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> My only apprehension is that the director will try to relieve the absurdity by making it comedic, when the best way to handle it is to just have it be openly
by dleslie 6y ago
> My only apprehension is that the director will try to relieve the absurdity by making it comedic, when the best way to handle it is to just have it be openly ridiculous without apologizing for it.
The Fifth Element did this _excellently_, and yet there hasn't been a similarly themed movie since AFAIK.
- dariusj18 6y agoFrench romp but Sci-fi
- bane 6y agoOh man, the tone of that movie is excellent. Really sorry Valerian ended up such a dud. Snow Crash with a high quality 5th element vibe would be pretty amazing.
- BerislavLopac 6y agoValerian had so much potential, and its intro sequence is one of the best I've ever seen.
- celticninja 6y agoI still enjoyed it though, it's no so bad that it's unwatchable, ,just a let down from what it could have been.
- jdxcode 6y agoI don’t keep up with sci-fi culture so I watched it not knowing how bad everyone thought it was. I actually really liked it in the same way I liked fifth element. I also enjoyed watching Prometheus for the same reason. I feel when you’re aware of the zeitgeist it messed a ton with your expectations.
- remarkEon 6y agoThe Fifth Element is one of the few movies where, back when cable was a thing, when it was on "TV" you could watch it no matter where you started. It's weirdly charming, in all of it's absurdity.