, an ever-expanding intergalactic metropolis where thousands of species converge to share knowledge and culture.
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets opened in July 2017, directly against Christopher Nolan’s Dunkirk . It earned only $225 million worldwide against a $180 million budget (plus marketing), making it a significant box office bomb. American audiences rejected it, but it performed well in China ($60 million) and France (Besson’s home country).
Thematically, Besson’s film gestures toward anti-colonial critique. The City of a Thousand Planets—Alpha—is literally constructed from the remnants of conquered worlds, a cosmopolitan utopia built on histories of extraction and displacement. The discovery that a seemingly innocuous trade in rare organisms masks a systemic pattern of captivity and commodification reframes the story as one about recognition and restitution. Valerian and Laureline’s personal arc—moving from complacent agents of a bureaucratic empire to sympathetic rescuers—mirrors an ethical awakening that the film asks its audience to share.
In the landscape of modern science fiction cinema, few films arrive with as much visual ambition and narrative stumble as Luc Besson’s Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets . Yet, before the wooden dialogue and the miscast chemistry of its leads take center stage, the film offers a masterpiece of silent storytelling: the opening montage, set to David Bowie’s "Space Oddity."
Nearly $200 million, making it one of the most expensive European films ever made.
: Special operatives Valerian (Dane DeHaan) and Laureline (Cara Delevingne) are tasked with retrieving a "Mül converter"—the last of its kind—and uncovering a dark conspiracy threatening the heart of Alpha. A Visual Triumph : The film features over 2,700 VFX shots
, an ever-expanding intergalactic metropolis where thousands of species converge to share knowledge and culture.
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets opened in July 2017, directly against Christopher Nolan’s Dunkirk . It earned only $225 million worldwide against a $180 million budget (plus marketing), making it a significant box office bomb. American audiences rejected it, but it performed well in China ($60 million) and France (Besson’s home country). Valerian And The City Of A Thousand Planets - E...
Thematically, Besson’s film gestures toward anti-colonial critique. The City of a Thousand Planets—Alpha—is literally constructed from the remnants of conquered worlds, a cosmopolitan utopia built on histories of extraction and displacement. The discovery that a seemingly innocuous trade in rare organisms masks a systemic pattern of captivity and commodification reframes the story as one about recognition and restitution. Valerian and Laureline’s personal arc—moving from complacent agents of a bureaucratic empire to sympathetic rescuers—mirrors an ethical awakening that the film asks its audience to share. American audiences rejected it, but it performed well
In the landscape of modern science fiction cinema, few films arrive with as much visual ambition and narrative stumble as Luc Besson’s Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets . Yet, before the wooden dialogue and the miscast chemistry of its leads take center stage, the film offers a masterpiece of silent storytelling: the opening montage, set to David Bowie’s "Space Oddity." The discovery that a seemingly innocuous trade in
Nearly $200 million, making it one of the most expensive European films ever made.
: Special operatives Valerian (Dane DeHaan) and Laureline (Cara Delevingne) are tasked with retrieving a "Mül converter"—the last of its kind—and uncovering a dark conspiracy threatening the heart of Alpha. A Visual Triumph : The film features over 2,700 VFX shots
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