![]() Sustaining an impact, The Fifth Element was nominated for Best Sound Editing at the 70th Academy Awards and for Best Sound Editing at the 1998 Golden Reel Awards. So involved, Besson even left actress Maïwenn to marry Jovovich due to connection while making The Fifth Element. It had 500 words in it, with Jovovich and Besson writing each other letters for practice. Besson even created a “divine” language for The Fifth Element, which Jovovich refined, given she already spoke four languages. To this day, Jovovich continues to inspire and break barriers for women in Action films. Since, she starred as zombie-slayer Alice in six Resident Evil films. ![]() She continued a long tradition started by women like Jaime Sommers’ Bionic Woman and Sigourney Weaver’s Ripley from 1979’s Alien. Jovovich has also cemented her profile in film as an ass-kicking leading lady, starting with The Fifth Element. Modern films still trend toward the dark and gritty, but movies like 2009’s Avatar and 2015’s Jupiter Ascending emulate The Fifth Element and mix classic Sci-Fi with dynamic hues. With filmmakers reaching for the farthest depths of dark and gritty over the past few decades, Besson wanted a bright, colorful film that checked off Sci-Fi tropes, but did it with flair. Through the years, The Fifth Element has been referenced and spoofed in a variety of ways, but lives on because its eccentricity and fun. The visuals of the film borrowed heavily from the work of French Comic Artists Jean “Mœbius” Giraud and Jean-Claude Mézières, who were also hired for production design on the film. However, one can find a woman on YouTube that nails the song with haunting perfection. It featured music from Gaetano Donizetti’s Lucia di Lammermoor: “Il dolce suono.” While recording, Inva Mula claimed some note transitions were impossible for the human voice, so she sang the notes individually. Maïwenn Le Besco ( Léon: The Professional 1994, Polisse 2011) performed the role, but Albanian soprano Inva Mula dubbed the opera song. Of all the wacky characters, the most iconic may be blue-skinned Diva Plavalaguna. Even ’90s teenage heartthrob Luke Perry ( Beverly Hills, 90210 series, Riverdale series) has a bit part at the beginning of the film. In addition, Chris Tucker ( Rush Hour 1998, Silver Linings Playbook 2012) gave his most flamboyant performance ever as over-the-top entertainer Ruby Rhod. Ian Holm ( Alien 1979, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring 2001) bumbles along as the priestly protector of the super-weapon. Gary Oldman ( Bram Stoker’s Dracula 1992, Batman Begins 2005) plays villain Zorg, self-described as a cross between Presidential candidate Ross Perot and Bugs Bunny. Even critics that despise it agree that the film’s colors, props, and effects are wildly imaginative and immersive.Ī variety of well-known actors played unforgettable, campy characters that Pop culture embraces even now. Besson wrote it to show that Sci-Fi does not require darkness and bleak backgrounds. It is a visual bonanza of zany action-adventure, working as both tribute and spoof of classic Sci-Fi pulps. Starring Bruce Willis ( Die Hard 1988, The Sixth Sense 1999) as taxi driver Korben Dallas and Milla Jovovich ( Resident Evil 2002, Ultraviolet 2006) as “perfect” alien lifeform Leeloo, the movie tells a story of an evil alien force that can only be stopped by a mystical “fifth element” super-weapon.
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