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Her
Title: Her
Director: Spike Jonze
Score: 7/10
What makes us human? Is it our anatomy or is it the way we think? I believe most of us will reply with the latter. Spike Jonze asks us this exact question in this touching film.
The film starts with a close-up of Theodore Twombly's (acted by Joaquin Phoenix) face where it feels like he's breaking the fourth wall; he isn't, he's merely looking towards us but the effect nonetheless remains. He purchases a new operating system that has the ability of 'intuition'. She is called Samantha (voiced by Scarlett Johansson), a name she picked from a book in the second after he asked her what her name is. Samantha learns from him and she grows and changes as a personality.
They eventually start a friendship which leads on to a relationship. Theodore is an introvert and with the effect of flashbacks we are given the impression that he's an extremely lonely man seeking company in any way that he can, including having telephone sex with strangers. He starts to change with Samantha.
Eventually, both characters grow. Is Samantha becoming human or is she 'too human'? Where does 'humanness' start and end? Her tries to answer these questions in a brilliantly acted story.
*The product artwork I use within this review is taken from Wikipedia in order to identify the subject of the review. It is low enough in resolution such that it could not be used as counterfeit or pirated material.
Director: Spike Jonze
Score: 7/10
The film starts with a close-up of Theodore Twombly's (acted by Joaquin Phoenix) face where it feels like he's breaking the fourth wall; he isn't, he's merely looking towards us but the effect nonetheless remains. He purchases a new operating system that has the ability of 'intuition'. She is called Samantha (voiced by Scarlett Johansson), a name she picked from a book in the second after he asked her what her name is. Samantha learns from him and she grows and changes as a personality.
They eventually start a friendship which leads on to a relationship. Theodore is an introvert and with the effect of flashbacks we are given the impression that he's an extremely lonely man seeking company in any way that he can, including having telephone sex with strangers. He starts to change with Samantha.
Eventually, both characters grow. Is Samantha becoming human or is she 'too human'? Where does 'humanness' start and end? Her tries to answer these questions in a brilliantly acted story.
*The product artwork I use within this review is taken from Wikipedia in order to identify the subject of the review. It is low enough in resolution such that it could not be used as counterfeit or pirated material.
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