Her (2013)

Release date: 2014-01-10
Country: USA
Language: English
Director: Spike Jonze
Production Co: Annapurna Pictures
Genre: Romance, Drama, Science Fiction
Rating: 8.0/10
Length: 2h 6min

Storyline

Theodore is a lonely man in the final stages of his divorce. When he's not working as a letter writer, his down time is spent playing video games and occasionally hanging out with friends. He decides to purchase the new OS1, which is advertised as the world's first artificially intelligent operating system, "It's not just an operating system, it's a consciousness," the ad states. Theodore quickly finds himself drawn in with Samantha, the voice behind his OS1. As they start spending time together they grow closer and closer and eventually find themselves in love. Having fallen in love with his OS, Theodore finds himself dealing with feelings of both great joy and doubt. As an OS, Samantha has powerful intelligence that she uses to help Theodore in ways others hadn't, but how does she help him deal with his inner conflict of being in love with an OS?

Plot Keywords

loneliness, future, artificial intelligence, break up, masturbation, writer, dress, philosophy, voice over letter, love letter, husband wife relationship, ex husband ex wife relationship, blind date, awkwardness, panic, written by director, reading a book, philosopher, barefoot woman, dying

Short Review

It is a sweet-natured and melancholy film, beautifully directed, that manages to be satirical about love in a digital, distracted age without losing its heartfelt quality.