Brilliant movie

Rating: 9/10 (7 February 2014)

Finally, got to see Her last night, and loved every moment of the movie. Guy meets operating system, likes her..wait..falls in love with her, and actually gets into a relationship with her. The OS has a rare warmth and intuitiveness which seems to have gone missing otherwise and you can't blame Joaquin Phoenix's character to fall in love with her.
The theme of the movie is so very brilliant and original in itself but it could have gone all wrong if Spike Jonze wouldn't have created it with such skill, finesse, and also sensitivity.What came across as striking to me was the way the OS evolves through the movie. It's like evolution and change could be rendered outside the human realm. Although, the love interest here is virtual it seemed more real and poignant of a romance than what Hollywood offers sometimes. Also, a lot of credit goes to the way the movie has been shot. It's stunning in every scene. The movie is sad and heartbreaking but ( dare I say..) poetically beautiful. It's sad because it's a subtle reminder of what we have come to..though the movie is futuristic it doesn't seem that we are very far from the lives of the characters in the movie.Her is a study of complex and raw human emotions and relationships in our times. I certainly want to watch the movie again for I feel I could maybe discover more.. Joaquin Phoenix portrays the quirky protagonist with such ease and candor you want to reach out to him and hug him. Ugh..the Oscars didn't nominate him for the best actor category. Jonze's movies is a metaphor for the loss in human connectivity and growing loneliness in this otherwise crowded world. Cheers to brilliant movie-making.