He Fell In Love with Her

Rating: 9/10 (29 June 2015)

What does it feel like being in love with someone whose only constant thing you ever get to experience is his/her voice? How do you determine that it's love when you haven't seen her, touched her, kissed or even looked into his/her eyes. Is it really love or just a mere fallacy we people of the new generation put up to cover any empty spot in our lives. Her was a movie that was built to project how technology interferes with human affection and it was a perfect way to show it to people.
Love, the only thing in this world that makes people sane and insane at the same time. A powerful element no one has ever beaten, it pushes you to go for the unconventional, it makes you smile like a jack o' lantern, it makes you more human than you already are and that was what Theodore Twombly felt, but before all the fuzzy feeling, he has been living a life made out of heartbreak and loneliness. A man going through divorce and yet still writes those romantic love letters for people who needs to sweeten their relationships. Then comes Samantha, an OS, a brilliant voice that crept into his life and made him look at the world in a different way. He was captivated, mesmerized and found solace in HER. Until when can their love endure, will it last for a lifetime or will it only be until
Her is one the best love story I have witnessed, it was poignant, beautiful and mysterious all at once. It's something so real, it happens now, virtual love is everywhere. Not like falling in love with an OS but falling in love with someone over the internet can be the same as with what Theodore and Samantha has.
Joaquin Phoenix was really good, he was brilliant, each scene that gets intense and dramatic was performed very well and I'm hands down to the depth he gave to the character—I couldn't think of anyone who can pull off that acting. On the other hand, I wasn't really impressed with how Scarlett Johansson portrayed the "Samantha" part as her voice really wasn't that believable and nice to the ears, another actress could have been a much better choice. Rooney Mara, was beautiful in the film, even if she just appeared on the flashbacks and on that certain paper signing scene she can be memorable as ever. This movie won't be as balanced as it was if it weren't for the cryptic and weird character portrayed by Amy Adams who was so effective, the quirkiness and facial expressions she gave was as natural as being herself alone. I guess that was what Spike Jonze really wanted for all of the characters to appear on the camera.
The soundtrack and the scoring which for me is one great part of the movie, brings out the emotions to the unscripted scenes, the piano pieces, the background music and how the emotions should sound like was reflected on those music. Arcade Fire, its Arcade Fire's music and who would not want them to write songs for you? The other thing that attracted me the most with this movie is on how technologically advanced the setting was but the people's dresses and movements were given a vintage touch, like its still holding on to the transition phase of the world which is what's happening today.
What I liked the most about this movie though, is that not only it represent the ever growing influence of technology in our lives but it also depicts how love can be expressed and felt in different forms, different ways and in different levels. We people tend to fall in love so fast and to shallow, but what Theodore showed us in this movie is the unconditional love we always wanted to have with someone, those kind of love that does not care what the physical appearance maybe or how she talks, its all the heart that's choosing, no other senses.
For me the whole movie is a representation of what people is now doing, a social reflection on the impacts of technology and how it affects human life. I'm giving it an 9-star rating because this movie is one of the best movies I have seen so far and I loved how it was made, how the picturesque shots were taken and how love surfaced amidst the impossibilities between Samantha and Theodore, and for me that love is what we need to experience.
As per what Theodore said, "I have never loved anyone the way I loved you" and Samantha answered, "Me too, now we know how." After watching the film, you'll totally get an idea on how. #