A beautiful, modern love story

Rating: 10/10 (14 December 2015)

If I had to describe Her with one word, I would have to say "beautiful".I mean, it's crazy how beautiful this movie is. The entire scenery of the colorful future is fantastic, and so is Joaquin Phoenix's face and Scarlett Johansson's voice. Some might discard this movie as some sort of hipster paradise - which it totally is - but Her is so much more than just that. It's a modern love story, and this type of love is something us humans might experience not too far from now.
The music in Her compliments the movie perfectly. It's a bit sappy at times, but I like that. In fact, I found myself shedding a tear or two at several points during this film, not necessarily because the scene was very sad, but because the music ruined my emotional state by being so beautiful and melancholy. At times, I caught myself smiling like a kid during Christmas because Theodore looked so happy running around, while the music was so beautifully joyful.
The cast of Her is fantastic. In the leading roles, you'll find Joaquin Phoenix, Amy Adams and Scarlett Johansson. There's also some great, smaller performances like Chris Pratt's role and Rooney Mara. I've seen a few negative comments on the choice of Samantha's voice actor - Scarlett Johansson - in this movie, but I don't get those complains. She has the ultimate the-girl-I-wish-I-could-be-with- voice, and I think that's the voice Samantha needed.
The aesthetics of this movie are fantastic. The beautiful colors everywhere, the slightly more futuristic looking city... you really see the beauty in everything from a trash can to a normal man walking down the street. It's phenomenal. I'm kinda new to the whole "critical thinking" aspect of film-watching, but I think this passes in camera work and beauty.
PS: If you're planning on watching this with your parents, here's a pro tip: Don't. I watched Her with my volume really loud, and I had to turn it down quite a bit every time the sex scenes started, because the moaning was incredibly loud. Also, there's pregnant girl boobs, so that's that.
All in all, this is a fantastic movie. A definite 10/10 when watching by yourself, and a 9/10 when watching with parents. Thanks for reading this review!