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The Fifth Element

 

Based upon the intriguing novel by Terry Bisson, The Fifth Element was brought to the big screen by director Luc Besson. Some fans of the novel loved the movie, others were disappointed in it.

The novel takes place on 23rd century earth and relates to inter-dimensional cohesion. Every 5,000 years, a door opens between the dimensions. In one dimension lies the universe and all of its multitude of varied life forms. In another exists an element made not of earth, air, fire or water, but anti-energy, anti-life. This element waits at the threshold of the universe for an opportunity to extinguish all life and all light. But there is another "element" which is the key to fighting back the darkness, this is the "Fifth Element".

The Novel 

The Fifth Element: A Novel

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The Author 

A Look At Terry Bisson

Terry Ballantine Bisson (born February 12, 1942, Owensboro, Kentucky) is an American science fiction and fantasy author best known for his short stories, including "Bears Discover Fire" (1990), which won both the Hugo and Nebula awards.

A distinctive characteristic of many of Bisson's short stories is that they consist only of dialogue, with a total absence of bridging text such as "he said". The reader is encouraged to visualize the characters, the setting and situation without the aid of any descriptive narration. A notable example of Bisson's "dialogue only" technique is his 1991 story "They're Made Out of Meat". This story consists entirely of a discussion between two alien intelligences discussing whether it would be wise to grant the human race membership in some sort of galactic federation. The aliens (whose physiologies are never disclosed) ultimately decide that humans, being entirely organic creatures, are simply too disgusting to be accepted. Shortly after its original publication, this story was reprinted in the "Readings" section of Harpers magazine: an extremely rare honor for a science-fiction story.

Bisson has also written several novels, including Fire on the Mountain (Avon, 1988), Voyage to the Red Planet (Morrow, 1990), Pirates of the Universe (Tor, 1996), and The Pickup Artist (Tor, 2001). In 1996, he wrote two three-part comic book adaptations of Nine Princes in Amber and The Guns of Avalon, the first two books in Roger Zelaznys " Amber" series. Bisson also finished the writing of Walter Miller's novel Saint Leibowitz and the Wild Horse Woman, the sequel to the classic A Canticle for Leibowitz, which was left unfinished at Miller's death.

In the 1960s, early in his career, Bisson collaborated on several comic book stories with Clark Dimond, and he edited Major Publications' black-and-white horror-comics magazine Web of Horror, leaving before the fourth issue. Artist Bernie Wrightson, with whom he worked, recalled [http://twomorrows.com/comicbookartist/articles/04wrightson.html], "That was done by a guy named Richard Sproul out in Long Island. His company ... put out Cracked magazine.... A fellow named Terry Bisson tracked down me, Mike Kaluta and Jeff Jones and presented us with a proposal to do this black-and-white horror magazine in competition with Creepy... Bisson (who was writing blurb copy for romance magazines when I first met him) left after the third issue under very mysterious circumstances ? and the running of the whole magazine, for some reason, fell into writer-artist Bruce Jones' and my laps (and I can't remember if Terry said, 'Here, you guys take over the editorial', or if we volunteered)".

Bisson graduated from the University of Louisville in 1964. As of 2005, he lives in Oakland, California.

The Film 

The Fifth Element (Remastered) [Blu-ray]

Amazon Price: $14.95 (as of 10/08/2008)

The Fifth Element is pure eye candy for the Sci-Fi lovers soul. With the ever-so-cool Bruce Willis and the brilliant Gary Oldman leading up a supremely talented cast, mixed in with way-out-there costumes by Jean-Paul Gaultier, this movie is a classic camp can't miss.

Luc Besson 

Luc Besson (; born 18 March 1959) is a French film director, writer and producer. He is the creator of EuropaCorp film company.

Favorite Scenes From The Film 

The Fifth Element 2 points

Chris Tucker - Ruby Rap 2 points

Fifth Element Taxi Chase 1 point

Fifth Element - Zorg 1 point

"The always efficient flame-thrower...

---Zorg"

Bruce Willis 

Walter Bruce Willis (March 19, 1955) is an American actor and singer-songwriter. He came to fame in the late 1980s and has since retained a career as both a Hollywood leading man and a supporting actor, in particular for his role as John McClane in the Die Hard series. Willis was married to actress Demi Moore and they had three daughters before their divorce in 2000 after thirteen years of marriage. Willis has released several albums and has appeared in several television shows. He has also starred in over sixty films, including Pulp Fiction, Sin City, Die Hard, Unbreakable, Armageddon and The Sixth Sense

Motion pictures featuring Willis have grossed US$2.55 to US$3.04 billion at North American box offices, making him the seventh highest-grossing actor in a leading role, and eighth highest including supporting roles. He is a two-time Emmy Award-winning, Golden Globe Award-winning, and four-time Saturn Award-nominated actor and has publicly shown his support for the United States armed forces.

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Mila Jovovich 

Milla Jovovich (; Serbian: Milica Jovovi?/?????? ???????; Ukrainian: ?i??? ???????; born as Milica Jovovi?, on December 17, 1975) is a Russian-Ukrainian-Montenegrin model, actress, musician, and fashion designer. Over her career, she has appeared in a number of science fiction and action themed films, for which music channel VH1 has referred to her as the "reigning queen of kick-butt".

