"I feel like I can be anything with you."
Set in the future, Her is about a man who fell in love with his female operating system (It's Scarlet Johansson, what testosterone-infused human being wouldn't? LOL). Sounds silly? Not really. In this internet age, every kind of relationship is possible. Who's to say that falling in love with someone you haven't even seen is not right? You talk to that "person" every single day, you share your innermost thoughts, your dreams, your feelings. You tell that "person" everything without second thoughts. You "connect" with that "person." Who's to say that's not love? This film gives us a closer look & a wider understanding of what a relationship is, conventional or not. Love is universal. Emotions are real as they are felt.
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| Directed & written by: Spike Jonze (Being John Malkovich, Adaptation) Starring: Joaquin Phoenix, Scarlett Johansson, Rooney Mara, Amy Adams Music by: Arcade Fire Cinematography by: Hoyte van Hoytema (Let the Right One In, The Fighter) Editing by: Eric Zumbrunnen (Being John Malkovich), Jeff Buchanan Running Time: 126 mins Box Office: a little over $23 million |
Her is cinematically beautiful, that's undeniable. The romance underneath the almost tangible melancholy is so bittersweet you can't help but feel it... get affected by it. You can't look away, even when you're witnessing a somehow laughable but sweet sex scene from Joaquin Phoenix and Scarlett Johansson.
