AI-generated Odyssey film 'Odysseus: The Fall' draws scathing reviews

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An AI-generated film titled 'Odysseus: The Fall' has been released by AI company Fountain 0, written and directed by cofounder Ash Koosha, who also voices the lead role and composed the music. The 2.5-hour production arrives in the wake of Christopher Nolan's well-received big-budget adaptation of The Odyssey, which reignited public interest in the classic epic. Critics have panned the AI-made film, suggesting it may actually turn viewers off the source material rather than inspire them. Fountain 0's only prior release was an AI short film, 'Dreams of Violets', which screened at the Tribeca Film Festival earlier this year.

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