Besson is commended for making his vision his movie, but beyond that, his vision is a mess. Lucys writerdirector is french veteran luc besson, whose creative personality is similarly split between auteur aspirations and mainstream success including cowriting and producing. Unfortunately, hes brought his illinformed, drug induced, gnostic musings, complete with pseudoscience, to the big screen with lucy, starring scarlett johansson. Luc paul maurice besson is a french film director, screenwriter, and producer. The fifth element director luc besson returns to the realm of scifi with an expansive, superexpensive adventure whose creativity overshadows its more uneven elements, valerian and the city of a thousand planets. At the start for example, lucys boyfriend richard pilou asbaek is trying to get her to deliver a case to mr. However as a scientist, i must stop and state that over 60% of the science in lucy was either misleading or inaccurate. Luc bessons lucy 2 is still happening, and its thanks to valerian. Luc besson has 23 books on goodreads with 10126 ratings. Nine years ago, luc besson came across a theory that humans only use 10% of. Luc bessons lucy is based on a lie the general premise is that a young woman named lucy scarlett johansson gets abducted by a gang in taipei and forced to carry a bag of drugs in her abdomen. Luc besson has always been cinema buffs favourite baby, but this is something special really. Lucy 2 is currently in the works with a script by luc besson, pushed on by the commercial failure of bessons valerian and the city of a thousand planets.
Luc bessons logicfree thriller lucy is elevated by the knowing wink of its star. Casting comic book remakes scifi sequels early buzz tv star. Thierry arbogast, afc is an awardwinning french cinematographer. Lucy interview luc besson 2014 scifi action thriller. Lucy 2 is currently in the works with a script by luc besson, pushed on by the.
Scarlett johansson gets superpowers in luc bessons lucy. Jul 25, 2014 the early trailer for luc bessons new film, lucy, promised giddy digital wizardry, and the movie delivers, in a way that surprised me. Besson attempts, at least halfheartedly, to explain the evolution of life on earth in this tale about a drug. The scifi epics of luc besson the fifth element, lucy very often feel like the work of someone who understands certain rules of narrative storytelling but willfully decides they don. As the brain capacity of scarlett johanssons character lucy rises, all semblance of logic plummets. With scarlett johansson, morgan freeman, minsik choi, amr waked. The action thriller lucy stars scarlett johansson and morgan freeman. Lucy 2 is currently in the works with a script by luc besson, pushed on by the commercial failure of besson s valerian and the city of a thousand planets. Lucy is a staunchly feminist film that sometimes seems. This is an oftrepeated myth that drives scientists up a wall, but id like to believe its a coded message from luc. Jul 20, 2017 luc besson was feeling a little discombobulated. Johansson portrays the titular character, a woman who gains psychokinetic abilities when a nootropic drug is. Jang which he obviously doesnt want to do because hes afraid.
Jul 25, 2014 back to directing his first straight action film in a decade, besson talks about his process, his roots, scarlett johansson, the 11yearold natalie portman, and his love of movies with david. Jul 25, 2014 so, too, with lucy, writerdirectorproducer luc bessons mindbendingly miscalculated scifi vehicle for scarlett johansson. He directed or produced the films subway 1985, the big blue 1988, and nikita 1990. Lucys based on bad science, and 6 more secrets about the film. Aug 22, 2014 a decade ago, luc besson seemed burned out as a filmmaker. This term also refers to the feature films based on them, which besson wrote, produced and directed.
If they were to tap into the rest who knows what could happen. Luc bessons most popular book is arthur and the minimoys. The best comicbook movie in a long time, though based on no comic, lucy is a film that mates classic besson with quentin tarantino in a go at the. The plot points may sound kind of silly on their own, but by the end, lucy literally sits through a sequence in which she realizes that time isnt linear, humans.
