The future of love...

Rating: 10/10 (10 January 2014)

'Her' is a masterpiece in both storytelling and romance, a film that shows that love can defy all matters of what you are and how we see one another. Spike Jonze has created a brilliant work that is one of the most original works I have seen in a long time, with Joaquin Phoenix giving another phenomenal performance that carries the movie into success. Phoenix plays the lonely, introverted Theodore Twombly, a man whose job is to write romantic letters for people who can't do it themselves. He buys an A.I. operating system named Samantha, voiced by Scarlett Johansson, a software that is fully aware and adapts to grow more feelings and emotions. The two form a bond, but through their close relationship they create a romance that helps save them both in more ways than one. First of all, this is a great character study and brilliant view on where our society is heading in the world of technology. We see Theodore lives in a society that is similar to ours but has enhanced technology that I suspect is not too far off from out times, making this a bit of a sci-fi but not really. Jonze has always been one to go outside the norm of movie-making and here he proves that once again with a funny and dramatic view on how dependent our society has become to technology. But behind all that is a romance between a man and his computer that is based on love and joy. Some people may think a love between a human and computer is possible, but hey, is it really any different than most men and their lives today. We are constantly on our phones and social networks so I see this movie as an overlook on the world and its no-so-distant future. Phoenix has given us a brilliant and heartbreaking performance that makes this movie feel like a kindled spirit, proving that a romance between a man and a voice can be lovely indeed. Watching 'Her' makes me believe that there is love out there for everybody, maybe just not always in the way you expect.