Incredible post. Lynchian. The uncanny hyperreal sheen of Dubai, but every detail of the video radiating its own emptiness. The friend's vacant stare, the smiling but robotic dance of the guest workers, Ian's sunken posture and glazed over expression. It's so profoundly hollow.
I gotta be real. Marvel bros don't have any high ground to stand on when complaining about AI content lacking artistic merit. MCU movies have already been priming people to enjoy slop like this for years
The system-of-objects-and-images that composed the umwelt and ideology of feudalism has been shattered and turned into tokens of itself. This is historically progressive, as ugly and alienating as the process can be. Make your face anew.