The movie knows it. That is why Besson gives us Bubble.
Think of it as a moving painting. The scene where Laureline is chased through the "Space Casino" by a three-headed alien? The geometry of that room defies physics. The scene where Valerian flies a ship through a collapsing neutron star? It looks like a Dali painting melted over a video game. valerian and the city of
In the summer of 2017, something strange happened at the multiplex. Luc Besson, the visionary French director behind The Fifth Element and Leon: The Professional , dropped over $200 million on a passion project nearly forty years in the making. The result was Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets . The movie knows it
But here we are, years later, in an era dominated by gray, desaturated superhero slogs and IP reboots that apologize for existing. I am here to make a controversial argument: Valerian is not a failure. It is a masterpiece of world-building that stumbled on its dialogue. If you can look past the awkward smirk of its protagonist, you will find the most inventive, colorful, and audacious science-fiction film of the 21st century. The scene where Laureline is chased through the
Let’s dive into the City. Before we talk about the film, we have to talk about the city itself. The subtitle isn't just marketing flair; it is the actual protagonist of the movie.
Luc Besson tried to give us the city of a thousand planets. We weren't ready for it. But the city is still there, waiting for us to dock.
But here is the secret: The leads don't matter .