[61], The Diva Dance opera performance used music from Gaetano Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor: "Il dolce suono",[62] the mad scene of Act III, Scene 2.

It is a giant black fireball, headed for Earth. Rhod describes the fight to his radio audience, as it happens. By this time Besson had decided to go with a lesser-known lead actor in order to save on production costs. [29] It was primarily filmed at Pinewood Studios on seven soundstages[30] including the 007 Stage. [103], A video game adaptation of The Fifth Element was created by Activision for the PlayStation game console and PC in 1998. [131], This article is about the film. [20] Gaultier designed every one of the 900 costumes worn by extras in the Fhloston Paradise scenes and checked each costume every morning. [55], Cars of the film on display in Paris for the 20th anniversary, The Fifth Element is one of Besson's films which have been described as "intrinsically musical";[56] some kind of music is playing during about 90% of the film. A rigged radio contest provides a cover: it awards, to Dallas, a luxury vacation on planet Fhloston, accompanied by flamboyant talk show host Ruby Rhod. The film won in categories at the British Academy Film Awards, the César Awards, the Cannes Film Festival, and the Lumières Awards, but also received nominations at the Golden Raspberry and Stinkers Bad Movie Awards. To accomplish this, Dallas joins forces with her to recover four mystical stones essential for the defence of Earth against the impending attack of a malevolent cosmic entity. Required fields are marked *. [86] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B" on an A+ to F scale. In response, Leeloo combines the power of the stones, emitting divine light onto the great evil and defeating it. Serra also used many exotic influences, such as the Stalinist fanfare heard before the spaceport sequence, the reggae piece played in preparation for the flight, and the hula music that greets the passengers as they arrive in Fhloston. [76] The Fifth Element went on to become the highest-grossing French film at the foreign box-office,[41][77] a record it held for 16 years until the release of The Intouchables in 2011. I … Your email address will not be published. They promise to return the weapon before the great evil's reemergence. [16] Besson continued to work on the storyline for years; by the time his documentary film Atlantis was released in 1991, he had a 400-page script. I’ve curated a few for your viewing pleasure. Maïwenn, Actress: Polisse. [84], The Fifth Element holds a 70% approval rating at Rotten Tomatoes, based on 66 reviews, with an average score of 6.33/10. Ian Jane of DVD Talk praised the Ultimate Edition for its special features. [52] Virtual sets built within digital environments were created to enhance the use of miniatures. In 1914, aliens, known as Mondoshawans, meet their human contact, a priest of a secret order, at an ancient Egyptian temple. This video shows Inva performing in front of a greenscreen for the movie. [57] The score was composed by Éric Serra. [45], The original name of the character Ruby Rhod was Loc Rhod. [7] Seventy-six percent of the receipts for The Fifth Element were from markets outside the United States,[7] and it was the ninth-highest-grossing film of the year worldwide. The PlayStation version was generally met with negative reviews,[104] though the PC version was better received. [129] In what has been called "an extremely rare move" Sony responded to complaints by making a remastered Blu-ray version available, released on 17 July 2007, and also offered a replacement exchange program for customers unhappy with the original Blu-ray release.

", and agree with her. I loved the movie the 5th Element and thought the diva song was epic!

[75] In Germany, the film was awarded the Goldene Leinwand, a sales certification award for selling more than three million tickets at the box office. In an interview, Besson stated The Fifth Element was not a "big theme movie", although the film's theme was an important one. [88][89][90] However, film critic Mark Kermode reported that The Fifth Element was one of the most divisive films among his readers, regarded as both the best and the worst summer blockbuster of all time. [42] Other techniques used included digital matte paintings for backgrounds[54] and the NURBS mathematical model for certain animations, including the sequence in which Leeloo's body is reconstructed. The Fifth Element (French: Le Cinquième Élément) is a 1997 English-language French science fiction action film directed and co-written by Luc Besson. In November 1991, while looking for actors for the film, Besson met French comics creators Jean Giraud and Jean-Claude Mézières and recruited them[17] for the film's production design. There he meets Leeloo, a "sand-girl" who has the "beauty of youth" despite being over 2,000 years old. [127], An "Ultimate Edition" set of two DVDs was released on 11 January 2005. Besson wanted to shoot the film in France, but suitable facilities could not be found; filming took place in London and Mauritania instead. They recognize her as the Fifth Element. Columbia Pictures, who had a partnership in Leon, agreed to finance the film. Comics artists Jean "Moebius" Giraud and Jean-Claude Mézières, whose books provided inspiration for parts of the film, were hired for production design. Besson started writing the story that became The Fifth Element when he was 16 years old; he was 38 when the film opened in cinemas. When the cars turned a corner, the velocity changes were automatic, so the animator didn't have to worry about that. Kevin Thomas of the Los Angeles Times described the film as an "elaborate, even campy sci-fi extravaganza, which is nearly as hard to follow as last year's Mission: Impossible." Giraud sued for 13.1 million euros for unfair competition, 9 million euros in damages and interest and two to five percent of the net operating revenues of the film. The woman is called Leeloo.


