The Fifth Element - Bruce Willis at his best!

When The Fifth Element was released in 1997 it was one of the hottest science fiction flicks out there. The graphics and special effects were the upstaging factor of the film, making the $100 million budget seem well spent. Though originally criticized for lack of substance, logic, and intelligence, the film has surpassed its time and still brings the science fiction world to a reality to audiences. Starring action star Bruce Willis at the top of his game, the film is full of action, sexy costumes, clever one-liners, and an interesting projection of what the future looks like.

The story line is pretty simple, every thousands of years an evil darkness tries to consume the world but there is one thing that can stop it. When the four elements, wind, earth, fire, and water are placed around the fifth element, the Supreme Being, the five elements destroy the evil. The fifth element is woken but the four other elements are stolen. The fifth element, Leeloo, escapes from a lab, and happens to fall into Bruce Willis’ cab, who happened to be an ex military officer. The two of them team up to find the four stolen elements and save the world. Not a film that should be watched based on its storyline or realisticness, but for its entertaining action and captivating characters.

The Fifth Element is a timeless science fiction film that still holds ground today in production design, creativeness, originality, and visual effects. One of Bruce Willis’ best roles as the badass Korban Dallas that saves not only the day, not just the girl, but the entire world. Awesome.