{"id":439070,"date":"2022-04-29T01:45:17","date_gmt":"2022-04-28T22:45:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/set-secrets-of-the-sci-fi-classic\/"},"modified":"2022-04-29T01:45:17","modified_gmt":"2022-04-28T22:45:17","slug":"set-secrets-of-the-sci-fi-classic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/set-secrets-of-the-sci-fi-classic\/","title":{"rendered":"#Set secrets of the sci-fi classic"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a24bfe877478\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a24bfe877478\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/set-secrets-of-the-sci-fi-classic\/#%E2%80%9CSet_secrets_of_the_sci-fi_classic%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Set secrets of the sci-fi classic&#8221;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/set-secrets-of-the-sci-fi-classic\/#The_script\" >The script<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/set-secrets-of-the-sci-fi-classic\/#The_opening_shot\" >The opening shot<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/set-secrets-of-the-sci-fi-classic\/#Bruce_Willis\" >Bruce Willis<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/set-secrets-of-the-sci-fi-classic\/#Milla_Jovovich\" >Milla Jovovich<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/set-secrets-of-the-sci-fi-classic\/#Gary_Oldman\" >Gary Oldman<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/set-secrets-of-the-sci-fi-classic\/#Speaking_alien\" >Speaking alien<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/set-secrets-of-the-sci-fi-classic\/#Chris_Tucker\" >Chris Tucker<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/set-secrets-of-the-sci-fi-classic\/#The_diva\" >The diva<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/set-secrets-of-the-sci-fi-classic\/#The_LAX_incident\" >The LAX incident<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/set-secrets-of-the-sci-fi-classic\/#The_sound_of_Earth_being_saved\" >The sound of Earth being saved<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CSet_secrets_of_the_sci-fi_classic%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Set secrets of the sci-fi classic&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>The year 1997 was a banner one for <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">movies<\/a> in every genre.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou had \u2018L.A. Confidential\u2019 and \u2018Donnie Brasco,\u2019 \u2018Good Will Hunting\u2019 and \u2018Titanic,\u2019 and \u2018As Good as It Gets,\u2019 \u201d producer John Amicarella told The Post.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd,\u201d he said, \u201cyou had \u2018The Fifth Element.\u2019 \u201c<\/p>\n<p>Amicarella was an associate producer on French auteur Luc Besson\u2019s <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=pqs9ycvKfD8\">futuristic sci-fi head trip<\/a>. Set in 2263, it sees ex-military cab driver Korben Dallas (Bruce Willis) team up with a mysterious orange-haired woman named Leeloo (Milla Jovovich) to save the planet from a malevolent alien force, which is being helped by ruthless businessman Zorg (Gary Oldman).\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The sprawling action movie was stuffed with color, music and eccentric humor; it made a star of Chris Tucker, who played flamboyant TV personality Ruby Rhod, and enlisted comic-book artists to render a future New York City and designer Jean-Paul Gaultier to engineer cutting-edge costumes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLuc Besson did everything I thought a great artist should do,\u201d sound designer Mark Mangini, who worked on the film (and just won an Oscar for \u201cDune\u201d), told The Post. \u201cHe hired the most creative people in every department, and just told them to do what they do, without any micromanagement. That, to me, was an epiphany.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Twenty-five years on, Amicarella, who most recently worked on Roland Emmerich\u2019s \u201cMoonfall,\u201d is still impressed with Besson\u2019s work. \u201cIt\u2019s funny, it\u2019s imaginative, it\u2019s got romance and action, it\u2019s kind of dazzling. You\u2019ve got these wacky unforgettable characters, and it\u2019s a little baffling at times,\u201d he said. \u201cThe bottom line is, it\u2019s really unique and in today\u2019s world, it holds up.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Below, a look at some of the film\u2019s high points (and occasional mishaps).<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_script\"><\/span>The script<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/GettyImages-1213261711-copy.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Luc Besson in front of a poster for &quot;The Fifth Element&quot; in 1997.\" class=\"wp-image-22070198\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/GettyImages-1213261711-copy.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/GettyImages-1213261711-copy.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/GettyImages-1213261711-copy.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Luc Besson in front of a poster for \u201cThe Fifth Element\u201d in 1997.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">picture alliance via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI was brought in to read the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">script<\/a> in front of Besson\u2019s secretary,\u201d Amicarella recalled. \u201cI read it and said, \u2018OK, I don\u2019t really get it.\u2019 But this is the guy who had done \u2018La Femme Nikita\u2019 and \u2018The Professional,\u2019 major landmark films. I said, \u2018To work with Luc? Absolutely.