MY REVIEW OF 'HER'
Recently, I have seen the film
Her. The film is classed under ‘Indie, Romance, Sci-fi’, now when I read that I
was equally confused and intrigued. Indie films are a massive part of my film
taste as we have a really cute cinema in Oxford called the Pheonix Picturehouse
which I really enjoy going to – I just had to watch this.
Now, the film is about a man
called Theodore that falls in love with his Operating System. The film features
love, loss, and how technology frequently invades our lives and what may happen
if that becomes too intense. The story follows Theodore’s life through his
divorce with a girl, and how he’s struggling to cope with that, alongside his
two friends and the Operating System. Scarlett Johansson is in the film as
well, which I thought was another reason to watch it.
Although it feels like that gives
away the plot for the entire film, it’s actually not the most important part. A
lot of deep topics arise, among things such as whether it’s the meaning of
life, how to progress when you feel you can’t anymore and learning about how
falling in love can make someone irrationally happy.
One of my favourite quotes from
the film was:
"Amy: You know what, I can over think everything and
find a million ways to doubt myself. And since Charles left I've been really
thinking about that part of myself and, I've just come to realize that, we're
only here briefly. And while I'm here, I wanna allow myself joy. So f**k it."
This
really spoke to me for some reason. Not only is it quite sad that she views
life as a brief encounter, but that she just comes to the conclusion that life
is worth allowing joy into her life. It was just at a point in the film which
made it poignant.
