re: #199 Mad Al-Jaffee

5th Element to me (again, from what I can remember) was like Star Wars with more t&a. More action/adventure than anything like sci fi. All of the Star Wars movies to me are action/adventures, with some eastern mysticism and hero’s journey mythology stuff thrown in for fun.

The Fifth Element totally transcends most science fiction of it’s time (and a lot after). Why, because it broke from the memes that were prevalent at the time… no slant eyed aliens, no “mother ship” styled spacecraft, and most of the other trapping that had become the almost inbred images of science fiction up to now.

It was fresh, very, very character oriented, images that were so new and unique, along with that European sensibility (it was a French film).

I could go on and on, but no, this was not Star Wars with more tits and ass, that’s far off base.