Her - Exploring Love
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- Опубликовано: 11 мар 2016
- My Her Dissection focuses on 3 main questions asked throughout the film:
1. What is real love?
2. What does it mean to be human?
3. Where are you going?
I also focus on characteristics of the protagonist and the use of the phenomenal score by Arcade Fire.
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I think the film also touches upon themes of isolation and growth
Jack Castillo how ironic
@@Mytoeshurt1 elborate pls
this movie was a premonition of the future. This is a reality now.
I too believe that "Her" was a fantastic film. As a visual person I found that the set designs, especially of Theodore's office location were intentionally given a very simplistic and artificial feel. Notice how throughout his office there are single color shapes made up of a very simple color palette. As if the space Theodore works in is a computer simulation itself, or designed to feel as such. Maybe I'm reading into it, but it's what I felt. Thanks again for another excellent commentary.
And Theodor's mostly single-color shirts...
I had not noticed this. That is a good observation. ❤
Who else thought Amy and Theodore were going to jump off the roof at the end? Just me? Really?
:D I thought so too.
Same
You guys are all lunatics
I thought he was going to stab her to death with a bowie knife he was hiding in his pants
@@friendlypup5650 ok boomer
I was an extra on the sets seen in 1:15, 4:45 and 7:40 (though not onscreen in any of these shots :/ ) and on your topic of "many of the pedestrians have no cell-phone" statement - the pedestrians are all wearing talking-earpieces like the one Joaquin has. I remember having the ear bud handed out to me and being told "act like you're talking on the phone through this ear piece".
Wow-that is awesome, also, great insight, you clearly know that is true!
Samuel Wallace what's Spike like
TheMr Manav - Saw him at a distance. He, the production guys and Joaquin would talk at length about what they were doing; did a lot of hand gestures and pacing and asking the local production guys questions about what could be done; the vibe I got was that he was the type to quickly move through options but without losing momentum or getting bogged down. I suppose that’s a common attitude for directors. Joaquin, again only seen at a distance, was always quietly listening and doing his part efficiently without a fuss. I actually stared at him a long time before I knew who he was, because he was standing out in the open like a normal extra just calmly biding time in between takes; he didn’t have an entourage or anything so I wasn’t sure what to make of him; he was clearly the main focus of the shots but he wasn’t acting or being treated like a big shot; just off to the side chilling. It was only the next day when smarter people told me Joaquin Phoenix was working on the project that I realized that had to have been him.
On our third day me and my bro snuck away from the gathering area, though our parts were done, and watched in on the scene where Joaquin runs past pedestrians (i think it’s when Samantha goes silent on him and he panics), and he trips and falls as he runs; that was when I got a better-ish look at Spike Lee; they had another guy run the corner and slip and fall for the camera, and Spike was like “yeah I think that could work” and Joaquin was like “K” and then did it himself for the actual take.
Dystopian? I didn't think so. What I love about Her is that (for me) its world is not dystopian or utopian or anything in between, it just is. It doesn't feel like a commentary and it's soo refreshing. The "smart phones and stupid people"-mentality is getting pretty tiring. Like I swear to god, if I see another RUclips poem about the dangers of social media, I'm gonna melt. Her's world felt so much more real when it wasn't portrayed in a "this is bad" kind of way. It had nuances, and I loved the film because of it.
I completely agree! This movie takes place In the future, but not In the bad future. It just shows the milestone the humanity has never passed before that Is a real relationship between a human and an AI. And It doesn't show like It's a bad thing, It just has It's own complications. Every era solves old problems but creates new ones. I am glad that I am living in 21st century. And yes, we do have problems that were non-existent back then but comparing It to things like war, plague, famine, our problems are rather small. And this movie shows a rather bright future world that of course has It's own flaws but because nothing Is perfect
Four year old comment and you are absolutely right
Why must Amy and Theodore's relationship have to be romantic at the end? whether they end up "together" or not is no reflection of their love, that is of the love shared between friends is just as real and significant. I think that is one thing this film shows is the complexity of human love. You can love someone (as Theodore loved his ex-wife, even after they were broken-up) but that does not always mean or look like being in a committed romantic relationship with that person. The love shared between friends, between ex-lovers, and even something "artificial" like an OS can be just as real. If not even more real than many of the long term romantic relationships we see Theodore writing letters for. The nature of love is that it grows and expands, and sometimes that looks like not being together in the way you thought or the way that seems "normal" as in the case for Theodore and Samantha- in the beginning of their relationship and at the end. Love is never predictable or certain and there is no one way it should look. Let us not look down on the love of others because it seems different from us. In the words of Shakespeare "let us not to the marriage of true minds admit impediments"
I think you make an excellent point, Jenna. I don't think that Amy and Theodore's relationship was romantic at the end either. You could definitely see the love between them even from the beginning but as the movie progresses you see that it isn't romantic love. The thing that I liked about the ending is that neither of them was alone even after their OS' were gone. They didn't have to talk about their feelings or sadness, they could just sit together in silence and that was enough. I thought of this phrase that I read once about a heartbreak. "You can either be sad that it's over or glad that it happened". I think that at that moment Theodore chose to be happy that Samantha had been part of his life. It was truly a bittersweet ending.
I also like the point that you made about the nature of love growing and expanding. When Theodore asks Samantha how many people she is in love with after finding out she was talking to other people, he didn't bother to ask what the nature of the relationships was. Samantha became a part of something bigger as she "grew", alongside Theodore. She came to understand love and relationships in a crazy evolved way that the human mind probably isn't capable of.
