Link: https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/apr/22/actors-ai-la-haine-director-mathieu-kassovitz

"In two years this jug of milk I left out at room temperature will be so good no one will care or not that it isn't real milk!"

Yeah, because no one will care enough to watch the movies anymore.

I'm holding on to my DVDs and Blu-rays for as long as i can. Soon that will be the only way to escape the slop.

Disagree, I care. I don't want to watch AI 'actors'

Yarrrrr

You know it is funny, AI people seem to say all the time "Remember when people said CGI would ruin movies and tv shows? No one cares now!" which mystifies me because conversations about how awesome live-action movies are with practical effects are super common among film nerds I have found?

CGI can be cool but like... yes people complain about the ways in which it allows cinema to be cheapened all of the time? That isn't a good defense of AI?

“In two years this jug of milk I left out at room temperature will be so good no one will care or not that it isn’t real milk!”

Kassovitch is French. This argument in invalid. You are describing an extra-affiné slice of Comté!

Avatar and Avatar 2 are in the top 3 of box-office successes.

Yes, some people care.

But if you want to make a box-office success, it is irrelevant. People will rush to see a 'good' CG movie and will probably rush to see a 'good' AI movie. "Hey, this one has Sean Connery and Harrison Ford in the Marvel Universe!"

Disagreeing with Kassovitz from an artistic point of view makes sense, but from a business perspective, sadly, he is probably right.

"Show me the Battle of Endor from the point of view of Admiral Ackbar. Full tactical view on my second screen and with Scarlett Johanson as his second in command"

I guess when movie generation becomes affordable, what we may "buy", "consume" or exchange will be the narratives.

I wouldn't consider myself a film nerd, but I can enjoy a good movie with CGI done well. At the same time, I would agree I prefer practical effects over CGI most of the time, it just looks 'cooler' to me.

My statement was more specific to inclusion of actors that are AI, which I hope doesn't become a thing.

If this comes true, it's because nobody will be watching movies at all anymore, because all aspects of them will be terrible AI slop by that point.

I believe that artists' vision will become more valuable, not less. Of course, Tech bros don't understand art or artists, which is why they chase automation like some sort of holy grail.

Kassovitch is French

Any cure for that?

Yes but the anglo conversion therapy has been recognized as torture by the EU and as a crime against gastronomy by UNESCO

Being a fan of the comics that were plagiarized by Cameron in Avatar and Avatar 2, allow me to doubt it.

I will still value it, but it is already largely irrelevant in the movie business. People will go see 4 even with totally different authors and vision.

In general, I prefer when special effects are planned well and given the time and budget to be great, often times that results in a combination practical and CG effect, but the artists work hard to realize the shared human vision either way.

People hate CGI, because when they notice it, it's done poorly. It's done poorly either because technology doesn't exist yet for it to be great or more often the case- when it's under funded.

The whole point of media is to share a fundamental human experience, to reflect emotions, and to share an intended meaning. AI can't do that.

I already don't care about movies much any more as it is, so I guess he's not technically wrong.

I think you should trust humanity more. Sora was shut down because it wasn't making money. Also, for what it's worth, the popularity of the movies don't seem to be enduring.

Spot the artistic licenses: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_highest-grossing_films

He said fuck copyright boys, you know what that means right!?

Oh wait he just meant fuck everyone else's copyright, not his. How enlightened he is

Over the past seven years, I've practically seen no movies in theaters. Maybe just one every year or two. It baffles my mind that people are interested in seeing any of the garbage that's constantly in theaters. Almost all of it is Disney brain rot (marvel is disney brain rot)