Her

Wow this was not what I was expecting? Choking someone with a dead cat during e-sex was not anything I ever imagined before, and I don’t want to imagine ever after. This movie having even more relevance now, showing how human interaction is being slowly replaced with perfect robots, and using AI to patch loneliness. For a dystopian sci-fi film, it’s rather down to earth with its innovation, helping it feel a lot more relatable and possible compared to other films. It’s scary how the AI says the perfect thing in each moment, and it really tackles the idea of if love between human and AI is real love, and what real love even means. The beautiful cinematography and very modern idea tricked me into thinking this movie didn’t come out 12 years ago. Not only is this idea so simplistic yet complex, “Her” explores the depth in different directions, focusing on the connection they make, the physical part of it, and society’s reluctance behind it all. This movie could have easily accepted this as the status quo, but instead it opts to make it seem weird and out of the ordinary, making this movie applicable in its release time, and even more now; when we’re on the verge of living in the world of “Her”. Near the end, bringing in the idea of bringing people back from the dead with hyper-intelligence is also a very hot topic right now, which I did wish the movie tackled a tiny bit more in depth, but for being introduced in the last thirty minutes, it couldn’t quite get the depth it did with the AI girlfriend. The ending, while being utterly devastating, it really showed the difference in emotions and how it’s processed between people and computers, trying to apply human ideals of monogamy to something that isn’t human, harming himself. Then it ends with her disappearing, much like our endless pursuit forward in technology leaving memories behind. I think the main lesson to be learned, is to accept the flaws, instead of seeking a temporary escape from flaws, because nothing can be perfect forever. *“I’ve never loved anyone the way I’ve loved you” *“Me too, now we know how”