\u2019 \u201c<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_opening_shot\"><\/span>The opening shot<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>\u201cYou have this languid shot of a spaceship <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">travel<\/a>ing across the screen, reminiscent of the opening scene of \u2018Star Wars,\u2019 \u201d Mangini said. \u201cI needed to create the sound of a slow-moving spaceship, and I didn\u2019t want it to sound like a rocket or a jet. I had an old recording of Tibetan monks chanting; I slowed that recording down, to make it unrecognizable.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Bruce_Willis\"><\/span>Bruce Willis<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/GettyImages-829918118-copy.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Actor Bruce Willis (right) and director Luc Besson , during this morning's photocall for &quot;The Fifth Element&quot;,  which Premieres tonight during the 50th Cannes Film Festival.   \" class=\"wp-image-22072081\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/GettyImages-829918118-copy.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/GettyImages-829918118-copy.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/GettyImages-829918118-copy.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Bruce Willis and director Luc Besson at the 50th Cannes Film Festival in 1997.   <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">PA Images via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Willis, who has recently gone public with a diagnosis of aphasia, came with a reputation for <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nickiswift.com\/212396\/we-now-know-why-people-dont-want-to-work-with-bruce-willis\/\">being difficult on sets<\/a>. But, said Amicarella, \u201cwhat I saw was a great respect between Bruce and Luc. I would say, and I mean this as a compliment, Bruce certainly knew who Bruce was. He was superbly confident in that. We got Bruce in his prime \u2014 he was very charismatic.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Milla_Jovovich\"><\/span>Milla Jovovich<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/FIF019AX.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Milla Jovovich in a still from the film.\" class=\"wp-image-22072158\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/FIF019AX.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/FIF019AX.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/FIF019AX.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Milla Jovovich in a still from the film.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">The Kobal Collection<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Jovovich, who\u2019d appeared in \u201cReturn to the Blue Lagoon\u201d when she was 15, broke through as a star in the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=6u14pLHV3Vw\">role of Leeloo<\/a>. She wore a bright-orange wig and an iconic outfit consisting entirely of scant white bandages, and spoke in an alien language Besson invented for the film. She also became involved with the director, marrying him later that year but divorcing two years later.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Gary_Oldman\"><\/span>Gary Oldman<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/GettyImages-1145571-copy.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"1997 Gary Oldman stars in the new movie &quot;The Fifth Element&quot;\" class=\"wp-image-22075546\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/GettyImages-1145571-copy.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/GettyImages-1145571-copy.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/GettyImages-1145571-copy.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Gary Oldman played ruthless businessman Zorg in the movie. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Despite his <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=7jVsQToSfag\">all-in performance<\/a>, Oldman said in a controversy-laced <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.avclub.com\/controversial-gary-oldman-interview-blasts-the-fifth-el-1798269710\">2014 interview<\/a> with Playboy that he\u2019s not a fan of the film. \u201cOh no, I can\u2019t bear it,\u201d he told the magazine, explaining that he had taken the part as a favor to Besson after the director had financed a film for Oldman.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Speaking_alien\"><\/span>Speaking alien<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/GettyImages-1145614-copy-1.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"1997 Bruce Willis stars in the new movie &quot;The Fifth Element&quot;\" class=\"wp-image-22073022\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/GettyImages-1145614-copy-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/GettyImages-1145614-copy-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/GettyImages-1145614-copy-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/anime-manga\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"6\" title=\"Anime || Manga\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Manga<\/a>lores have Korben Dallas (Bruce Willis) in \u201cThe Fifth Element.\u201d<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThose large, brass <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=vBc-7pEtxgo\">Mondoshawans<\/a>, the good guys, they had to speak in this weird sort of tuba-like voice,\u201d said Mangini. \u201cWe used this budding <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/technology\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" title=\"Technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">technology<\/a>, called vocoding, where we brought in actors to read the voices of the Mondoshawans, and we used those voices to trigger other sounds like brass instruments, to make the sounds.