One Of Sci-Fi's Greatest-Ever Opening Scenes Comes From A Forgotten 47% RT Disappointment

Although Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planetsis considered “rotten”by Rotten Tomatoes, it has one of the best opening scenes of almost any sci-fi movie. Released in 2017, the filmwas written and directed by Luc Besson and based on the French sci-fi comic series Valérian and Laureline, following two operatives of the United Human Federation as they uncover a destructive force hidden beneath the alien-inhabited diverse city of Alpha. Dane DeHaan and Cara Delevingne star as Valerian and Laureline, with guest stars like Rihanna to make up Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets’ cast.