survival of humanity which becomes the duty of a taxicab driver

The Fifth Element is a 1997 science fiction film directed by Luc Besson starring Bruce Willis, Gary Oldman, Milla Jovovich, Ian Holm, and Chris Tucker. Mostly set in the work of the twenty-third century, the film's central plot involves the survival of humanity which becomes the duty of a taxicab driver (and former special forces major) named Korben Dallas (Willis) when a young woman (Jovovich) falls in to his taxicab. On learning of her significance, Korben must join efforts with the girl and a priest (Holm) to recover six mystical stones which are key to defending Earth from an imminent assault of pure wicked and destruction.
Contents [hide]
1 Plot
2 Cast
2.1 Major roles
2.2 Minor roles
3 Production
4 Reception
5 Home video
6 Soundtrack
6.1 Track listing
7 Spin-offs
8 References
8.1 Notes
8.2 Bibliography
9 Outside links
[edit]Plot
Every six thousand years together with a planetary alignment, a "Great Evil" appears whose purpose is to destroy all life. In preparation for the next appearance in the 23rd century, a group of aliens called the Mondoshawan (pronounced "Mon-do-SHEE-wan") arrive on Earth in 1914 at an ancient tomb that is being excavated, to extract the only weapon able to defeating the Great Wicked, a collection of six stones representing the classical elements and the Fifth Element (hence the title) which conjugates the other six in to organic life. After taking the weapons, claiming that they are not safe on Earth, as "war is coming", the Mondoshawans present a key to their human confidant, a priest, and tell him to pass the information provoking their mission through future generations in preparation for the Evil's arrival.
In 2263, the Great Wicked appears and destroys a Federated Army space battleship. When the Mondoshawans try to deliver the Elements back to Earth, they are ambushed by another alien race, the shape-shifting Mangalores, who were recently devastated in a conflict with Earth. Federal scientists can recover a portion of the Fifth Element and use a reconstitution tool to recreate it, whereupon it takes the kind of an apparently human woman named "Leeloo" (Milla Jovovich), described as "the ideal being." Leeloo, frightened of her unfamiliar surroundings, escapes from the scientists and arrives in the care of taxi driver Korben Dallas (Bruce Willis), a former major in the Federated Army's Special Forces, by crashing through the roof of his taxi cab. Dallas then delivers her to Priest Vito Cornelius (Ian Holm), the current holder of the Mondoshawans' knowledge, and his apprentice, David (Charlie Creed-Miles). Dallas, Cornelius, and his acolyte David help Leeloo recover, though Dallas is forced out of Cornelius' apartment before learning her purpose. Cornelius learns from Leeloo that the six Elements were not carried by the Mondoshawans, but in lieu entrusted to Diva Plavalaguna, a singer currently acting on a luxury space liner at Fhloston Paradise, and that Leeloo must recover the stones from her. Meanwhile, rich industrialist Jean-Baptiste Emanuel Zorg (Gary Oldman) has tried to gain the stones as urged by communication with the Great Wicked. After learning that the Mangalores' assault on the Mondoshawans was unsuccessful in recovering the stones, Zorg betrays and kills them, whereupon the surviving Mangalores pick to seize their revenge and gain the stones for themselves.
General Munro (Brion James), Dallas's former superior officer, appears at Dallas's apartment and tells him that they has been recalled to the Army so they can travel to meet the Diva because the annual Gemini Croquette Contest has been rigged to permit Dallas to win. The meeting is interrupted by the arrival of Cornelius and Leeloo. Dallas, learning of Leeloo's need, offers to help, but is knocked out by Cornelius, who steals his winning tickets and departs with Leeloo. Dallas accepts the job from Munro and travels to John F. Kennedy Interplanetary Airport, intercepting Cornelius, David, and Leeloo before they board their flight and escorts Leeloo. The Mangalores and Zorg's assistant (Adrian Thaws) are rebuffed by the ticketing agent when they try to pose as Dallas. Cornelius instructs David to prepare the temple and then sneaks onboard the passenger spaceplane before it leaves.
While boarding the flight, Dallas meets interstellar radio persona Ruby Rhod (Chris Tucker) who will be his escort for the trip under the terms of the contest. On arrival at Fhloston Paradise, Dallas is taken by Ruby to prepare for the show while Leeloo waits near the Diva's quarters in order to retrieve the stones from her after her performance. The Diva's show is interrupted by the Mangalores and the Diva is fatally shot in the stomach. Dallas learns from her dying words that the Diva has hidden the stones inside her body. After they dies, Dallas extracts them, giving them to Ruby to hold while Dallas defeats the Mangalores and saves the remainder of the passengers and crew. Leeloo can defeat the Mangalores that tried to pillage the Diva's quarters, but Zorg, having flown himself to Fhloston, shoots at Leeloo in the Diva's quarters, wounding her and forcing her to retreat. His actions lets him take the case they believes contains the stones while beginning a time bomb. The bomb is detected by the liner's security systems and an emergency evacuation of its passengers commences. When Dallas goes to recover Leeloo, Zorg finds the case to be empty. They re-enters the abandoned liner as Dallas, Leeloo, Cornelius, and Ruby leave it on Zorg's ship. Zorg can cease his bomb, but one of the defeated Mangalores activates a bomb they brought along, killing Zorg and destroying the liner.
The six return to the temple on Earth as the Great Wicked rushes towards the planet. There, Dallas finds Leeloo disillusioned and reluctant to perform her role, having observed that in spite of all efforts made on their behalf, humans appear compelled to destroy themselves. As the protagonists arrange the stones in the temple to form their weapon, they are briefly baffled by their ignorance of the weapon's operation, but David accidentally discovers that each stone is triggered by the presence of the classical element to which it corresponds: water for the water stone, fire for fire, earth for earth, wind for wind. Dallas then confesses his love for Leeloo, embraces her, and kisses her. At this realization that love is worth saving, Leeloo finds the inspiration to release the weapon's "Divine Light," causing the Great Wicked to become dormant as a brand spanking new moon in Earth's orbit. Later, the President and General Munro go to the reconstitution lab to congratulate Dallas on his successful mission, but they and Leeloo are unavailable, despite the president's assertion that they is in a rush. Viewers then see Dallas and Leeloo having sex in the resurrection chamber.
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