Her (2013)

Rating: 6/10 (2 October 2016)

The movie "Her", directed by Spike Jonze, is to say the least the earliest of it's kind. In my opinion the movie started off very slow with no suspense. The main character in the film Theodore, played by Joaquin Phoenix was portrayed as an awkward guy, presumably to be in his thirties, with no real joy or enthusiasm within his physical being. Theodore just seemed to be living a mediocre lifestyle with no particular interest in the world around him. To say the least he was depressed. It wasn't until after he was introduced to his "leading lady" in the film know as Operating System Samantha, played by Scarlett Johansson, did he start to posses interest in the world around him. Samantha's original job as an OS was to assist Theodore in everyday activities and help him maintain structure and order when instructed. The attraction between Operating System Samantha and Theodore was almost instant after OS Samantha started to become more advanced and learn a little bit more about Theodore and the world that he lives in. Although Theodore was not able to physically be with Samantha, and vice verse, they didn't let that interfere with their romantic interest, which was physical for Theodore and Virtual for Samantha. It was clear that Theodore's interest wasn't in the OS itself but in the needs that the OS provided for him. He wasn't interested in something "real", no pun intended, he was more so interested in his own needs being meet, and that satisfied him. When the OS Samantha wasn't able to provide that for him anymore he become discombobulated and frustrated to say the least. In my opinion the visuals in this film were amazing and very pleasant, not to futuristic but very believable. I feel the theme of the story was captured very well by the awkward and curious characters.