That being said, during my previous viewings of this movie on other forms of media, I've never really noticed this issue before, so it really is a consequence of the upscaling that went into this release. As the filmmakers state in the special features, this is primarily due to what was available when this film came out, and had it been just a few years later, the visuals would have been much cleaner. The Fifth Element looks really good on 4K, but like I said above, you can really tell when and where models are used and much of the computer graphics is fairly obvious. The epic cross-galaxy cat-and-mouse game will take everyone to a luxury flying hotel on a paradise planet and introduce Korben to broadcasting legend Ruby Rhod (Chris Tucker, Rush Hour, Silver Linings Playbook), just another of the many memorable characters The Fifth Element presents viewers. Also following Korben and Leeloo's path of destruction is a pack of alien warriors called Mangalores and the army who was hoping to reinstate Korben in order to have him work for them. Zorg's mission appears to be to help the ultimate evil and he will do whatever it takes to achieve that goal. Korben and Leeloo need the help of Father Vito Cornelius (Ian Holm, The Lord of the Rings Trilogy, Alien) and his apprentice David (Charlie Creed-Miles), both members of a sect devoted to Leeloo and her purpose, and end up in the sites of evil arms dealer and corporate head Zorg (Gary Oldman, The Dark Knight Trilogy, Leon: The Professional, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban). It turns out this tangerine-orange haired, practically-naked woman named Leeloo (Jovovich, The Resident Evil movies, Ultraviolet) is actually an ancient weapon brought back to life in order to fight some ultimate evil that appears every 5,000 years, and it's up to Korben to take her around the galaxy in order to get the missing pieces of an old puzzle together, all before a flaming planet-sized ball decides to hurdle itself towards Earth and kill everyone. Bruce Willis plays Korben Dallas, a former special forces man turned cabbie and ends up having a rather unusual fare drop into his car.
The Fifth Element takes place in the 24th century where New York City has only grown more dense as the buildings grew taller and flying vehicles criss-cross on many levels above the ground. This, of course, means that the film's distinct color palette really pops in UHD, but it also means that the film's placement between high-quality CGI and practical miniatures is all too evident. The Fifth Element's 4K release brings the classic Luc Besson film that launched Milla Jovovich's career into ultra-high-def goodness.
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