Alienating the Audience cover image

The Fifth Element Is Teenage Scifi

Alienating the Audience

00:00

The World Building in Space Precinct

I think my favorite cutaway is actually New York City for three seconds. I love when he's just blasting them in his face. You can tell you're entering a universe with its own rules and its own history. They did a marvelous job of that. It was like really trying to be grey but for a hostry blue. A kid's puppet show. Let's talk about world building. This is love the strongest element. Well, it's at least the fifth element. Oh my God, it's Captain Planet. Windwater fire. Earth. Is anyone see the Don Cheadle? Yeah, that was great. Do you ever play it again?"

Transcript
Play full episode

The AI-powered Podcast Player

Save insights by tapping your headphones, chat with episodes, discover the best highlights - and more!
App store bannerPlay store banner
Get the app