Also, it’s a treat watching him overreact and overact, especially in regards to the “missing stones.” The same, however, can’t be said for the Mangalores, the generic alien mercenaries who attack the heroes and compete with Zorg for the stones… just because. His Southern twang clashes with his sophisticated sensibilities and his overall sociopathic demeanor. The main human antagonist, Jean-Baptiste Emanuel Zorg (Gary Oldman), is a bit more interesting. Leeloo (Milla Jovovich) is our foreign-sounding love interest and action girl, spending half her time trying to understand human beings ( with the power of love!) and the other half kicking ass with gymnastics and punches. Korben Dallas (Bruce Willis) is our hero protagonist, whose casual handling of crises and shootouts reminds me of his similar roles in Pulp Fiction and Die Hard. The Cast: Did Someone Order A Large Helping of Ham? Leeloo gets help from an ex-commando-turned-cab driver named Korben Dallas, who in turn gets enlisted by the government to escort her to a spacefaring pleasure cruiser and ultimately collect all five stones to strike down the Great Evil. However, an evil businessman named Zorg wants to thwart this plan, hiring alien mercenaries to capture the stones. The Mondoshawans send an envoy named Leeloo to deliver these five stones that, when placed in their temple on Earth, will block the Great Evil’s attack. Cut to 2263, when the Great Evil is about to strike.
In 1914, we get a warning from a race of mystic aliens called the Mondoshawans about a “Great Evil” that tries to wipe out all life every five thousand years.
The Story: Good Fights Evil, Love Overcomes Greed… And Chris Tucker Just Does Things… It is, however, a good example of that science fiction sub-genre called “ space opera,” even to the point of having an actual opera in space. I’ve heard it acclaimed both critically and culturally, although I’m not a huge fan of it myself. The Fifth Element is one of those films that’s easy to recognize, mostly for its aesthetics (which are enchanting) and its plot (which is derivative).
0 kommentar(er)
