Thursday, July 16, 2009

Non-Textual Reading "The Fifth Element"

“LeeLoo Dallas Multi-pass… Multi-pass” (Milla Jovovich as LeeLoo.)

I am finding it harder and harder for me to come up with non-textual readings, though I know there are TONS out there I could do! I just keep running out of time to think! SO I have decided to do another movie. This time I will be doing a reading on the film “The Fifth Element.” This is one of many films I absolutely LOVE. There are many reasons why but I will mainly focus on the story line, the actors, and the beautiful scenes.

            Now when I said scenes I specifically meant the graphics used to create the environment.  Now it is a 1997 film so the graphics are not as spectacular as today’s Batman’s, or Transfomer films, but the way the futuristic scenes were made for that time, to me, is amazing. The flying vehicles, the attires worn, even to the creepy aliens, was all done very fantastically! If you have not seen this movie I highly recommend it. It has Bruce Willis in it, Milla Jovovich, Gary Oldman, as well as Chris Tucker! A quick piece of summary from IMDB.Com (fantastic movie sight) Two hundred and fifty years in the future, life as we know it is threatened by the arrival of Evil. Only the fifth element can stop the Evil from extinguishing life, as it tries to do every five thousand years. The Fifth Element LeeLoo (Milla Jovovich) turns out to be a woman and with the aid of Korben Dallas (Bruce Willis) and a Monk named Father Cornelius, the fight the EVIL which is aided by Mr. Zorg (Gary Oldman) and Alien mercenaries.

            I just love the ideas of the elements being used for good and to save mankind from evil. A little romance in there isn’t too bad either. With the quick and quirky humor this film ALWAYS keeps me entertained… I could watch it over and over and over… and over again.   

4 comments:

  1. dude! one of my favorites, too! :D

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  2. I really liked this film when I saw it. I need to rewatch it. (I love sci-fi.) Hey, have you seen 13 Monkeys?

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  3. @Montana- well we got some similar interests now don't we!? :]

    @Stephanie- Hmm I have never heard of it.. I shall go and look it up now!

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  4. I always thought this movie was very strange. I am attracted to movies and books where evil is defeated by good. And I don't want to analyze symbols in a movie. Ugh, the space ship should never be more than a big hunk of metal that flies.

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