......and thought it was the best new movie I've viewed in a while and, for me, the best of the 9 films now nominated this year for Oscar's Best Picture, IMHO .
I really liked it a whole lot.
(I thought "12 Years a Slave" was only a lesser version of "Roots.")
The Link
I studied the movie poster and the IMDb site before deciding whether to say that I saw "Her" or "her."
I hope I got it right.
When I reviewed David Fincher's "The Social Network" (screen written by Aaron Sorkin) , I mentioned that I knew nothing about Facebook and very little about using Social Media.
That excellent movie's direction, screenplay and acting explained to this 70 year old Senior Citizen enough about the substance and the nuance of those networking tools so I could follow that film's action right along with younger folks who use all that new stuff as quickly as I once mastered and utilized phonograph records, various tape machines and dial telephones.
Talented Spike Jonze wrote and directed "Her" so well that I believe I now have a decent understanding of Artificial Intelligence and Computer Operating Systems.
Steven Spielberg, Haley Joel Osment and Jude Law made a OK start back there with "A. I. Artificial Intelligence."
But Scarlett Johansson's Samantha brought it all home for me and left me with a stiff boner.
That's how and when I knew for sure that I understood.
The cinematography, the production design and the music were all great too.
And, Joaquin Phoenix, Amy Adams and Rooney Mara (those two lovely ladies looking completely different than they did in other recent roles) and, of course, the disembodied voice of Scarlett Johansson performed every bit as well as Jesse Eisenberg and Justin Timberlake did for me several years ago demonstrating that whole social networking thing.
Hey, I'm empowered.
"Her" is an very inventive, beautiful, well-crafted and clever science fiction/relationship flick that equals the quality and entertainment value which the original versions of "The Day the Earth Stood Still" {1951) and "About Last Night" (1986) each displayed when they first screened and still possess today.
It's also as excellent, IMHO, as "(500) Days of Summer" or "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind."
My highest recommendation for discerning viewers from this longtime moviegoer.
BTW, did anyone else think Joaquin Phoenix looked and sounded a whole lot here like John Stossel from Fox News?
Soft voice, subtle smile...
JMO.
Any thoughts?
I really liked it a whole lot.
(I thought "12 Years a Slave" was only a lesser version of "Roots.")
The Link
I studied the movie poster and the IMDb site before deciding whether to say that I saw "Her" or "her."
I hope I got it right.
When I reviewed David Fincher's "The Social Network" (screen written by Aaron Sorkin) , I mentioned that I knew nothing about Facebook and very little about using Social Media.
That excellent movie's direction, screenplay and acting explained to this 70 year old Senior Citizen enough about the substance and the nuance of those networking tools so I could follow that film's action right along with younger folks who use all that new stuff as quickly as I once mastered and utilized phonograph records, various tape machines and dial telephones.
Talented Spike Jonze wrote and directed "Her" so well that I believe I now have a decent understanding of Artificial Intelligence and Computer Operating Systems.
Steven Spielberg, Haley Joel Osment and Jude Law made a OK start back there with "A. I. Artificial Intelligence."
But Scarlett Johansson's Samantha brought it all home for me and left me with a stiff boner.
That's how and when I knew for sure that I understood.
The cinematography, the production design and the music were all great too.
And, Joaquin Phoenix, Amy Adams and Rooney Mara (those two lovely ladies looking completely different than they did in other recent roles) and, of course, the disembodied voice of Scarlett Johansson performed every bit as well as Jesse Eisenberg and Justin Timberlake did for me several years ago demonstrating that whole social networking thing.
Hey, I'm empowered.
"Her" is an very inventive, beautiful, well-crafted and clever science fiction/relationship flick that equals the quality and entertainment value which the original versions of "The Day the Earth Stood Still" {1951) and "About Last Night" (1986) each displayed when they first screened and still possess today.
It's also as excellent, IMHO, as "(500) Days of Summer" or "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind."
My highest recommendation for discerning viewers from this longtime moviegoer.
BTW, did anyone else think Joaquin Phoenix looked and sounded a whole lot here like John Stossel from Fox News?
Soft voice, subtle smile...
JMO.
Any thoughts?
