Christopher Nolan’s engrossing take on The Odyssey dominated at the box office and spurred a newfound interest in classic literature among filmgoers. But a new retelling of the story made entirely with AI is so bad that it might just make viewers hate the original tale altogether.
The film, called Odysseus: The Fall, comes via AI firm Fountain 0 and is written and directed by company cofounder Ash Koosha. He also lent his likeness to the title character and created all of the music. The studio’s only previous work is an AI film called Dreams of Violets that made it into Tribeca earlier this year. The project runs for two and a half hours, a duration that feels excessive given the lack of coherent narrative structure. This length compounds the viewing experience by stretching out scenes that offer little substance. The result is a product that struggles to maintain attention despite the novelty of its creation method.
* Ash Koosha directed, wrote, and provided the likeness for the main character
* The film relies entirely on generative AI for all visual and audio elements
* Fountain 0 has only one prior feature, Dreams of Violets, to its name