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For the bad-guy <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=AqipzHYdMS4\">Mangalores<\/a>, \u201cWe used a similar technique, but we formulated [it] with cruder sounds like bears and camels and gorillas to give them a more brutish sound.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Chris_Tucker\"><\/span>Chris Tucker<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/FIF019BD.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Chris Tucker as Ruby Rhod.\" class=\"wp-image-22073164\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/FIF019BD.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/FIF019BD.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/FIF019BD.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Chris Tucker as Ruby Rhod \u2014 a part that reportedly Prince was originally going to play.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">The Kobal Collection<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Besson claimed in a <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lucbesson\/status\/723906824005517312?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E723906824005517312%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.yahoo.com%2Fentertainment%2Fremembering-that-time-prince-was-1415259082448950.html\">2016 tweet<\/a> that Prince was originally supposed to play the role of Ruby Rhod.\u00a0But Tucker, a comic who had small parts in films before this, gave a <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=OsJKdxPwZdk\">wild swing of a performance<\/a>. \u201cWhen we were cutting the film together, Sony Columbia was concerned about the character maybe being a little \u2018out there\u2019 for the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general<\/a> public,\u201d said Amicarella. \u201cLuc was like, \u2018No, this is what I want,\u2019 and he arranged a preview for the core audience at the time, which was teenagers. It scored really high on that character, and that put that discussion to rest.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_diva\"><\/span>The diva<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"495\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/the-fifth-element-screengrabs-7.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"The diva\" class=\"wp-image-22075617\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/the-fifth-element-screengrabs-7.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/the-fifth-element-screengrabs-7.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/the-fifth-element-screengrabs-7.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The character Diva Plavalaguna sings an aria from the opera \u201cLucia di Lammermoor\u201d (dubbed by opera singer Inva Mula) in \u201cThe Fifth Element.\u201d<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">(c) Columbia Pictures<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In one of the film\u2019s <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=XnTE2h0ZY74\">big set pieces<\/a>, the character Diva Plavalaguna sings an aria from the opera \u201cLucia di Lammermoor\u201d (dubbed by opera singer Inva Mula). The 20-year-old French actress who played the diva, Ma\u00efwenn, was Besson\u2019s then-wife; she\u2019d given birth to their child when she was 16. The two broke up during filming when he became involved with Jovovich.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_LAX_incident\"><\/span>The LAX incident<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>\u201cWe were in London, and we had to ship the negatives to LA,\u201d said Amicarella. \u201cI got a call from the lab, and they said, \u2018We suggest you come down to the airport.\u2019 They put me in a waiting room, and three big guys came in with these huge bags full of negatives. As they were unloading the negatives off the airplane at LAX, they\u2019d fallen off, and got run over by a forklift. And the scene that got mangled was the big scene, the shootout in the opera house where all the stars are running around. I had to make the call to Luc.\u201d They managed to fix the damage, but the experience was, Amicarella said, \u201cnot good. But it was one of those things where, as much as you\u2019re prepared, the unexpected happens.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_sound_of_Earth_being_saved\"><\/span>The sound of Earth being saved<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"425\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/the-fifth-element-screengrabs-2.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"A scene from &quot;The Fifth Element.&quot;&#10;\" class=\"wp-image-22075761\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/the-fifth-element-screengrabs-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/the-fifth-element-screengrabs-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/the-fifth-element-screengrabs-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>At the end of the film, crystals are arranged to achieve cosmic fusion.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">(c) Columbia Pictures<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cAt the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=RxDOrXjPW1c\">end of the film <\/a>they\u2019re arranging the crystals, and they have to get this cosmic fusion, and Leeloo faints and this shaft of light goes into the heavens \u2014 there\u2019s this very angelic chorus,\u201d Mangini said. \u201cWe wanted it to sound like something beneficent. So we made this sound by screaming at a piano. If you yell at an open piano, the strings sympathetically vibrate \u2014 and create this angel-choir sound.\u201d\n                        <\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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