"Her" is Incredible

"Her" is incredible. Theodore, played by Joaquin Phoenix is a writer who is very lonely after his recent split from his wife. His wife, Catherine, played by Rooney Mara, and Theodore had a great relationship but their marriage was going astray, and this led to Theodore feeling gloomy. He became very lonely and wanting to change his life. This film is set in futuristic Los Angeles, and a new technology is invented. It is called Os, an operating system. This is not an ordinary operating system, it is a system that can do almost anything and it can also feelings, emotions, and have legitimate conversations with the person it is programmed to. Theodore's is named Samantha. Samantha, voiced by Scarlet Johansson. Theodore becomes friends with Samantha and she becomes a person that helps with his loneliness. She is always there for him unlike most of the people in his life, and he finally feels like himself again after his split with Catherine. He develops a relationship with her, and he finally feels like he has a sense of purpose in the world because there is someone or something that really true cares about him. He tries to hide it for awhile even with his friend Amy, played by Amy Adams. This is new to him, and especially for Samantha because she is learning everything about life and the world she is now discovering. This is a great tale of love and friendship, and it really shows how crazy love is.

Spike Jonze did a fantastic job for this film. Yes, the idea is crazy and a little ridiculous. But isn't love the same way. This is a great theme in the film also. Love is crazy mainly because we are sharing things with one other person, and we want to make sure that person is the only person in the world that is cared for. If feelings are shared, and two people have a mutual attraction and feeling of love who cares how they look, or who they are. To Theodore, Samantha was real everything she was lacking was a body, everything involving a relationship was there except the physical aspects. Spike Jonze did an amazing making us believe that this relationship was as sacred as any other relationship. Not just Spike Jonze, but the cast was spectacular also. Amy Adams was fantastic as always. She is always great, and in this film we see at her saddest and distraught moments but we wanted her to succeed just like Joaquin Phoenix's character. Although, I was rooting against her in this film, Rooney Mara was great in her role. We really felt for her, and how we wanted her to figure where her life was going even without Theodore. Joaquin Phoenix did an amazing job in this film. You really want him to feel good and better about himself all throughout the film. He is a contender for a Golden Globe and even an Oscar this March. This film is great, and it should be watched with an open-mind. Go see it.

Grade = 89/100 = B+