Director: Spike Jonze
Her is a story of a lonely man, Theodore Twombly (played by Phoenix), who comes to fall in love with his Operating System (OS) Samantha, voice given by Johansson. Theodore works for a letter writing company where (no prizes for guessing) he writes letters for people who have difficulty expressing feelings. He has increasingly become lonely and fears his impending divorce. One fine day on his way back from work he comes across this newly launched artificially intelligent Operating System that evolves as per the human it is assigned to. The OS who gives herself the name Samantha slowly becomes a confidant to Theodore, giving him company through the days and the OS itself evolving through its human interactions. What strikes you are the conversations that Samantha has about her feelings, her confusions about them as to whether they are unique to her or is it something that she was programmed to feel. As they start to fall in love with each other, Theo feels that he is now prepared to sign his divorce papers and decides to meet his wife for the same. What ensues at the end of the meeting predictably is a fight when he confesses that he is having a relationship with his OS. He starts doubting the realness of his feelings and as a result of which he finds himself distancing from Samantha, who also with the course of time is changing sooner by the day with her interactions with other Operating Systems. Now you may ask where does Amy Adams come in all of this? She plays the role of Theodore's neighbour who has recently separated from her husband and has become friends with an OS that was left behind by him (her husband). Theo finds in her somebody with whom he is able to discuss his relationship with Samantha without the fear of being judged.
Her' is avery unlikely romantic story. Scarlett Johansson is great as Samantha and her voice just seems apt for an OS a man could fall in love with. I loved the movie and the acting, the whole sepia toned screenplay, Joaquin's role as a man bearing his soul out to an OS as he would to a real life girl friend. His doubts, his loneliness, his despair at Samantha's parting. The idea of a human falling in love with an OS somehow becomes less incredulous and more believable after watching this movie.
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