Her - 16/02/2014
Clare, Cousin Paula and I went to watch Spike Jonze's new film "Her" and I was quite surprised to see so many people filling the seats of the cinema. In front of us sat two twenty somethings who I will refer to later.
Her is set in an undisclosed future in which social media, instant messaging, email alerts etc are instant via a little ear piece and a well spoken gentlemen reading them and acting on your commands, for example. read, reply, file for later, delete.
When a new operating system is released ran with artificial intelligence, Theodore (Joaquin Pheonix) decides to upgrade. Once installed, the OS calls itself "Samantha" and is very sexily voiced by Scarlett Johansson. Theodore starts to become obsessed with Samantha and vice versa. Soon, he is laughing and joking with her/it and developing a strong, loving relationship.
Her is a real though provoking film that is really not that far away from being a reality. The two twenty somethings sat in front of us seemed to lose interest in the film so decided to play on Facebook on their phones for the remainder. Quite ironic we thought.
Her, for me, was identifying peoples inability to actually communicate face to face and how reliant we have become on our digital persona. All the characters in the film (extras and all) walked around the streets and traveled on trains without making eye contact, all of them engrossed in their mobile devices or talking to their digital media.
How you take the Operating System's intent as well is open to interpretation, Cousin Paula said that the OS seemed to eventually connect people as they needed to talk to humans again once the OS upgraded (trying not to spoil anything). Were as I could not help but think of Skynet, becoming self aware, sentient. Clare got a real sense of addiction from Theodore, he craved speaking to Samantha and became very obsessed.
An interesting film which all three of us enjoyed in our own way, there are some really (and I mean really) awkward scenes that make you squirm in your seat. I don't think I will see another film like this as it is quite unique.
Get off Facebook! :-)
When a new operating system is released ran with artificial intelligence, Theodore (Joaquin Pheonix) decides to upgrade. Once installed, the OS calls itself "Samantha" and is very sexily voiced by Scarlett Johansson. Theodore starts to become obsessed with Samantha and vice versa. Soon, he is laughing and joking with her/it and developing a strong, loving relationship.
Her is a real though provoking film that is really not that far away from being a reality. The two twenty somethings sat in front of us seemed to lose interest in the film so decided to play on Facebook on their phones for the remainder. Quite ironic we thought.
Her, for me, was identifying peoples inability to actually communicate face to face and how reliant we have become on our digital persona. All the characters in the film (extras and all) walked around the streets and traveled on trains without making eye contact, all of them engrossed in their mobile devices or talking to their digital media.
How you take the Operating System's intent as well is open to interpretation, Cousin Paula said that the OS seemed to eventually connect people as they needed to talk to humans again once the OS upgraded (trying not to spoil anything). Were as I could not help but think of Skynet, becoming self aware, sentient. Clare got a real sense of addiction from Theodore, he craved speaking to Samantha and became very obsessed.
An interesting film which all three of us enjoyed in our own way, there are some really (and I mean really) awkward scenes that make you squirm in your seat. I don't think I will see another film like this as it is quite unique.
Get off Facebook! :-)
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