Review of Her (2013) by Will S — 03 Aug 2017
With the bright, glaring world around the lead, Jonze sets up the only time of darkness: the height of Theodore's and Samantha's intimacy. Phoenix plays a great hopeless romantic and Johansson perfectly embodies a voice of a paralyzed soul, and with standout performances by Mara and Adams, they establish a phenomenal cast.
Jonze created a perfect script and a film ahead of its time but relevant; it is a futuristic prophecy that is both funny, artful as well as scary and sad. It complicates love in ways never thought could be complicating, but it is oddly relatable.
It pushes and questions the norms of society in relation to a population dominated by technology; it is both saying technology, at some point, can be an adequate substitute for reality, but one cannot completely escape it.
A slight metaphor for being in love with personality rather than appearance, and even that is an oversimplification. By the end, Jonze furthers his world-weariness with a devastating, original but plausible ending.
This review of Her (2013) was written by Will S on 03 Aug 2017.
Her has generally received very positive reviews.
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