Sora excels in domains where short-form visual storytelling, stylized motion, or creative prototyping are acceptable, rather than expecting perfect photo-realism in all contexts. It is particularly promising for social content (short clips, memes, visual hooks), storyboarding / animatics (quick visual drafts of scene ideas), promo teasers / concept visuals, artistic or surreal visuals, and educational / explainer animations. In these settings, some imperfections are tolerable, and the speed and flexibility of generation are valuable.
Conversely, Sora is weaker in scenarios requiring extreme realism, long-form narrative, or dense, physically complex scenes. For example, a feature-length film or a live-action scene with many actors interacting intimately may push beyond its current capabilities. Also, delicate facial motion, fine text rendering, and subtle lighting transitions remain challenging. Scenes with crowd interactions, occlusions, or fast motion may lead to drift, flicker, or artifacting. In critical use cases like legal, medical, documentary, or high-stakes advertising, the risk of misrepresentation or visual error is too high without heavy human review.
In short, Sora’s sweet spots lie in creative, short, expressive, or stylized video content where absolute photorealism is not mandatory. When the stakes for accuracy are high, or when continuity over long durations is needed, its limitations become more pronounced.