7.4
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem (2003)
Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem (2003)
Overview
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.
Starring Cast
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Moderate
Viewer Rating
7.4
Overview
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.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Primary
The film's narrative centers on the exploitation of artists by a greedy, power-hungry entity, championing themes of freedom, identity, and resistance against corporate control, aligning with left-leaning critiques of systemic exploitation.
The movie features an alien band whose human-passing forms do not prioritize explicit human racial diversity in their design. However, the narrative centers on the exploitation of these aliens by a powerful human male antagonist, whose negative portrayal serves as a central critique within the story.
Secondary
The film 'Interstella 5555' does not feature any discernible LGBTQ+ characters or themes. Its narrative centers on a science fiction adventure and a heterosexual romance, with no elements that could be interpreted as LGBTQ+ representation. Therefore, the portrayal is rated as N/A.
The film does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. Its narrative centers on an alien pop band's journey through exploitation and liberation, without engaging with gender identity or transition.
The film features Stella, the sole prominent female character, who is primarily portrayed as a victim of kidnapping and mind control. She does not engage in any direct physical combat or defeat male opponents throughout the narrative.
Interstella 5555 is an original animated film created as a visual accompaniment to Daft Punk's album Discovery. All characters were newly conceived for this production, meaning there is no prior canon or source material from which character genders could have been swapped.
Interstella 5555 is an original animated film that introduces its characters for the first time. There is no prior source material or historical record establishing the characters' race before this production, thus no race swap can occur.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.8
7.8
Critic Ratings
8.6
5.3
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