Notes from the movie 'her'

Rating: 8/10 (29 December 2013)

 The movie could have actually been called Him. It is about a flawed man unwilling to ask himself who he is, and instead hides behind the narcissistic technological facade of today's popular culture. He convinces himself that he wants a female relationship but in all actually he has plenty of opportunities and sulks out each time. {Think of him meeting with the ex-wife (she clearly still loved him and wanted him), and also of his blind date (he lead her on, lied to her, then became a little boy not wanting or able to handle the truth of what he just did).}
 The 'her' for whom the movie is about is cleverly unclear. It could be his ex-wife, or mother, or OS voice, or all females in general.
 The OS voice was a manifestation of himself. It was created the second he told the application builder that his relationship with his mother was not great because every time they spoke the conversation was always about "her" (his mom), and never about himself.
 The movie serves as a decent commentary on today's current cultural trends. If you watch this movie for it's futuristic tech literality then you won't find anything much deeper than the fancy haircuts and minimalist set design visuals, but if you look at it as a metaphor on this moment (a 2013 zeitgeist) you'll at least have something interesting to think about on the walk home.