It's like a re-watch week or something, I've been re-watching a lot of movies. Who am I kidding I usually do that a lot.
Actually, the movie has this funky feel to it, considering the way it looks. Maybe it's because of the production designs, which sometimes comes off as goofy. But if I think more about it, it actually makes sense at that time something similar could be traced across several movies of different genre. Yet actually it introduced a lot of new ideas too (not mentioning clothing by Gaultier, but some of the small everyday life details in the movie).
And it definitely gave its' own commentary on such things as overpopulation, class difference, ecology, damn even media. Who knew that the character of Ruby Rhod will become reality in modern society. But Tucker played it so well.
The world in the background speaks for itself.
Starting from the one tiny room apartment of Korben that looks claustrophobic, when he is actually an ex-special forces (though probably gave everything to his ex-wife, slipped my mind if it was mentioned). The way he has a full load of guns from attempted robberies. Flying cars that are everywhere with dense traffic whn Korben tries to fly through. Jungle of skyscrapers. No privacy in the face of police (the scene of scanning through the door). The pile of garbage at the airport/spaceport. In stark contrast comes the luxurious spaceship full of fun and leisure where you could see all types of dignitaries and celebs with Korben being one of few "low class" people I suppose.
The only thing about the movie that showcases how old the movie is the best is CGI. That one does look old, but at the time of the release of course it was fantastic.
RATE: 8/10.