A Life Through Film #053: The Fifth Element - Will Writes About

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 The Fifth Element YIFY

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. A Life Through Film #053: The Fifth Element

A high-energy, fast-talking radio host who provides the film's most manic comedic relief. A Masterclass in Sound Style Over Everything Unlike the "used future" aesthetic

A villain described as a mix of Ross Perot and Bugs Bunny, obsessed with chaos and methodical killers.