25 years on, how well did The Fifth Element predict the future?

A lot has changed in the 25 years since The Fifth Element entered the world. Several cast members – Tommy ​‘Tiny’ Lister, Brion James and Luke Perry – have passed away, while star Bruce Willis recently retired from acting for health reasons. While as a movie it continues to make pretty much no sense (the baddie and goodie never share any screen time, the plot hinges on a colossal coincidence, loads of plot threads go absolutely nowhere and the main character spends a long 10 minutes having a cry while watching an alien opera singer), its vision of the future remains incredible. Between director Luc Besson, costume designer Jean-Paul Gaultier, comic artists Jean Giraud and Jean-Claude Mézières and a huge crew, the world it created is mesmerising – all...

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