One of the best films in the last decade.

Rating: 10/10 (26 May 2017)

No spoilers will be in the first paragraph.'Her' is a rare film, one the explores human emotion through non-human interaction, with perfect execution. Visually the film in stunning, with every shot conveying emotions and substance beautifully. The writing is again perfectly executed, showing the nuances of relationships and people while still having a clear meaning and progression, the same can be said about the acting. I will attempt to keep the review short, focusing on the important points of the story.
*Spoilers*
Theodore recently has broken up with wife Catherine and feels isolated because of this, we see this visually communicated through Theodore's clothing. The bright colour of his clothing causes him to stand out over the muted tones of his surroundings, this isolation is portrayed by the city rejecting Theodore through the visualisation of the skyline being out of focus and Theodore being in focus. I digress, Theodore's friend Amy is seen to be married to her husband Charles, we see towards the beginning of the film that these two people bicker over seemingly unimportant things for no reason. I am sure we can all relate to the bickering of relationships, and certainly the bickering of unimportant things, that at the time seem to be worth the time.
Eventually, Theodore purchases a new operating system OS1, who later defines herself as Samantha. We see the progression of Theodore almost becoming a new person, a happier version of himself, not seen since happy days of his marriage from which we see exclusively through flashbacks followed by Theodore appearing content. Theodore chooses to hold on to the happiness of his past marriage instead of looking at the marriage as a whole and deciding to let go, this happens right up until the end of the film when Theodore writes a letter to Cathrine, showing his maturity and acceptance into the world.
As they all good things do, the relationship between Theodore and Samantha comes to an end, with Samantha leaving the world with the rest of the Os', possibly realising their damage to humanity and choosing to change the current path they are on. In the end, we see Theodore and Amy on top of their building looking out at the world, the world that has accepted Theodore and become, in focus ending his isolation.
Essentially this film is an incredible case study on emotions, relationships, and humanity. I glossed over the majority of this film as I did not want it to become an essay but this film is one of the few films that portrays emotions realistically, beautifully and with substance, for that is definitely a film worth checking out if you haven't already.