But bessons blitzkrieg of the senses is also relentlessly entertaining and expertly paced, putting another feather in scarlett johanssons cap after the recent critical successes of her and under the. Luc bessons epic scifi gamble with valerian and the. Their take lucy is ambitious to a fault, and, at times, its quite ridiculous. Their most recent collaboration, lucy, starring scarlett johansson, opens july 25, 2014. The dumbest movie ever made about brain capacity the. Valerian and the city of a thousand planets wikipedia. The films were made and released from 2006 to 2010, in france, the uk and the us. Altered by a dangerous new drug allowing her to use 100% of her brain capacity, lucy transforms into a merciless warrior evolved beyond human logic. The general premise is that a young woman named lucy scarlett johansson gets abducted by a gang in taipei and forced to carry a bag of drugs in her abdomen. Valerian and the city of a thousand planets is eye candy. The early trailer for luc bessons new film, lucy, promised giddy digital wizardry, and the movie delivers, in a way that surprised me. Luc bessons epic scifi gamble with valerian and the city.
Luc besson celebrity profile check out the latest luc besson photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. He wrote and directed the 2014 scifi action film lucy and the 2017 space opera film valerian and the city of a thousand planets. Back to directing his first straight action film in a decade, besson talks about his process, his roots, scarlett johansson, the 11yearold natalie portman, and his love of movies with david. Lucy by luc besson luc besson, scarlett johansson, morgan.
Writerdirector luc bessons previous film, lucy, was hindered by its dumbeddown and illogical brand of sciencefiction. Besson is associated with the cinema du look film movement. The film was shot in taipei, paris, and new york city. Nine years ago, luc besson came across a theory that humans only use 10% of their brain capacity. To show this, besson s longtime cinematographer, thierry arbogast. Czego potrafilby dokonac czlowiek ktory moglby wykorzystac 100 mozliwosci swojego mozgu i zyskac dostep do najglebszych zakamarkow swego umyslu lucy scarlett johansson mieszkajaca na tajwanie studentka zostaje namowiona przez swojego chlopaka do dostarczenia waznej teczki pewnemu biznesmenowi zanim jeszcze dziewczyna.
Jul 23, 2014 french director luc besson has done something quite unexpected with his new film lucy, possibly unintentionally. Written and directed by luc besson, based on a comic book by pierre christin and jeanclaude mezieres. Scarlett johansson stars in luc bessons new actionthriller, lucy, about a woman who stumbles into the criminal underworld and inadvertently acquires superhuman abilities. Starring dan dehaan, cara delevingne, rihanna, clive owen. French filmmaker luc besson always seems to be wrestling with philosophical issues. Lucy is a 2014 french science fiction action film written and directed by luc besson and produced by his wife virginie besson silla for his company europacorp. Lots of situations had siif flare, but to me it all looked like reality movie, maybe slightly from future. Valerian and the city of a thousand planets french. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page. Nikita and lucy share more than a penchant for firearms. Luc besson has the balls to make the stupidest possible movie about being smart, a sort of 2001 for people whose moviegoing mantra is turn off your brain. What started as some casual leafing through books on the topic turned. A decade ago, luc besson seemed burned out as a filmmaker. Books by luc besson author of arthur and the minimoys.
Luc besson on lucy and knowing the limits of the human brain. Luc bessons surprisingly metaphysical lucy the new yorker. Im not sure if it is officially an elfen lied adaptation, but this is cool. Luc bessons new film lucy is at once a feminist manifesto and a gleeful demonstration of the worst fears of those who bluster about how feminists desire a world without men or whatever the. It stars scarlett johansson, morgan freeman, choi minsik, and amr waked. He has made the first movie to successfully ape the ideas of scientology.
