Elemental Channeling: Leeloo's most pivotal power is the ability to unite the power of the four elemental stones to form the Light of Creation. Because of this, she is described as the Fifth Element. The Light of Creation is created through the combination of the four stones' powers being channeled through Leeloo. It is the only weapon that can defeat the Great Evil, which appears to destroy Earth every 5,000 years. Cornelius states to David while Leeloo is learning human history that she has a lot to catch up on because she has been asleep for a long time, implying that Leeloo has been asleep for 5,000 years and was possibly the Fifth Element 5,000 years prior. When Leeloo is placed in the center of the temple dedicated to the stones, she is able to channel their respective power through her to create a pure white beam of light that destroys the Great Evil. However, as stated by Plavalaguna as she died, Leeloo was still emotionally human, and required Korben's love and support to complete her mission. In fact, it was only due to Korben expressing his love for her that Leeloo mustered the strength to create the Light of Creation. Two decades later, the film still elicits awed reactions—and the costumes for Leeloo, Ruby Rhod, and Korben Dallas have become pop-culture staples that continue to resurface at events like Comic-Con and in online tributes. “It touches me still that the audience all over the world still love that movie,” says Gaultier. “I suppose that it is the combination of the directing, acting, sets, and costumes that worked so well.”

The Fifth Element [Virgin] – Awards". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 10 December 2014 . Retrieved 30 January 2015. Archive". Golden Raspberry Awards. 23 August 2000. Archived from the original on 17 October 2014 . Retrieved 30 January 2015. Hayward, Susan; Powrie, Phil (2009). The Films of Luc Besson: Master of Spectacle. Manchester: Manchester University Press. ISBN 978-0-7190-7029-7. Palmares2014 - 39 th Cesar Award Ceremony". César Award. Archived from the original on 4 August 2013 . Retrieved 30 January 2015. Note: Choose '1998' from the drop-down box. I started making these suspenders by looking at what other cosplayers have done, specifically from this article. I didn't want to print a template — mostly because it may not fit my body dimensions anyway, so I started from scratch.In an interview, Besson stated The Fifth Element was not a "big theme movie", although the film's theme was an important one. He wanted viewers to reach the point where Leeloo states, "What's the use of saving life when you see what you do with it?" and agree with her. [8] Jay P. Telotte, writing in the book Science Fiction Film, credited the film with exploring the theme of political corruption. [9]

Once rendezvoused with Cornelius, who immediately recognizes her from a tattoo on her wrist as the Supreme Being he has been waiting for. The woman is roused from unconsciousness by Korben, who took it upon himself to kiss her gently. Holding his gun to his head, she states angrily, "Seno akta gammat!" Cornelius later translates this to mean, "Never without my permission." It is during this scene that she introduces herself as Leeloominaï Lekatariba-Lamina-Tchaï Ekbat De Sebat. Korben, unable to pronounce her lengthy title, asks her for a shorter name, to which she responds, "Leeloo." Also worth mentioning is Leeloo’s second costume, the white crop top with the orange rubber suspenders that perfectly paired Besson’s orange aesthetic for the film, which is still seen along with flame-orange wigs at Comicons around the world and given homage by different artists, including Doja Cat and Drag Race’s Aquaria. a b Ott, Brian L; Aoki, Eric (2001). "Counter-Imagination as Interpretive Practice: Futuristic Fantasy and The Fifth Element" (PDF). Women's Studies in Communication. 27 (2): 149–176. doi: 10.1080/07491409.2004.10162471. hdl: 10217/644. S2CID 53953295 . Retrieved 3 August 2019.a b Change, Kee (5 May 2012). "Film Critic: Maïwenn's 'Polisse' ". Anthem Magazine. Archived from the original on 8 December 2014 . Retrieved 30 January 2015. McGovern, Joe. “Take a look at the ‘blue ice’ poster for Luc Besson’s Valerian. ” Entertainment Weekly, March 24, 2017. https://ew.com/movies/2017/03/24/exclusive-poster-debut-valerian-city-thousand-planets/.

a b Jeremy, Conrad (11 October 2001). "Fifth Element (Superbit), The". IGN. Archived from the original on 15 July 2014 . Retrieved 30 January 2015. Kyle Newton (27 July 2017). "The Fifth Element - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray". High-Def Digest. Archived from the original on 29 July 2017 . Retrieved 29 July 2017. a b LaPlante, Alice (1999). Playing for Profit: How Digital Entertainment is Making Big Business Out of Child's Play. John Wiley & Sons. p.58. ISBN 978-0-471-29614-0. Mézières, Jean-Claude; Christin, Pierre (2004). "The Circles of Power". Valerian: The New Future Trilogy. Valérian: Spatio-Temporal Agent. Trans. Timothy Ryan Smith. New York: iBooks. ISBN 978-0-7434-8674-3.

About the Costume Designer: Jean Paul Gaultier

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a b Ebert, Roger (9 May 1997). "The Fifth Element". RogerEbert.com. Archived from the original on 28 August 2014 . Retrieved 28 January 2015. Perry, Doug (1 October 1998). "Fifth Element". IGN. Archived from the original on 10 November 2014 . Retrieved 30 January 2015.Paris prosecutors probe Luc Besson's 'Film City' studios". Hürriyet Daily News. 20 December 2013. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014 . Retrieved 30 January 2015. Das fünfte Element"[The Fifth Element]. Goldene Leinwand (in German). Archived from the original on 5 November 2014 . Retrieved 30 January 2015. Dalton, Matthew. “Pierre Cardin, Fashion Designer of the Space Age, Dies at 98.” The Wall Street Journal, December 29, 2020. www.wsj.com/articles/pierre-cardin-fashion-designer-of-the-space-age-dies-at-98-11609252021. Stefan Brandt, in the book Subverting Masculinity, also said that the film "echoes stereotypical beliefs about gender" of all females in the film. He said that Leeloo left her passive role only during her fight with the Mangalores. Except for Tiny Lister's portrayal of the President, Brandt said that all males in the film were shown as unmanly as possible in various ways, such as Ruby Rhod's effeminacy, Vito Cornelius's clumsy form of speech, and General Munro's stupidity; their purpose was to make Korben's masculinity appear "god-like" by comparison. [11]