
Mactilburgh may have over-simplified the description since Genral Munro probably doesn't know what the stratum corneum is. They probably could provide Leeloo with that layer but it may be simpler to fast-forward a natural process.
#Leeloo fifth element skin
The uppermost layer of our epidermis is a protective barrier made from dead skin cells filled with keratin.Also, the symbols were on the inside of her right wrist, which we can assume was still intact inside the armor glove.Corben just thinks it's a tattoo because people don't generally have birthmarks that elaborate and obviously shaped like a design.
If her skin was regrown from scratch, how did that tattoo get replicated?
She had a tattoo on her wrist with the symbols of the other four elements. So they had to think of a reason to cover her up and then dramatically reveal her to the audience, and that's what they came up with. The filmmakers probably figured a scene of a skinless woman having skin rolled onto her like pantyhose would be a little too squicky (a legitimate concern when you're relying partially on the sex appeal of your female lead to sell your movie). Why, when rebuilding Leeloo, do they stop at the skin, and force her to grow her own?. Maybe it took out the dinosaurs after one failure(or super super close call). Maybe they were different sizes/fused into other planets. It's possible in the past the 5th element was used quickly enough that the evil was stopped very far from earth and other planets. Not to mention 5,000 years per cycle is plenty long enough for advanced, space-faring species to find a way to propel it back into the far reaches of outer space, only for it to reawaken and - as seen in the film - come tearing back. Who's to say it hasn't been stopped far away enough that we don't see it? Plus, the moon only formed when the evil got too close. Who says it goes to Earth specifically every 5000 years? Earth isn't the only place that has life on it. Was the Earth's moon the result of evil's first appearance? It can't be, unless the Earth never had a moon in the 5th Element universe until 3000 BC. So shouldn't there thousands of moons orbiting Earth if evil has showed up every 5000 years since life began? Cornelius himself said that wherever there is life, the evil brings death. When Leeloo defeats the evil, it is rendered as an inert moon orbiting the earth. Every 5000 years the evil returns and every 5000 years it has been stopped by the five elements, or there would be no life on Earth. How do you tell the difference between the wind and water stones? Is there a "this way up" indicator that I missed?. Per wiki policy, Spoilers Off applies here and all spoilers are unmarked.