Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem story
Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem (インターステラ5555, Intāsutera Fō Faibu, "Four Five") is a 2003 animated film that bridges the musical, science fiction, and anime genres. The film serves as a visual companion to Discovery, the second studio album by Daft Punk. Synopsis: An interstellar rock band is abducted and subsequently rescued.
16 total · 5 major · 11 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| extraterrestrial being | major | The story revolves around the abduction of four blue-skinned, humanoid alien rock music band members. |
| human vs. captivity | major | The members of an alien band were abducted from their home planet and held captive on Earth. |
| memory erasure | major | The band members had their memories removed and downloaded to disks. One storyline follows their efforts to recover their downloaded memories. |
| music | major | The story follows the alien rock band that called the Crescendolls. The band played in front of large, ecstatic crowds on their home planet, and also Earth. |
| the lust for power | major | The villain of the story Earl de Darkwood had been kidnapping musicians from various worlds to acquire 5,555 gold records, with which he would rule the universe. |
| android | minor | Earl de Darkwood had some android henchmen in his service. |
| coping with the death of someone | minor | The band members laid Shep to rest in a shallow grave. |
| father and son | minor | The story concluded with a mother and father moving their sleeping young son from his play area into his bed. |
| human childhood | minor | The story concluded with a scene of a young boy who'd fallen asleep while playing with his toys. |
| interstellar space travel | minor | There was spaceship mediated travel between an alien planet and Earth. |