Seriously what is soo special about this film. It's a watered down version of star wars..
But seriously nominated for an oscar??? Why wasn't battleearth nominated for one?
It was soo much better?
Please tell me what makes this film great? I thought Dogma was better .
Don't know how you can compare this or Star Wars with Dogma (the second best religious comedy after Bedazzled(1967)).
One thing The Fifth Element[i] and [i]Star Wars have in common is that neither is science fiction. They are fantasy with gadgets, even epic fantasy in the case of the entire six part Star Wars saga. The characters is Star Wars are not even people, but creatures that look a lot like people, and act a lot like people in a galaxy long ago and far away, too far and long to be humans. The so-called science is The Fifth Element is a bunch of quasi-religious magical nonsense that resembles the pseudo-science of Aristotle, that set us back a millennium or so until real chemistry and physics based on experiment not mere philosophical rumination could emerge. I like The Fifth Element as entertainment, just like Beetlejuice that also has little of value to say but is immensely entertaining. But it is not science fiction. (TCM does not even recognize the term, it's "sci-fi" showings are listed as "horror" which is even worse.)
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Cause it has like one of the best audio tracks of all movies.
The audio is better then the visuals and you could enjoy it simply listening to it.
The audio really carefully planned. The dialogue, ambience and music mix beatifully. Painting a beatiful audiopicture very few movies have.
Which is also what it was nominated for that it didn't win is only cause it was up against titanic. And even then this movie deserves that oscar before titanic.
This is not a watered down version of Star Wars, not at all.
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How is this movie at all like Star Wars? Both have some scenes in space? So tired of these ridiculous posts. "Oh a cult classic...let me make some outlandish comparison, say it sucks, and try to piss people off."
And what the hell is battleearth? Were you trying to say Battlefield Earth? Get it together, man.
The 5th Element is not a Star Wars-esque French SF spoof, it's rather a comic-book like movie that pays homage, like the animated series Aeon Flux, to Metal Hurlant/Heavy Metal, the great French SF comic magazine of the 70s and 80s with artists like Moebius and Druillet, that inspired British SF mag AD2000 that created superb series like Judge Dredd and the early creations of a young storyteller named Alan Moore.
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Personally, this is one of my favorite flicks of all time, and I don't typically like comedies nor Sci-Fi. This is something completely different, and perfectly done.
I gave it a "10" without hesitation.
I have very limited experience with Metal Hurlant, Judge Dredd and the like but I can see the connection. Also, that weird bandage-type outfit Jovovich wore reminded me a lot of Aeon Flux. While the movie is very recognizable as a product of the 90s to someone like me who grew up in the US, there are other Elements that really set it apart from US Sci-Fi.
I avoided seeing this movie for years because I thought it looked dumb. I only saw some short TV spots back in the day. I never realized it wasn't a serious movie. I finally saw it today and the humor was unexpected and very welcome. I thought overall, the movie was great!
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