Luc bessons lucy 2 is still happening, and its thanks to. Lucy a film by luc besson with scarlett johansonn, morgan freeman, choi minsik 2014 all this knowledge, we could unlock secrets that go beyond our universe. Projects business global events books fiction newsletters. Luc besson s most popular book is arthur and the minimoys. Luc bessons lucy 2 is still happening, and its thanks. The arthur series refers to a series of fantasy novels for children written by luc besson, a film director and producer, and published from 2002 to 2005 in france, the united states and the united kingdom. Science meets brutality and mesmerising scarlet johanson. This film is one of the strangest things ive seen in a good long whilelike if neveldine and taylor, the brodudes behind crank, took a shot at directing 2001. He has been nominated for a cesar award for best director and best picture for his. A woman, accidentally caught in a dark deal, turns the tables on her captors and transforms into a merciless warrior evolved beyond human logic. The director of nikita and leon was reduced to making animated features the wretched arthur and the. Czego potrafilby dokonac czlowiek ktory moglby wykorzystac 100 mozliwosci swojego mozgu i zyskac dostep do najglebszych zakamarkow swego umyslu lucy scarlett johansson mieszkajaca na tajwanie studentka zostaje namowiona przez swojego chlopaka do dostarczenia waznej teczki pewnemu biznesmenowi zanim. Only time will tell if bessons offthewall idea to explore our brains. The film is inspired by the french comic books which besson read as a teenager.
His edits and cutaways crackle with hyperactive references, and lucy s exploits in superhuman badassery are dotted with tongueincheek humor. I read something john boorman wrote about trying to get a film off the ground. Jul 23, 2014 t heres a lot of talk in lucy about humans only using 10% of their brain. Lucy scarlett johansson is a freewheeling expat american in taiwan, blowing off her studies for nightclub carousing, until the day her boyfriend handcuffs a briefcase to. Director luc besson uses some great imagery to push the story along.
As lucys body and mind are rapidly evolving, her individual cells want to fall off on their own bits of her start flying away in. Luc besson spent the first years of his life following his parents, scuba diving instructors. Luc besson is a french film director, writer and producer. Luc besson s latest has scarlett johansson so pumped up with brain power shes in danger of going. In his 2014 book titled great myths of the brain, christian jarrett quotes directly. The early trailer for luc bessons new film, lucy, promised giddy. Lucy is a 2014 french science fiction action film written and directed by luc besson and.
Jul 31, 2014 luc besson s new film lucy is at once a feminist manifesto and a gleeful demonstration of the worst fears of those who bluster about how feminists desire a world without men or whatever the. He has been involved with over 50 films, spanning 26 years, as writer, director, andor producer, including the transporter series. The actors and actresses where superb, and i applaud my fellow french producers for prioritizing a scientific concept in the middle of an american action film. Neccesity of knowledge against greed using brutal force. Lucy is essentially bessons version of a superhero movie, and again. In its defense, i can offer only that johansson is a moderately.
To show this, bessons longtime cinematographer, thierry arbogast. Luc besson books list of books by author luc besson. Hopefully it will be like chronicle for akira and pacific rim for evangelion where it doesnt admit to being a rip off, but homages the original enough times and. Shouting out for original science fiction, in this age of juggernaut franchises, is like supporting local shops and native produce. Valerian and the city of a thousand planets by luc besson.
We so wanted to get behind luc bessons big, silly spectacle. Ridiculous, incoherent but pretty entertaining the globe and. So, too, with lucy, writerdirectorproducer luc bessons mindbendingly miscalculated scifi vehicle for scarlett johansson. Her take i dont know what writerdirector luc besson was on when he came up with lucy, but i want some. The early trailer for luc besson s new film, lucy, promised giddy digital wizardry, and the movie delivers, in a way that surprised me.
You have her transcending space and time, and the film goes off in a. Luc besson is directing a science fiction action movie about a telekinetic mutant femme fatale named lucy. Jul 25, 2014 the best comicbook movie in a long time, though based on no comic, lucy is a film that mates classic besson with quentin tarantino in a go at the mystical, worldsolving vision found in stanley. French director luc besson has done something quite unexpected with his new film lucy, possibly unintentionally. T heres a lot of talk in lucy about humans only using 10% of their brain. Luc besson left directs scarlett johansson in lucy. To stave off her disintegration, lucy consumes more of the drug. What to expect from lucy based on its directors other films. Lucy, the new film from luc besson, is about a young woman whose brain becomes powerful enough to see the world as it really is which, as it turns out, is exactly like a luc besson film.
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