AI IMAGE TEST (UPDATE 10). "THE BARISTA" (1982). Poster for the remake from 1988. The script and premise of the story was changed to incorporate a love triangle between the main character and two female protagonists. It was far more violent, and had censorship issues with the film distribution companies. In 2010, a director cut was released on DVD, which included an extra 30 minutes of footage.

 

"Walter Cremore, once a high powered stock broker, now just a Barista.  He became the fall guy for corporate greed, thrown to the bottom of the heap, with nowhere to go.  Until Sandra Delante, a former co-worker offered him a job at the corporation she works at, as their new Barista.  In a relationship with the bissexual Delante and his narcissistic hypersexual boss, Sally McMurphy, who was disfigured, as the sole survivor of a chemical explosion three years ago.  Ruthless terrorists have taken over their office block.  Cremore, who was once a clandestine assassin for the U.S. government, with Delante and McMurphy in tow, the three of them are in the fight for the lives."

"Caffeine, guns and sex.  This time, it is the terrorists that are at the wrong place, at the wrong time."

*Rated R*

(High Level violence, Sex scenes, Blood and Gore)

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Oh dear, yes, AI is very much the hyperreal and surreal combined.  As noted with the previous 'word' prompts to create a movie poster that I wanted, the potluck of AI generating a desired image does indeed hold so much surreality, without it being aware of doing so.  Therefor, despite past experiences with these AI art generators, I feel there is less of charm like use in their applications, instead they represent a totally absurd concept.  But, please be aware the writing above is mine and it did not contribute to the creation of the image, it was written after the image was generated by a slew of words.  Yet, this, out of the three images, out of 30+ generated images, is my favourite.  It is just so bizarre, the female character on the left, was by no way prompted by me, but I adore it, it's perfect, right down to the torn business shirt, tie and colorful sports 'push up' bra.  Holding a briefcase in the right hand and a takeaway coffee in her left.  The pose, styling.  Like I said, perfect.  The blond woman in the background has a disfigured face for some reason, thus, as noted in the bio above, she has a backstory.  The main character, is a male, the actual hero of the story, who fits the persona of "The Barista", yet note, that his left hand, which is clenched, he was suppose to be holding a gun.  Alas, there is no gun.

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(A.Glass 2023)

All my AI image prompts to date: chiasmusmagazine.blogspot.com/search/label/AI%20art%20test