Her

[Some spoilers ahead] The superlative modern film experience. Her is simple yet complex, intellectually it doesn't expect its audience to dive deep, it asks them to surrender themselves emotionally to the characters and the world they live in. Her is first and foremost a love story about what love is, the boundaries of love and how society has changed around love and will continue to do so for years to come. It begs the question: does love know any limits? The film's use of genre seems almost insignificant and yet it is of the utmost importance to the film. It is never in your face like most science fictions with other worldly technology and changes from our modern society, it simply delivers a slightly changed future to underline the conflicts of today's society. Her's vision of the future is so clear cut that you simply forget that it isn't reality. From the subtlety of the technology to the colours of both the character's outfits and surroundings, it feels real. The cinematography of the film is one of its greatest aspects. The massive grey metropolis in contrast with Theodore as he walks with his back against the city feeling isolated and lonely to the development of him actually facing the world around as he has found love, only to lose that love, but instead finding himself and being able to look at the world around him even though he isn't in a relationship. In contrast to these total shots of Theodore against the city, the film also has a heavy use of close ups giving the film an immense personal feel. This personality is further underlined by the films structure, especially in its use of flash backs. As the audience we sometimes see glimpses of Theodore's memories of his ex-wife Catherine; no words are spoken, only disjointed images of what used to be are shown. The images give a sense of familiarity as well as romanticism surrounding Catherine so when Theodore finally meets her again the audience feels like they know her and remember her like Theodore does. It makes the impact of the scene so much greater as they start to argue, it completely breaks the illusion of his love. The colours of Her in general play a significant role. Other than painting the picture of this futuristic society it is important to note that all of the colours are subdued. The film doesn't tell a classic romantic love story and the colours reflect that; instead of a bright hot red, the film uses a washed out red showing a sort faltering love that isn't bad, it's just more complicated. Her is an incredible film that keeps getting better after every viewing. It is as beautiful as it is genuine with great performances and direction. It is definitely one of the most definitive films of the 2010's.