Artificial Romance

Rating: 10/10 (28 August 2014)

Spike Jonze's movies had all the time some great fantasy that always were worth to watch. In "Being John Malkovich" was a really interesting idea to put people in John Malkovich's skin and in "Where the Wild Things Are" it was great to enter in Max's imaginary world.
This time we have a really interesting theme about a lonely person and a futuristic Operating System's "Love Affair". It sounds weird but it came out a remarkable story.
Theodore is a letter writer just after divorce when OS1, an operating system with consciousness is put to market. He starts the program , the OS asks some questions , including to have male or female voice, some personal questions, then reboots and gives birth to "Samantha".
The great fact about this movie is that you almost forget that the love story is between a Human and a Computer. Joaquin Phoenix (Theodore) and Scarlett Johansson as Samantha's voice make such a great performance that result a movie a Romantic Tragedy.
"Her" makes me think about the complicated future and the potential self-aware Operating System - Human relationships.
Until then sit back and enjoy this great movie.