Chelsea Kee

fuck i want a boyfriend

james franco is so fucking hot. let me be your pet monkey

I gave the film a high rating because the cinematography was stunning; it felt like watching a children’s picture book come to life on screen. The visual style was whimsical and carefully crafted, which made the experience really unique. However, the plot was sometimes confusing and a bit hard to follow. I also found the backdrop of war interesting, especially how it was portrayed with a sense of irony. The journey of the lobby boy eventually becoming the owner was surprisingly touching. In particular, the relationship between an immigrant boy with nothing and a refined, prestigious man added emotional depth. Overall, there isn’t a huge amount to interpret, but it’s a calm, visually beautiful film that’s enjoyable to watch.

I would rate this movie 3.5/5, mainly because I feel like I need to watch it again. I definitely didn’t capture everything that was in the film, and I think it’s a bit complex to fully understand after just one viewing. First of all, the cinematography is very intentional, and I liked the way everything was captured. The colors seem to represent a lot. His shirt is red when he is in love or more in touch with his emotions, but it turns white or blue whenever he has a fight or starts to doubt things. His house is also disorganized from the beginning. From when Samantha organizes his emails to when he falls in love with her and talks to her on the computer. Yet the house stays messy, which I think reflects his mind and the true emotions he ignores. Personally, I don’t think he truly loved her. I think he projected his ex-wife onto Samantha in many ways. With Samantha, he didn’t have to deal with real emotions, conflicts, or the small everyday issues that come with relationships, like she mentioned. But on the other hand, if I look at it more symbolically, I think the film shows that you can love someone deeply even if they aren’t physically real or present. Human connections are deep and complex, and they can come in many different forms: from music, dance, and paintings to small physical moments, like the way someone’s hands feel in the cold, the way they move, or the way they touch your hair. However, I still think there need to be many different factors for something to truly be called real human connection, human emotion, and love. The ending scene showed him and his friend lying next to each other on the rooftop. Without words, they are able to comfort each other simply through their presence. To me, that represents real human connection, something AI could never replace. If I had watched this when it first came out, I probably would have felt differently. But now, with so many AI technologies today, it definitely hits differently. Next time I watch it, I want to focus more on the symbolic aspects of the story, especially his avoidance of making real human connections and confronting his emotions. He works as a writer who captures deep feelings for others, but the fact that he struggles to communicate or share those emotions in his own relationships shows a flaw that many people have. Even though the dystopian message is a major part of the movie and I think they depicted and predicted it perfectly, since people are literally forming relationships with AI now, it also seems like there are many symbolic elements that I probably missed on the first watch. Also, the soundtrack is amazing. I had heard many of the songs before without realizing they were from this movie. The music fits the film very well and feels calming at the same time. Because Samantha only exists as a voice in Theodore’s earbud, there aren’t dramatic whirlpools of sound or intense visual moments in their relationship. The music captures that quiet intimacy perfectly. I also noticed that when Samantha speaks, since she isn’t physically present, the movie often shows empty streets, dust in the air, or background scenery. I think this was a great cinematographic choice to visually represent the closest possible depiction of “Samantha.” and i laughed when she revealed that she's a chat BOP. So close to how actual people in real life be cheating. Texting you that they love you out of no where after cheating because they feel guilty. Just like when Samantha called him out of no where to tell him that she loves him. Humans are hard and connections are harder. So hard and complex.