Since Film4 has become free we have already had some great films shown. One of the best so far has to be the classic ‘The Fifth Element’. Easily the best film of 1997 this movie has it all, a fantastic cast, a great storyline and is brilliantly directed by Luc Besson.

We begin in Egypt, where we are introduced to a bunch of very strange and powerful creatures; they warn that they will return in 300 years when evil arrives. True to their word they return and engage into battle with another group of creatures, resulting in only one person’s survival, a woman ‘Lee Loo’ (Milla Jovavich who also stars in Resident Evil) and she is the Fifth Element - the world’s best weapon against evil and their only chance of survival.

She is soon befriended by cab driver Korben Dallas (Bruce Willis) who puts himself in danger by protecting her and eventually learns that she needs to find the four other elements to save the world.

We are then introduced to the evil Zorg (Gary Oldman) who we learn was behind the attack on the creatures in Egypt so that he could gain the elements for himself. The story then becomes a race against time and a bizarre meeting of various different characters who must work together to save the world from destruction and prevent the elements falling in to the wrong hands.

The first thing I must comment on in this movie is its fantastic cast. We have at least 9 big names featured in the main roles and each one of them delivers a fantastic performance. A stand out performance however comes from Milla Jovavich as the complicated and beautiful Lee Loo her child like innocence and naivety are a joy to watch as she steals the show amidst a variety of other big characters such as Gary Oldman who gives a hilarious and fantastic portrayal of Zorg, and Bruce Willis as Korben Dallas, a wayward cab driver and the one man that Lee Loo can trust to help her at all costs. When this movie was first released in 1997 it was insanely popular with critics and movie goers everywhere raving about it. This is partially due to the fact that it is so different to the type of films we have become used to. It pushes the boundaries and is not afraid to be unique. All in all The Fifth Element is a must see movie that has to be seen to be truly appreciated and adored.

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Fifth element cast list: Al Matthews, Alan Ruscoe, Alex Georgijev, Ali Yassine, Anthony Chinn, Aron Paramor, Bill Reimbold, Brion James, Bruce Willis, C. Keith Martin, Carlton Chance, Cecil Cheng, Charlie Creed-Miles, Chris Tucker, Christopher Adamson, Christopher Fairbank, Clifton, Lloyd Bryan, Colin Brooks, Dane Messam, David Barrass, David Fishley, David Garvey, David Kennedy, Derek Ezenagu, Eddie Ellwood, Eve Salvail, Fred Williams, Gary Oldman, Genevieve Maylam, George Khan, Gia Clarke, Grant James, Hon Ping Tang, Ian Beckett, Ian Holm, Indra Ove, Inva Mulla Tchako, Ivan Heng, J.D. Dawodu, Jason Salkey, Jean-Luc Caron, Jerome Blake, Jerry Ezekiel, John Bennett, John Bluthall, John Hughes, John Neville, John Sharian, Josie Perez, Julie T. Wallace, Justin Lee Burrows, Kaleem Janjua, Kevin Brewerton, Kevin Molloy, Kim Chan, Laura De Palma, Lee Evans, Lenny McLean, Leo Williams, Leon Dekker, Luke Perry, Mac McDonald, Maiwenn Le Besco, Marie Guillard, Martin McDougall, Mathieu Kassovitz, Mia Frye, Michael Culkin, Milla Jovovich, Natasha Brice, Nathan Hamlett, Nicole Merry, Omar Williams, Patrick Nicholls, Paul Priestley, Peter Dunwell, Rachel Willis, Renee Montemayor, Richard Ashton, Richard Leaf, Riz Meedin, Robert Alexander, Robert Bryce, Robert Clapperton, Robert Oates, Roger Monk, Roy Garcia Singh, Said Talidi, Sam Douglas, Sarah Carrington, Scott Woods, Sean Buckley, Shaun Davis, Sibyl Buck, Sonita Henry, Sonny Caldinez, Sophia Goth, Stacey McKenzie, Stanley Kowalski, Stewart Harvey-Wilson, Stina Richardson, Tim McMullan, Tom “Tiny” Lister, Adrian Thaws, Tyrone Tyrell, Vince Pellegrino, Vladimir McCrary, Yui, Zeta Graff.