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This has been my first viewing of the film. I am posting completely from the point of view of a first time viewer, although admittedly not from the view point of seeing it in a movie house for the first time. Thus begins the review. From the get-go I've been absolutely enthralled in the film. The storytelling tempo and incredible breakneck pace of the interior narration speaks miles and miles of well aged cinema styles. Jean Luc know's his popcorn audience. I've found some very incredible accents of modern film chemestry mixed with very incredible examples of science fiction throwback "homages". A keen sense of dedication i've only lately found in the late Lucas films, which have been openly discoursed as "effects fests" with little or no story telling to speak of. The Fifth Element combines some of the best elements of modern science fiction story telling with some of the worst elements of american story telling. While incredibly well written and intriguingly well put together, The Fifth Element intends to imbue a certain trait of sexual tension and prowess. This is exemplefied in the character LeeLoo. She is the embodiment of sexual tension, and spirit of human perfection drawn to specifications beyond the genetic level. While this characture of sexual power is indeed not out of line (considering the forces this movie deals with), there is nothing wrong with the sexual tension created by the character from the start. In fact the sexual power and tension built by our leading female is indeed merited. Aided by superb storytelling and incredible cinematic prowess our heroine is coined as perhaps a prehistoric guide to fertility. Those enigmatic gods our ancestors prayed to in hopes of fertility. So much mastery went into crafting this divine image, that in fact.. the image was ruined when I saw Bruce Willis banging it. While I don't prescribe to be anything of a film snob, I've found the ending of The Fifth Element to be the worst example of crowd catering in ages. I was perfectly happy with the concept of two lovers in the embrace of death, facing the end of evil, dying in each others arms. Instead i'm catered to what ammounts to little better than cinemax softcore porn featuring better lighting and Bruce Willis. What turned out to be a perfect blend of science fiction and action turned into a directors blind ambition to satisfy just about every audience he hoped to face, which is why I give this film a 7 out of 10. or by forum standards a 3. The release at the end really ruined a lot of masterful timing and artistry. In fact, the scene in the ending could have been hinted to with more incredible editing and some tasteful voice over work. I've never been squemish at the sight of sexual content, but when we spent the whole movie building this sort of "you have it but you don't" attitude, a little black out and voice over work goes a long way.
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