Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem (2003)
Four talented alien musicians are kidnapped by a record producer who disguises them as humans. Shep, a space pilot in love with bass player Stella, follows them to Earth. Reprogrammed to forget their real identities and renamed The Crescendolls, the group quickly becomes a huge success playing soulless corporate pop. At a concert, Shep manages to free all the musicians except Stella, and the band sets out to rediscover who they really are -- and to rescue Stella.
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I always loved Daft Punk, and I was hyped to hear that they made a movie. In the Interstella 5555 movie, nobody talked. It was only the amazing music of Daft Punk. They made the characters likable and the movie was colorful and beautiful. It may look a tad bad, but this was made in 2003, so I guess this was good for its time. I was never really a fan of anime, but this is just beautiful. The movie begins all happy, so the music is upbeat and happy. As the movie goes, the music gets slower and emotional. One of my favorite tracks from this song, 'Something About Us', Went perfectly with the scene. Im trying my best not to tell you what happens, sorry if you didn't like this review. But if you watch it, and you like anime/Daft Punk, I know you'll love this.
It was a good concept but far from original and suffered from a case of poor excection.Disney's Fantasia did the whole "animated movie told through music" bit so much better than this. Some of the songs feel like they do not sync with the footage on screen. Its feel is similar to some newbie anime music video editor who threw together a random scene that makes no sense within the context of the song's lyrics.Leigi Matsumoto's animation manages to save this movie. The artwork is gorgeous and the animation is top notch for a 2003 movie productionl; fluid yet retaining its level of detail throughout. The implied story is easy enough to follow. A band of blue skinned music stars are kidnapped, brainwashed and made into a big money earner for a greedy earth coporation. As their fame on earth grows, they suffer the exhaustion of endless concerts and maketing deals take their toll on the band. It is up to their greatest fan, a fellow blue skinned alien named "Shep" to rescue them. However, as the movie nears its conclusion, the story just gets cheesier and cheesier. Something about accumulating 5555 records that allows the main bad guy the power to rule the galaxy. Though the animation is quite good, nothing else really stands out. Also, if you aren't a fan of Daft Punk's music, they soundtrack(which is the ONLY source of audio) would start to grate on your eardrums after a while. That nasal electronica voice repeating the same words over and over again.............Interstella 5555 would have been so much better as an actual animated film with full dialogue and Daft Punk's songs as Background music.A truly wasted opportunity there.I cannot see this film appealing to anyone other than fans of such genre of music, fans of Leiji Matsumoto, and fans of poorly synced, home made anime music videos(tons of those on youtube).
The IMDb feedback on this movie was exactly that i am thinking about it... when daft punk started showing off the TV i didn't like it...but time passing by i am beginning to just love it! As you said its just something so magical about their music and this video... and by putting them together... its even more magical and breath taking... its just keeps me wanting more...and the old fashioned animation sauce fits so right with music and cartoon... and another fact that movie is not completely without the original sound, but with effects like rain, thunder, explosions etc... gonna watch this one again today :) like aren't there gonna be another part of this??? Perfect! Lauris Latvia
I am surprised at the quality of the animation. I especially like the imagination during the kidnapping of the aliens and making them into the "Cresdentdolls". The music by Daft Punk, it is the exact album from Discovery(UK) 1997 is a great accompaniment to the story. I also like the quirky Golden Award nomination of the Daft Punk animated robots.The guitar spaceship is the sweetest mode of transportation anyone could've picked for this movie. The beat and harmony of "One More Time" and "Digital Love" makes the movie captivating beyond belief. I would recommend this movie to any tech-no fans, anime enthusiasts or anyone tripping on acid.