Immortel (ad vitam) (2004)

The year is 2095 and the ancient Egyptian gods have returned to Earth to cast judgment on the falcon-headed god Horus in this epic fantasy from comic-book creator Enki Bilal. Given only one week by the gods to preserve his immortality, Horus must search New York City and find both a human host whose body he will inhabit and a willing mate to continue his legacy. As the enormous pyramid of the gods looms ominously over Manhattan, a beautiful and mysterious young woman named Jill wanders the streets in search of her true identity. With striking blue hair to match the azure tears that stream down her cheeks, Jill is...
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joined in her search by a doctor determined to help her unlock her true power. In the Immortal world, reality is limited only by imagination, and the futuristic city is inhabited by creatures never conceived in even your wildest dreams.
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New York, 2095. De stad New York bestaat uit drie verschillende niveaus. In deze metropool arriveert de Egyptische god Horus, die de Melkweg heeft doorkruist om een uitverkoren vrouw te vinden, de blauwharige Jill. Alleen zo kan hij zijn eigen onsterfelijkheid behouden. Horus neemt een menselijke gedaante aan en probeert Jill voor zich te winnen. Horus moet haast maken, want New York stevent af op de Apocalyps: criminaliteit en geweld heersen in de onderste lagen van de stad, mutanten mengen zich onder de bevolking en een seriemoordenaar maakt het derde niveau van de stad onveilig...

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The New York of 2095 retains some of its past majesty, such as the Empire State Building, and many other skyscrapers. But the skyline is principally dominated by a huge floating pyramid that has appeared, apparently sent by ancient Egyptian Gods. This is the scenario that director Enki Bilal sets for his film, IMMORTAL, which was among the first to shoot actors playing out their entire roles against a blue screen, then depositing them in a computer-generated environment in post-production. The pyramid has appeared in the skyline so the Gods can rid themselves of Horus (Thomas M. Pollard), who scours Manhattan for...
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a suitable human body to inhabit. As he searches for a mate, Horus's life is irrevocably thrown together with a strange, blue-haired girl who is embarking on a quest that mirrors the hero's own. A sci-fi epic that resembles genre favorites such as THE FIFTH ELEMENT and THE MATRIX, Bilal based the action on his own comic strips, producing an innovative, action-packed movie in the process.
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