Her

Another movie that i say "i should've watched before". Intense romantic drama. Fascinating portrait of loneliness in a post-digital world. Amazingly original screenplay, concept, musics, especially colors and performance from Joaquin Phoenix. This made me stay with myself after the credits have finished, i found myself reflecting on my own life and relationships.

Fairly rare one of a kind film.

A high concept film that actually stays true to its core idea yet without losing viewer interest.

Some irony here. While the film never becomes completely predictable, even to a jaded reviewer like this one, its process of de-constructing human relationship (brilliant, and better than all Woody Allen's films combined) generates the sequential "connections" with the viewer (ie, experiences that every viewer can relate to) which in turn keep the empathy going long after the initial sci fi "wow" is gone.

Watching this (as an aside) you have to wonder if Scarlett Johansson's career can get any more interesting? In the Marvel films she plays an uber-woman, In LUCY she a woman who evolves beyond evolution itself. And here yet again she plays an OS that transcends reality.

Makes for a nice resume.

Notice how Amy Adams plays every scene with no makeup? Talk about a director making every effort to keep an actor's natural beauty from hijacking the film...?

"Her" is a film set in the very, very near future. Theodore (Joaquin Phoenix) is a very lonely and emotionally constricted man. He's getting a divorce and seems very isolated--even though he lives in a huge city. One day, he decides to upgrade to a new hyper-intelligent operating system--one that claims to have a real personality. Well, it turns out to be so and then some. In fact, the computer OS, Samantha (Scarlett Johansson), is like a person in so many ways that soon it becomes all- important to Theodore and eventually it's his girlfriend. Where all this goes is a very slow journey, but it's also quite beautiful.

This film, while sci-fi, doesn't seem outside the realm of possibility. In this often disconnected and cold world, such a relationship seems like a safe alternative. Healthy, of course not--but very safe for a scarred person who wants intimacy but who is afraid to seek it. I thought the film had a really interesting message about this and is well worth seeing. My only reservation is that the film is VERY adult--with phone sex and a bit of nudity you probably wouldn't want your kids to see. Plus, at times the film feels a bit creepy. Good...but a bit sad and creepy. Well worth your time and an interesting performance by Phoenix and a really amazing film by Spike Jonze.

A great film about loneliness. Splendid performance of Joaquin Phoenix. And pure poetry. Admirable poem about isolation, need of other, social surogate and , off course, freedom. Its basic virtue - the proposed questions creating perfect atmosphere , becoming inspired challenges to discover new perspectives.

Her no longer feels like a distant futuristic fantasy but more like a reflection of the AI-driven world we're beginning to inhabit. Spike Jonze imagined a lonely man forming a profound emotional bond with Samantha, an AI operating system full of charm, wit, and empathy. Today, chatbots and voice assistants echo that vision: AI like ChatGPT can converse naturally, offer guidance, and even mimic human emotion, creating connections that feel surprisingly real. This blurs the line between companionship and simulation, showing that Jonze's imagined world is closer than we might think - though we're still in the early stages.

Yet, unlike Samantha, modern AI lacks true self-awareness and genuine emotional growth. Tools like ChatGPT, with expressive voices, can charm and engage users, but they respond to prompts rather than forming authentic relationships. Her functions as both a mirror and a warning: AI can ease loneliness and simulate intimacy, but the film reminds us that the most meaningful connections remain human - messy, imperfect, and irreplaceable. Watching it today is both eerie and prescient, highlighting how the future Jonze envisioned is unfolding faster than expected.

Her remains one of the most essential "tech romance" films of the past decade, not just for its storytelling but for its philosophical and emotional foresight. With modern AI like ChatGPT, we're not merely imagining Jonze's world; parts of it are happening in real time. This isn't just entertainment - it's a living experiment, and its implications for society, identity, and human connection are only beginning to emerge.