At the 2025 Golden Panda International Cultural Forum in Chengdu, legendary Chinese director Chen Kaige dropped some truth bombs about AI’s role in filmmaking. 🎥✨ While tech can resurrect historical scenes or create jaw-dropping CGI, he argued it’ll never replicate the human spark behind great stories.
Why Human Stories Still Rule
Chen compared AI to a 'high-tech paintbrush' – useful but soulless. 'What makes films timeless? Love, loss, hope… the messy stuff that makes us human,' he said, drawing cheers from the crowd. 🫶 Think of your favorite movie moment – chances are, it hit you in the feels, not just the eyeballs.
Tech as a Creative Sidekick
The Farewell My Concubine director isn’t anti-tech – he’s all for using AI to restore classic films or prototype visuals. But he warned young filmmakers: 'Don’t let algorithms write your scripts! Your unique voice? That’s the real blockbuster material.' 💡
As streaming platforms push AI-generated content, Chen’s message feels urgent: Tech should amplify creativity, not automate it. After all, what’s more powerful – perfect pixels, or a story that stays with you for life? 🌟
