Before I jump into this stellar Interstella review, I want to say that the viewer's experience of this movie probably largely depends on if you like the Band Daft punk or not. This is is a movie that is supposed to be a big music video to Daft Punk's album Discovery, and will be coming from a guy who has loved Daft Punk since 2016-17ish.

PLOT: Pretty simple, basically an alien band that is beloved by their planet is abducted by humans and are forced to perform and release their music for an avaricious businessman. I will admit it was little predictable but there were a couple turns that were unexpected. The hour length of the album makes sure that it doesn't overdo its stay, no time is wasted nor does it feel like anything is rushed. The overall flow of the story feels very natural, and the album matches the sequence of events almost perfectly, at some points it felt like the album was made with the movie in mind with how well put together it is.

CHARACTERS: Again, the characters are also pretty simple. We have The band which consists of 4 members, an evil music producer, and a hero. They all get the job done. I've heard that a lot of people think that the band members didn't get much characterization but I think the point was that they weren't supposed to stand out but more stand together as a band. Not only that but at the end of the day it's an hour long music video so I don't think it'd be too necessary to expand anymore then they could have.

AESTHETICS: I'd say this is where the movie shines the best. First off it has that charming older art style, back when animations weren't really distinguished as "anime" or "cartoons". The color palette is also really vibrant and pretty, it was never boring to look at in that regard. The animation wasn't some eyegasm that most people expect when they hear the words "good animation" but by no means was it bad in any way. Lastly if we want to count Discovery as an "Anime OST" then dang i guess Cowboy Bebop and Samurai Champloo have finally been trumped when it comes to my favorite anime soundtracks, as this is one of my favorite albums.

BOTTOM LINE: INTERSTELLA 5555 is an impressive feat for a music video and as a Daft Punk enthusiast I'd say that it captures Discovery's energy in a profound way. Some people find it very authentic in a child-like way and some will find it cheesy. I don't expect everyone to like it the way I did. I never really liked music videos (which is why it took me like 5 years to finally check this piece out) and I will say that INTERSTELLA 5555 is a solid thumbs up from me, thank you for reading this through

Thank you very much for reading this review through! This is my first review written so I decided to choose a more simple movie for this