#FIFTH ELEMENT CHARACTERS DRIVER#

The weapon consists of four stones, containing the essences of the four classical elements, and a sarcophaguscontaining a Fifth Element in the form of a human, which combines the power of the other four into a divine light capable of defeating the evil. In 1914, aliens known as Mondoshawans arrive at an ancient Egyptian temple to collect, for safekeeping from World War I, the only weapon capable of defeating a great evil that appears every 5,000 years. At the time of its release it was the most expensive European film ever made, and it remained the highest-grossing French film at the international box office until the release of The Intouchables in 2011. The film was a financial success, earning more than $263 million at the box office on a $90 million budget. It has been called both the best and worst summer blockbuster of all time. The Fifth Element received mainly positive reviews, although it tended to polarize critics. Costume design was by Jean-Paul Gaultier. Comics writers Jean 'Moebius' Giraud and Jean-Claude Mézières, whose comics provided inspiration for parts of the film, were hired for production design. Besson wanted to shoot the film in France, but suitable facilities could not be found filming took place instead in London and Mauritania. To accomplish this, Dallas joins forces with her to recover four mystical stones essential for the defense of Earth against the impending attack of a malevolent cosmic entity.īesson started writing the story that became The Fifth Element when he was 16 years old he was 38 when the film opened in cinemas.

#FIFTH ELEMENT CHARACTERS DRIVER#

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. It stars Bruce Willis, Gary Oldman and Milla Jovovich. Gallery The Fifth Element (French: Le Cinquième Élément) is a 1997 English-language French science-fiction action film directed and co-written by Luc Besson.

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