The billionaire had also announced on X that his artificial intelligence Grok Imagine would produce, by the end of the year, "a feature film devoted to The Odyssey, historically accurate and respectful of Homer’s work".
The first episode of this "anti-woke" version, entirely generated by artificial intelligence, was finally unveiled this weekend. Running 7 minutes, it triggered an avalanche of criticism, including on X, Musk’s own platform.
A barrage of abuse… batim
The most popular comment does not mince words: "Fuck, this is a real piece of shit… as expected." One would be tempted to agree, with slightly less flowery language. Other internet users denounce the lack of historical authenticity, a reproach as absurd as the one initially made by the Tesla boss, but above all the glaring flaws of the AI, notably Penelope’s appearance, which changes radically from one scene to the next. Enough to raise questions about the company’s artistic standards.
Musk’s Odyssey turns into a zombie film?
Directed without much brilliance by Dev Walker, with the participation of Wonder Studios, a company specializing in artificial intelligence, the project even received a thorough review from the British daily The Telegraph, which notes that "the characters with glassy stares and flat voices, devoid of any expression, give the whole thing the look of a zombie film." Hard to disagree in light of the images.
Some nonetheless praise the relative photorealism of the sequences, revealing the spectacular progress made by video generation tools in recent months. They would still need to be put at the service of a real artistic vision.
For its part, Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey grossed more than $1.78 billion worldwide, becoming the biggest commercial success of his career. As for Musk, it is doubtful that his version will achieve even half that success.