Daft Punk's and Leiji Matsumoto's Interstellar 555 Re-release review

Have you've been missing Daft Punk recently? Well the iconic electronic duo's infamous anime musical film, made as a co-production with Leiji Matsumoto, has been Remastered and re-released for one night only. 

Daft Punk's and Leiji Matsumoto's Interstellar 555 Re-release review

The basic plot follows a blue-skinned alien band is kidnapped and taken to Earth by Earl De Darkwood to take the world by storm as The Crescendolls, whilst a space pilot Shep tries to rescue them from the evil Earl’s hands.

The film is unique because it has no dialogue, the entire story is told through Daft Punk's music and the visuals which were created by the director Kazuhisa Takenouchi and cinematographer Fumio Hirokawa. The music is absolutely fantastic, which is a given since this is Daft Punk but I feel that the use of samples, the choice of collaborators, the production and musicality of the album help to tell the story of the film through the music and keeps the narrative and atmosphere of the movie pretty consistent, which is the sign of a good movie soundtrack. 

The story, themes and characters aren’t too complicated or deep but that’s not what they were trying to achieve with this film. They told a simple story about greed, corruption, love and music that made a special connection with millions of people, even 25 years after it’s release.

The major controversy with this re-release is that the Remaster was done with ai software. Now, I’m usually against the use of ai however I don’t think it affected my enjoyment of the film plus it didn’t effect the quality of the art at any point in film, so I can overlook this use for now.

Overall I feel this film will keep the spirit of Daft Punk alive and well for years to come. Plus it was a cool bonus having a few of the duo's other music videos play after the end of the film. Can't wait for the inevitable Blu-Ray release. 8/10

Header Image Credit: The Guardian

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