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Posted on 08/07/2025 3:50:49 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
• As AI reshapes how stories are created and consumed, Hollywood faces an existential question: Can it stay culturally central or is it being overtaken?
• Startups like Luma and Moonvalley are pushing the boundaries of AI-native filmmaking, while legacy studios scramble to adapt.
• Depending on how it’s used, AI could spark a creative rebirth or hasten Hollywood’s slide into irrelevance.
• Across conversations with tech CEOs, studio executives and filmmakers, some foresee a renaissance. Others warn of a flood of cheap content and a “Black Mirror”-style future.
At a Starbucks in downtown Culver City, Amit Jain pulls out his iPad Pro and presses play. On-screen, one of his employees at Luma AI — the Silicon Valley startup behind a new wave of generative video tools, which he co-founded and now runs — lumbers through the company’s Palo Alto office, arms swinging, shoulders hunched, pretending to be a monkey. Jain swipes to a second version of the same clip. Same movement, same hallway, but now he is a monkey. Fully rendered and believable, and created in seconds.
“The tagline for this would be, like, iPhone to cinema,” Jain says, flipping through other uncanny clips shared on his company’s Slack. “But, of course, it’s not full cinema yet.” He says it offhandedly — as if he weren’t describing a transformation that could upend not just how movies are made but what Hollywood is even for. If anyone can summon cinematic spectacle with a few taps, what becomes of the place that once called it magic?
Luma’s generative AI platform, Dream Machine, debuted last year and points toward a new kind of moviemaking, one where anyone can make release-grade footage with a few words. Type “a cowboy riding a velociraptor through Times Square,” and it builds the...
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Oh I hope so!
And “Sack Lunch”
YEP 👍👍👍
Yep AI fakes are becoming a problem. I saw a transition video of a late star that I’m a fan of and the settings gave away that it wasn’t real but otherwise the face and everything looked spot on. A whole series of pictures one had never seen before. It shows one could take anyone and put them in any setting or situation the creator wanted to. One can still tell to some extent if something is AI but you can easily see down the road it will get so good that it will become very hard to tell.
Not deciding what kind of movies are made.
“If anyone can summon cinematic spectacle with a few taps, what becomes of the place that once called it magic?“
That’s like saying anybody who got access to hollywoods cameras, sets, wardrobe and lights can make a movie. You need a story and the talent to tell it using these tools. Look at all the vids on YouTube. They all quite simple. None of them has an editor. ALL of them need one.
I remember someone believed that there were eight basic storylines and any story could be placed in one of the eight.
I have zero interest in watching animations of people who have been dead for many years. YMMV.
Many crafts go into making a movie and AI will almoat certainly take over some of them. But the core of the enterprise is a collaboration among the writor, director and actors — and then a “dialogue” with the viewers.
If AI cuts the writer, director and actors out of the loop, movies will be nothing more than animations of a computer generated story.
I am happy to query a machine for information, but I have no interest in a discussion with a machine.
The effect on movies will probably depend on the genre. Disney was built on animated cartoons, although some of the movies dealt with classic stories with long histories and deep cultural and emotional resonance. But some are pure escapist fantasy. AI will probably take those. Flying spandex movies will be next.
With no human being in the loop, what is the point of drama, tragedy or even comedy above the children’s story level?
Ultimately, AI will make it easy for all of us to create content, and we’ll end up talking to ourselves and reacting to animations of our own reflections. I don’t see a future in that.
This is the bread and butter of superhero movies, action franchises, and many horror films.
Examples: Marvel and DC superhero films, many streaming action series, horror reboots.
Why it’s popular: Clear stakes, simple good vs. evil, easy to market globally.
Post-COVID trend: These blockbusters dominate streaming libraries and theaters because they’re “safe bets” for mass appeal and brand recognition.
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2. The Quest
Big journeys or missions — traveling to find or save something.
Examples: Fantasy/adventure series on Netflix or Amazon (e.g., The Witcher), sci-fi epics like Stranger Things (which mixes quest with other elements).
Why it’s popular: Supports long-form storytelling and serialized formats, keeps viewers hooked season after season.
Post-COVID trend: Streaming platforms invest heavily in franchise-building quest stories that can be expanded across seasons or spin-offs.
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3. Rags to Riches (and sometimes Rebirth)
Stories about transformation or rise — often in dramas, romances, or biopics.
Examples: Reality-based shows, feel-good movies, or character-driven limited series.
Why it’s popular: Relatable and emotionally satisfying, appeals to broad demographics.
Post-COVID trend: Streaming services use these to diversify their catalog and appeal to niche audiences with uplifting or inspirational stories.<> According to AI, we're down to three storylines.
Except for Adam Sandler, we're not really seeing comedy and a huge % of movies was made with that storyline.
My favorite is "boy meets girl, boy loses girl, boy gets girl back."
"Overcoming the monster" and/or "rags to riches".
Those are good too.
ALL movies are fake. How they do it shouldn’t be a debate or argument.
Doesn’t matter how it’s done.
Some “innovations” are just another way of doing something. They used to dangle models of spaceships on a string. Lucas made tge model stationary and moved the camera.
Some innovations are better audio, cameras, lenses, etc.
The McGuffin
Funny and creepy at the same time.
Anyone can write a book, make a movie, or music, etc.
But can you make money on it? And especially when lawyers will go after everything made by AI, and put the burden of proof on the “creators” that no copyrighted works were used in the creation of the AI content.
Ping
Zach Bryan, one of the biggest stars in country music today, recorded his first album in his apartment while he was in the Navy and uploaded his music himself to YouTube.
A lot of today's artists are getting their start with self-recorded music uploaded to social media.
Hey LAT, about Hollowood...DILLIGAFF...DO I LOOK LIKE I GIVE A FLYING ...?
Poor Hollywood, bought into the ugly art narrative of the Godless. Used to be something to behold, now it’s simply empty and ugly and lacks any vision or good values.
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