loved it

Rating: 8/10 (25 January 2015)

I premise that I am a huge Besson fan, seen most of his movies and am familiar with his style. I didn't really know, though I "sensed" what I was going to see, and I kind of expected the usual romp, like the professional or kiss of the dragon, but here the director went a step further, tackling with fundamental issues of human existence, and daresay existence in general. I don't want to give out any spoilers inadvertently, so I'll be very general. I honestly cannot understand all the people who saw "logic" problems with the plot. Or perhaps it is all down to the fact that everybody has their own way of processing things, despite what doctrinal science might say, science itself is a matter of consensus, everybody does really see things differently, and although many people reacted negatively, there was quite a reaction nonetheless, so Besson was successful in getting people to pay attention, which is already saying a lot. Personally, I found it enlightening.The ending is nothing new, saw the same thing when Dr Strange's the Ancient One died, oh, maybe forty years ago? But that's because there is nothing new other than people starting over and over again each new generation and having to realize the same old truths all over again, which is humanity's curse and bliss, for ignorance is bliss, but so is total understanding, it's the stuff in between, that which we call the human dimension, that struggles. Anyway, in a nutshell, this is what I got from the movie. I'll keep the "deeper" stuff for myself. On another note, Besson is the Tarantino of France, and came before him and is still here with his best movie yet. Might we expect the same of Quentin, or was Pulp Fiction really it? I'd like to see him give it another shot!