Some of us recognize it for the supreme art it is, a 1997 English-language French science fiction action film directed by Luc Besson and co-written by Besson an

Some of us recognize it for the supreme art it is, a 1997 English-language French science fiction action film directed by Luc Besson and co-written by Besson and Robert Mark Kamen from a story by Besson. It stars Bruce Willis, Gary Oldman, and Milla Jovovich. Primarily set in the 23rd century, the film's central plot involves the survival of planet Earth, which becomes the responsibility of Korben Dallas (Willis), a taxicab driver and former special forces major, after a young woman (Jovovich) falls into his cab. To accomplish this, Dallas joins forces with her to recover four mystical stones essential for the defence of Earth against the impending attack of a malevolent cosmic entity. Chased by relentless cliches, a chaotic malevolence that cannot be comprehended (but understands your deepest weaknesses), crushing inequality, and an androgynous Chris Tucker, the hero and heroine are plagued by corporatism gone amok, and use the system against itself to save the world. It is, quite simply, Willis' and Oldman's finest movie to date among dozens of fantastically acted movies. A goddess can choose to save the universe. What's the use of saving life when you see what you do with it? One of the deepest mysteries in the universe. Answer that, and you have the ethos to lift others and champion the big causes out of the jaws of ennui and nihilism.