[108] Eurogamer gave the game 6 out of 10, concluding: "New York Race is a fun little arcade racer which oozes style, but it's something you'll grow tired of extremely quickly and as such remains fun only in short bursts. Maïwenn the actress only lip synced it! They deploy the stones but Leeloo, having learned of humanity's own terrible history of war, has given up on life. The Fifth Element was a financial success, earning more than $263 million at the box office on a $90 million budget. [18], A novel adaptation of The Fifth Element, written by Terry Bisson, was published by HarperPrism in 1997. Primarily set in the 23rd century, the film's central plot involves the survival of planet Earth, which becomes the responsibility of Korben Dallas (Willis), a taxicab driver and former special forces major, after a young woman (Jovovich) falls into his cab. "[4], The film was, however, subject to some harsh reviews that expressed disapproval of its overblown style. [66] More than 200,000 copies of the lengthy soundtrack were sold in France alone. [39] It went on to become a box-office success, grossing over $263 million, almost three times its budget of $90 million.

It stars Bruce Willis, Gary Oldman and Milla Jovovich. As Leeloo recuperates, she tells Cornelius that the stones were not on the Mondoshawan ship.
Lavish visuals and entertaining performances from Bruce Willis, Milla Jovovich, and Gary Oldman make this movie worth watching. However, Korben's alarm clock clearly shows the year as being 2263. "[5], Chris Tucker's performance as Ruby Rhod also polarised critics. She and Dallas are hailed as heroes and, as dignitaries wait to greet them, the two embrace passionately in a recovery chamber. [94] In 2014, Time Out listed the film at No. [120] Jovovich's fight against the Mangalores was nominated for the MTV Movie Award for Best Fight,[120][121] and the actress was also nominated for Best Actress – Newcomer at the Blockbuster Entertainment Awards. Upon further research though, there are quite a few people who have attempted the song. [122], Conversely, Jovovich received a Golden Raspberry nomination for Worst Supporting Actress, and Chris Tucker was nominated for Worst New Star for his performances in both The Fifth Element and Money Talks. The end of Part One blends into the beginning of Part Two, creating a smooth transition between the two tracks. [127] In his review, Conrad Jeremy from IGN gave the picture quality of the original DVD release 9 out of 10, though awarded the Superbit version a perfect score for picture quality. I can't bear it. ... Maïwenn the actress only lip synced it! [105] Lauren Fielder from GameSpot called the PlayStation version "quite possibly the worst game I've ever played. The team spent a year creating over 8,000 drawings, during which time Besson approached both Bruce Willis and Mel Gibson for the lead role. [25] He hired Gary Oldman (who had starred in Léon) for the role of Zorg, describing Oldman as "one of the top five actors in the world. [87], The film has been described by CBS News, Rotten Tomatoes, and ComingSoon.com as a science fiction cult classic. The Fifth Element Diva Song Was Impossible To Sing Until Now! Production commenced in early August 1995. [130] Ben Williams from Blu-ray.com stated the remastered version "absolutely" made up for the substandard initial release and praised its high video and audio quality; however, he criticised the continued lack of special features. "[68] A review from Filmtracks.com also awarded the album three out of five stars. Costume design was by Jean-Paul Gaultier. [27] Part One (titled "Lucia di Lammermoor") and Part Two (titled "The Diva Dance") of this piece are included as separate tracks on The Fifth Element soundtrack but are sequenced to create the effect of the entire performance seen in the film. [26] Besson was married to Maïwenn Le Besco, who played the role of Diva Plavalaguna when filming commenced; however, he left her for Jovovich during filming. The only remaining artifact, a severed hand in metal armor, is brought to New York City. Jane Zhang managed those parts quite nicely in this recent performance of the song. Share on Facebook Email This Video. Always wondered if there was anyone out there who could sing it seeing on how parts of it were digitally created and not something that was sung by a live performer, at least not the crazy high parts.

Taking the first half of each element yields "Rubi Rhod". [34] Filming with actors began in late January, and was completed 21 weeks later.