I'm not really a fan of Daft Punk's music, and since this was basically just one of their albums with animated illustration forming a story, this wasn't exactly something I would normally go for, but I just like to see interesting animation in general and my boyfriend likes the music, so we watched it.
One thing I can say is that the music videos... read more
"17th May, from Youtube.
Today is the Finnish release date for the new Daft Punk album, so what better way to celebrate their very different sounding yet quite good new album than watch the anime based on Discovery.
If you don't like neither anime nor Daft Punk, don't bother. If you love either or both, Interstella 5555 is a great ride. The story is a bit dumb, but you can't blame it for being unimaginative. To be honest, it actually makes Discovery a better album. The music, the images and the"
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"Summary: A band known as The Crescendolls is abducted by people working for an evil record executive named Earl de Darkwood. Their memories have been altered as well as their appearances. Shep, a fan of the band, especially Stella, goes and rescues The Crescendolls, and the band finds out about Darkwood's true motivations. Due to lack of dialogue, the music and visuals tell the story.
My opinion: This is an overlooked gem of a movie. Great animation and music for something that lacks dialogue."
I'm not really a fan of Daft Punk's music, and since this was basically just one of their albums with animated illustration forming a story, this wasn't exactly something I would normally go for, but I just like to see interesting animation in general and my boyfriend likes the music, so we watched it.
One thing I can say is that the music videos finally make sense after seeing this. I had only ever seen the first and fourth songs on TV ("One More Time" and "Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger" respectively) and even though the style was interesting, I had been thoroughly confused and thus a little put-off from wanting to watch them again. Seeing this film actually gives them a link and everything fits properly, albeit with a slightly odd storyline. T” read more