Jovovich began modeling at eleven, when Richard Avedon featured her in Revlon's "Most Unforgettable Women in the World" advertisements, and she continued her career with other notable campaigns for L'Oreal cosmetics, Banana Republic, Christian Dior, Donna Karan and Versace. In 1988, she had her first professional acting role in the television film The Night Train to Kathmandu, and later that year she appeared in her first feature film, Two Moon Junction. Following more small television and film roles, she gained notoriety with the romance film Return to the Blue Lagoon (1991), the sequel to The Blue Lagoon. Jovovich then acted alongside Bruce Willis in the science fiction film The Fifth Element (1997), and later played the title role in Category: The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc - (1999). In 2002, she starred in the video game adaptation, Resident Evil, which has gone on to spawn two sequels: Category: Resident Evil: Apocalypse - (2004) and Category: Resident Evil: Extinction - (2007).

In addition to her modeling and acting career, Jovovich released a critically acclaimed musical album, The Divine Comedy in 1994. She continues to release demos for other songs on her official website and contributes to film soundtracks as well; Jovovich has yet to release another album. In 2003, she and model Carmen Hawk created the clothing line Jovovich-Hawk. The line ceased operations in early 2008. http://www.zimbio.com/Jovovich-Hawk/articles/19/Jovovich+Hawk+Close Jovovich also has her own production company, Creature Entertainment.

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Gary Oldman 

Gary Leonard Oldman (born 21 March 1958) is an English actor, writer, director, producer, voice-over artist and occasional musician who has garnered critical acclaim for his chameleonic performances in diverse roles.Gary Oldman - BiographyGary Oldman at Hollywood.com

He is noted for his avoidance of the Hollywood celebrity scene,[http://blog.washingtonpost.com/celebritology/2007/06/moring_mix_pariss_interview_no.html Morning Mix: Paris's Interview - Not So 'Hot' - Celebritology] often being referred to as an "actor's actor".Movies.com | Page UnavailableGary Oldman At Thespian NetGary Oldman Biography

Oldman came to prominence for his portrayal of ill-fated rocker Sid Vicious in 1986's Sid & Nancy, and has since retained a career as both a lead and supporting actor of more than fifty motion pictures. His most popular starring role was as Count Dracula in the 1992 blockbuster adaptation of Dracula, and he has since starred in several other popular films including True Romance, Léon: The Professional, The Fifth Element, Air Force One, The Contender, three films in the Harry Potter film series (Prisoner of Azkaban, Goblet of Fire, and Order of the Phoenix) and both films in Christopher Nolans ongoing Batman film series (Batman Begins and The Dark Knight). Along with Sid Vicious, he has portrayed a number of other real-life historical figures on screen, such as Joe Orton in Prick Up Your Ears, Lee Harvey Oswald in JFK, Ludwig van Beethoven in Immortal Beloved and Pontius Pilate in Jesus. His portrayal of Sid Vicious was listed as one of Premiere Magazine's "100 Greatest Performances of All Time".[http://www.listology.com/content_show.cfm/content_id.23334/Movies Listology: Premiere Magazine's 100 Greatest Performances of All Time] Oldman was also popular in '90s Hollywood for his portrayals of villainous and morally corrupt characters, playing the primary villain of several popular motion pictures.Movie Villains: Gary Oldman Archives As a result of his varied roles, he is generally regarded as one of film's most diverse actors.Gary Oldman

In 1997, Oldman directed, produced, and wrote the award-winning Nil by Mouth, a movie partially based on his own childhood.Nil by Mouth (1997) - News Oldman has received various awards and honours throughout his career but has at various times expressed his lack of regard for the Oscar and the presenting Academy. Perhaps as a result, he has never been nominated for such an award despite a critically acclaimed career spanning three decades.http://de.eonline.com/celebrities/profile/index.jsp?uuid=b042ef2f-e146-4f3b-9641-f806a8f03213http://blog.washingtonpost.com/celebritology/2007/06/moring_mix_pariss_interview_no.htmlhttp://www.moviesonline.ca/movienews_14954.html

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The Film Was Great!

Louis_Dubois says:

I love Leeloo. lol Haaelp Plesse.

00gt00 says:

My FAVORITE movie of all time.....I love Bruce Willis, he may be older than me but man oh man......mmmmmmmm LOL.

Books are usually better than movies all around.

The_Homeopath says:

No movie can fully flesh out an entire novel, but I really enjoyed the film.

Luc Besson Ruined It.

 
 
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Louis_Dubois

Loved Milla in Joan of Arc!

Posted September 22, 2008

Joan4

Great lenses like this make me want to watch more movies! Good one!

Posted August 30, 2008

dc64

Oh my gosh! A lens on my favorite movie? 5 stars!

Posted August 04, 2008

00gt00

Great site....favorite movie of all time...I LOVE BRUCE WILLIS.....yummy!
I agree with biggirlblue, they had awesome chemistry!

Posted August 03, 2008

BigGirlBlue

This is one of my favorite moves. I wish Milla and Bruce would make another movie together. I think they had good chemistry worth repeating.

Posted July 12, 2008

 
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