The Fifth Element | 100 Movies Bucket List

 

I hadn't really heard of this film before I saw it, and had no idea what it was about. Other than seeing the poster and knowing it fit into the sci-fi genre, I went in completely blind.

It was odd to research the film after watching it and see that it won both positive and negative film awards - it seems like a film people either really love or really hate.

But for me, I didn't have strong feelings about it one way or the other, though I did like it. At the beginning I wasn't that into it, but it definitely got more and more interesting as it continued.

It starts in a really interesting way. Even though you don't really understand what's happening, you immediately get a feel for the tone and the characters, and you can even see how high the stakes are.

There are some great actors involved in this. It's always good to see anything starring Bruce Willis, but the fact that this also stars Gary Oldman, Ian Holm, Milla Jovovich, Chris Tucker and Luke Perry among the rest of the amazing supporting cast makes this film worth watching regardless of plot.

Jovovich's Leeloo in particular was great. She was my favourite character, and her chemistry with Willis' Korben Dallas was so much fun to watch. But all of the characters are really fun and eclectic, heroes and villains alike.

It has some really interesting and inventive visuals - the world is created really well.

I think the plot is a bit stronger in the second half than in the first half, which is good because you get more invested and it keeps you watching - especially because this is the point when you start to really like the characters.

It was funnier, and just more fun in general than I thought it would be. Even if you're not interested in the events, it's a fun watch.

So while this isn't the best sci-fi movie ever made, as far as Bruce Willis 'end of the world' movies go, I preferred this to Armageddon, so that's saying something!