excalibur]

The Fifth Element was clearly inspired by the science fiction stories and artwork of guys like Moebius and comic books like Heavy Metal magazine. Check out the Heavy Metal animated movie and you'll see the similarities.

[@TheScreamingMime]

Also Jewish mythology. Lelu is supposed to be Lilith, the first woman.

[@oaf-77]

Heavy Metal is a great film

[@kevinpogue7294]

The Harry Canyon part of Heavy Metal is basically the set up for this movie.

[@44excalibur]

@@kevinpogue7294 You noticed that too, huh? Yep, cab driver Harry Canyon in Heavy Metal was certainly the inspiration for Bruce Willis' character, Corbin Dallas, combined with Den's storyline. Leelu might have a bit of Taarna in her as well.

[@44excalibur]

@@tarmaque Thanks for the info! I thought it all looked familiar.

[@PurposefulPorpoise]

In case some people missed it : The Fifth Element was Love

[@techman2553]

Now you need to watch the sequel, it's even better: The Fifth Element 2 - The Search for More Boron.

[@CorwinPatrick]

I thought 2 was Boron Boogaloo (sometimes called The Wrath of Boron). And 3 was The Search For More Boron...

[@charlesduus2584]

Sweet Spaceballs reference lmao

[@thoso1973]

The Fifth Element was very much inspired by the French comic series Valérian & Laureline, of which Luc Besson is a huge fan. So much so, that he did an official film adaption of the material in 2017.

[@Night_Kroww]

now for "Leon: the professional", and "Valerian"

[@jmhaces]

An interesting bit of trivia is that the alien diva's singing was artificially manipulated by computer in order to enable her to sing in keys that the human voice cannot reproduce so that people who know about music would notice how alien it was. It wasn't necessary and most viewers will miss it, but I think it was a cool touch.

[@ragethesystem91]

Surprised she didn’t give any love to Leeloo. Mila’s performance is my fav part of the flick.

[@tsogobauggi8721]

'Milla' :)

[@ragethesystem91]

@@tsogobauggi8721 oh sry I missed a letter lol

[@wwe2005]

I love this movie, have it on VHS still :) Glad you had a fun time with it!