📌 Key Points
- The film ‘Haunted 3D: Echoes of the Past’ is described as ‘shockingly low’ even by Vikram Bhatt’s standards.
- Three writers are credited for a story that feels assembled from ‘leftover parts’ of other horror films.
- The review criticizes the film for using AI as a ‘convenient excuse for creative laziness’ due to poor execution.
- Actors Mimoh and Chetna Pande reportedly tried their best but couldn’t salvage the ‘dated script’.
The review for ‘Haunted 3D: Echoes of the Past’ lambasts the Vikram Bhatt-AI collaboration as a significant creative failure. Critics highlight its substandard quality, dated script, and the perceived laziness behind its production, questioning the future of AI in filmmaking.
AI & Creative Laziness: A Warning Sign
I sauntered into a half-full theatre and settled into my seat, expecting a run-of-the-mill horror film. After all, Vikram churns them out with such regularity, they seem to emerge from the same assembly line. Yet somehow, Haunted 3D: Echoes of the Past manages to sink shockingly low, even by his own standards.
What’s baffling is that the story is credited to three writers: Mahesh Bhatt, Suhrita Das and Shubham Dhiman. That it took three people to come up with a story that feels assembled from leftover parts of a hundred other horror films is an achievement of a very different kind.
One is reminded of Bhatt’s earlier work, 1920, where he claimed using just candlelight for many scenes to create a haunting visual texture.
Script & Execution: A Botched Effort
Compare that to Haunted, which looks so carelessly shot that it would appear substandard even on a television screen. It’s a warning sign of a future where AI will become a convenient excuse for creative laziness.
The second half somewhat looks interesting. The execution, though, is botched up.
Acting Efforts vs. Dated Material
Acting-wise, Mimoh tries his best, but he can’t do anything with a dated script like this one. Chetna Pande does what she can, too.
Which is why it validates the worst fears surrounding AI. For a horror film, the most haunting thing here is the absence of a creative pulse.
Ultimately, ‘Haunted 3D: Echoes of the Past’ serves as a stark warning about creative complacency, especially when AI is involved. Its critical reception underscores the irreplaceable need for genuine artistic vision in filmmaking.
