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The official teaser trailer for Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets is out today, and wow, is there a lot to unpack here. Will Luc Besson’s latest gift to the world of science fiction be The Fifth Element for 2017? Let’s take a look.

La Femme Nikita, Lucy and the Taken films are some of Besson’s most memorable works, but The Fifth Element is considered his cult film classic. The French director took a stab at American science fiction, and while it’s at times convoluted, complex, noisy, and makes little sense, he pretty much nailed it. Nearly 20 years later, it holds up.

Let’s take a look at the plot synopsis for Thousand Planets:

Valerian (Dane DeHaan) and Laureline (Cara Delevingne) are special operatives for the government of the human territories charged with maintaining order throughout the universe.

Under directive from their Commander (Clive Owen), Valerian and Laureline embark on a mission to the breathtaking intergalactic city of Alpha, an ever-expanding metropolis comprised of thousands of different species from all four corners of the universe. Alpha’s seventeen million inhabitants have converged over time- uniting their talents, technology and resources for the betterment of all. Unfortunately, not everyone on Alpha shares in these same objectives; in fact, unseen forces are at work, placing our race in great danger.

In the plot of Valérian and Laureline, the French graphic novel on which this film is based, we have a male protagonist who’s a military man of action but skeptical of his role in toeing that line. Give him 10 years, and he’s basically Bruce Willis aka Korben Dallas, retired with a cat and a smoking habit. Until, of course, he meet his match in a woman who kicks as much or more ass as he does.

Laureline is a peasant girl from 11th century France — not quite a lab-grown super-humanoid like Milla Jovovich’s Leeloo, but as much of an alien to the futuristic world she’s apparently time-travelled into. In the graphic novel, Laureline is savvy and bold, and that red hair certainly brings LeeLoo’s signature style to mind, even if Delevingne keeps her blonde in Thousand Planets.

Those are just the two main players: That’s not mentioning the flying vehicle scenes, the benevolent aliens traveling in packs of three, the orc-like baddies getting their asses kicked.

Then there’s Rihanna’s appearance as a stunning performer with a few surprises no doubt up her sleeves, as teased in the trailer. Remember the blue alien opera singer? Yeah, expect this kind of memorable moment again, when the film comes out in 2017. We’re ready.

Napflix is a Spanish “siesta video platform” created by Victor Gutierrez de Tena and Francesc Perez that has a selection of the most boring and sleepy videos available, all collected with the purpose of helping you catch 40 (or four years worth of) winks.

So many people are guilty of falling sleep while the TV is on, some need the stimulation — the light and sound of it — to fall asleep every night. Even though scientists say that unhealthy, it is a phenomenon that has only increased with the surge of video-streaming platforms: Netflix, Hulu, Amazon, etc., that provide addictive content that leads to a never-ending cycle of sleepless nights and shitty mornings.

Napflix emulates Netflix not only in name but in layout, but trades the vivid red for a mellow green. The website features all types of videos, ranging from educational to religious, and all are mind-numbingly boring and repetitive. The videos are chosen according to a few factors, but all have quiet content that makes it hard for you to stay awake while watching.

We’ve selected some videos from different categories to give you a taste of Napflix. Who knows, this might be your new thing:

Original Napflix: Subway

We’ve all had that feeling of falling asleep on the subway; the clickey-clack movement of the train, the packed environment, the repetitive sound that makes our eyelashes flutter. Are you falling asleep yet?

You can now have this feeling from the comfort of your home with this 24-minute original Napflix video that shows the full ride from Canal Street to Coney Island.

Mark Okrand on Klingon

Unless you really want to learn Klingon and join the USS Enterprise, this vid will put you out in 10 minutes…if you really want to learn Klingon, you’ll be out in 15.

Solemn High Traditional Latin Mass, Cathedral of The Blessed Sacrament, Sacramento (May 5th, 2012) HD

This one is about 90 minutes long, featuring some cool organ sounds and singing at the beginning that might entertain for the novelty of it. Then it veers into your typical mass recording that will surely get you to fall asleep unless you’re an avid believer.

10-Hour Timer

This is a silent 10-hour video timer. That’s it. It has 5 beeps at the end and couldn’t possibly be any more boring.

Sheep Breeds – 1954 Agriculture / Educational Film – S88TV1

This 24-minute educational video will make you an expert on all types of sheep, their breeds, meats, wools, etc. If that is not sleep inducing enough, you can try counting them.