Darren Aronofsky has been one of my favorite filmmakers ever since a friend introduced me to Requiem for a Dream in high school and pretty much changed my life. Though I haven’t loved all of his movies as much as others (Noah quickly comes to mind), I’ve genuinely vibed with what he’s put out. Coming off the high that was the oddly enjoyable Caught Stealing, I was excited to see what the acclaimed and visionary director had coming up next. Then I saw the trailer for his new AI-generated Revolutionary War series, On This Day… 1776.
Wait, is this a joke? Is this Super Bowl commercial for Google’s DeepMind AI division? No, I’m afraid not. Now I’m concerned. The more I read about it, the more concerned I get. I’m not saying I’m going full John Connor over here waging war on Skynet or something, but there could be some major ramifications for art and pop culture if this takes off.
