It looks like we're not the only ones celebrating the 25th anniversary of Luc Besson's cult classic. The Fifth Element, starring Bruce Willis, Milla Jovovich, Gary Oldman, and a truly career-defining performance by Chris Tucker, will be showing in special screenings at the discretion of the theater.
Gary Oldman is slightly campier than his role in The Professional, but he is still in the film as an evil industrialist named Zorg who is trying to save the galaxy from a flying cab driver named Leeloo. Our own Germain Lussier did a retro review of the movie a couple of weeks ago, so I will let him describe the movie.
It was the radical swings that stuck with me when I watched The Fifth Element for the first time in two decades. They were brave but only partially successful. Which is the fifth element as a whole. It feels almost like a natural progression from films such as Total Recall, Stargate, and Independence Day on a story level, with scenes set across multiple centuries. It surpasses those movies on a visual level. The production design, costumes, and special effects of the film are amazing. The look of the film is 100 percent The Fifth Element. You will never see Leeloo's costume or Ruby's hair in another movie. It is a singular, stunning vision.
You can watch an interview with Besson after you see the film. The movie runs on June 26 and June 29 at local times, so mark your calendars accordingly.
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