Neill Blomkamp’s new zombie AI ‘film’ is just slop warmed over
Blomkamp seems to think that Nightborne is a strong proof of concept that might get people intrigued to see what he prompts next. Nightborne frequently...
Key points
- Blomkamp seems to think that Nightborne is a strong proof of concept that might get people intrigued to see what he prompts next.
- Nightborne frequently cuts from shots of its zombified main character to documentary-style interviews with people involved in Project Nightborne.
- Though Seedance 2.0 can clearly churn out videos of people emoting, Nightborne highlights how the model still doesn’t have any sort of real understanding of the minute details that make human performances feel organic and truly alive.
- Nightborne’s announcement was almost immediately met with a wave of backlash from people who saw the film as a sign of Blomkamp being washed.
What happened
Blomkamp seems to think that Nightborne is a strong proof of concept that might get people intrigued to see what he prompts next. Nightborne frequently cuts from shots of its zombified main character to documentary-style interviews with people involved in Project Nightborne. Though Seedance 2.0 can clearly churn out videos of people emoting, Nightborne highlights how the model still doesn’t have any sort of real understanding of the minute details that make human performances feel organic and truly alive. Nightborne’s announcement was almost immediately met with a wave of backlash from people who saw the film as a sign of Blomkamp being washed. And while Blomkamp might have thought that Nightborne would generate some positive buzz for himself, it seems much more like he’s wandered into an unfortunate situation similar to the one Darren Aronofsky created with his terrible AI series about the Revolutionary War. The most interesting thing about Nightborne is the way its story can be interpreted as commentary on the technology that was used to make it.