'Pure garbage': Critics ridicule Elon Musk's AI-made Odyssey episode after he vowed to outdo Christopher Nolan's epic
Elon Musk, whose AI-generated Odyssey episode drew mockery online, had attacked Christopher Nolan's film as "anti-White racist" over its casting choices.A frame from the AI-generated Odyssey episode, which viewers mocked for its airbrushed white characters, strange motion and English dialogue, while Nolan's version has taken over $1.7bn.
Grok Imagine posted only a seven-minute first episode on X on Friday 23 October, credited to Wonder Studios and director Dev Walker. In July, Musk had promised a full-length film before the year ends that would be 'historically accurate and true to the art of Homer'. He had attacked Nolan's casting of Lupita Nyong'o as Helen of Troy and Elliot Page as Sinon. Viewers called the clip airbrushed and soulless.
Electrek editor Fred Lambert: 'Pure garbage. As expected. Elon Musk has no taste.'
Nolan's Odyssey has earned $1.794bn, making it the 11th biggest film of all time.
Director Scott Derrickson earlier told Musk his 'opinions on art are worthless'.