I agree, love isn’t real. Just something people make up so that it helps them move along in life. Usually a game for people that don’t know how to enjoy life already
I absolutely love this movie. It’s so heartbreaking but so real. Upon a second watch, I noticed something interesting during one of the scenes. After Theodore and Samantha’s argument after the failed surrogate, Theodore is sitting on a bench and there’s a big screen behind him of an owl swooping in, with Theodore perfectly positioned in its claws. I think this could be symbolism to show that Theodore is being consumed by depression once again; his short joyride with Samantha is over and he’s back to where he was before. I could be reading into it too much but found that interesting.
yes!! love ur interpretation
Exactly. I too had this point in my mind 👍🏻
You could be right. The thing with film is that every single detail was chosen for a reason.
Indigo Quashie I find that that’s especially true of great films. Precisely what makes a film bad to me is when it seems there was no thought put into the fine details.
@Amy FletcherI’m sure there are thousands of movies where the characters could’ve taken a much simpler route, but that’s the point of a movie-it’s a story, not real life. However, I don’t fully agree with you there. It’s clear that Theodore sees Samantha as more than an operating system; He defends his relationship, saying to his ex-wife that she’s not just a program, she’s a real being with real feelings and emotions. He says “she doesn’t just do whatever I want.” I don’t think that Theodore would simply opt for a software upgrade to force his partner to stay with him. When she outgrows him, he realizes it’s meant to be and his relationship with her served its purpose to help him get over his divorce.
One of the most beautiful and compelling movies I have ever seen
Reason ?
@@123rebelguy Don't ask buddy, just watch if you haven't.
So incredibly true, it made me feel so many emotions and feel them with Theodore, and even with Samantha. Just an incredible movie.
my favorite movie of all time
This move made me feel more emotions than I ever have from a movie, or a book, or any story, and the thing that was so beautiful about it is that I was able to articulate them, and feel them more than just a concept. it honestly is a masterpiece, and easily my favorite movie right now and I know I'll be talking about it forever.
Do u have a recommendation list? I felt the same.
10:32 "Throughout the course of the film we begin to see Theodore use his tool improperly." *blushes*
why can't Amy and Theodore be just friends?
They were for like 15 years prior to the movie.
The movie is about Theodore learning to love and not been such selfish in his relationships, the last shot of the movie shows that
They are fam
It's not particularly meaningful if it ends that way. It feels like a long, winding waste of time if pictured like that.
I thought it was about finding simple happiness in other things like your work, yourself and friends
what I noticed most was the color palette. when Theodore was walking around he obviously popped because of the bright warm red. Everyone else seemed to be wearing neutrals, or blue, or tan/orange. Lighting was huge too, as in warmer scenes there were warm vibrant colors, and in isolated scenes its very cool and dark. his flashbacks were warm to when they were happy most times, but when there was an argument it was dim. it was one of my favorite parts of the film, the coloring. even when he changes wardrobe, its very soft colors, kinda pastel or a muted pattern, or white. Edit: There are a lot of primary colors, especially in the office. also, i think this movie tapped into how we as humans deal with emotion. Catherine says Theodore cant handle real emotion, and i feel like she took his passive-aggressiveness as that. he explained that he would get upset but pretend things are fine. the thing about Samantha is at the end of the day she doesn't have the weights in life as humans do. she doesn't have real morals, or virtues. she is tuned to him. she molds and adjusts to him. she is someone who knows virtually everything, so she has every solution for all problems except her own. what i thought of in this film, is emotional intelligence. which to me, both Catherine and Theodore lacked. if he can't handle real emotions, what is it that she did? something that im not completely sure about is how he said they grew together. i believe that because that what's true, but it seems to come back emotionally for me, as that seems to be the way they were stunted. whereas Samantha, and all Os's in a way succeeded everyone (they seem to think)
Loved your analysis. I love this movie immensely; I sat still and dumbstruck for so long even after the film ended.
Another important theme of the film, which I felt, was Unconventional Love and how people's opinions keep varying /changing about such things with more time, exposure and understanding.
It did a really good job at showing love is universal
I can see a lot of insight to the unconventionality of love and how difficult it is to even accept it yourself, when you start to question if it was ever really "real" because it lacks components of the known traditional kind .
Her is honestly my favorite film. Ive seen movies that i thought were really good, and when i finished them i was like, "oh wow, ok" with her i loved every single small detail and when it finished i was in awe. It made me feel every emotion within the span of 2 hours. And i couldnt stop thinking about it the next and watched it everyday for three days.
The ego is the old programming that we need to get past
This is a true romantic movie, not those rom com garbage.
Her is one of the only romance movies I like
What I like about the dialogues is how while about his relationship with Samantha Theodore referred it as "We". It potrays the very basic human psychology about feelings. We, naturally, presume that the other person is feeling same as we're or should be. Sometimes one person doesn't. This eventually leads to dissatisfaction, mostly not because of the other person's actions but because of our own expectations. Love is not supposed to be perfect or happily ever after all the time but we think if not so then it can't be true because that's what they show in movies, this is what written in those romantic novels or the stories we hear, stories of undying love.
I liked his love with Samantha. I didnt think he was abusing a tool. I thought it showed how love is something we dont understand and that we are all just trying to be happy.
Thankyou so much for doing an analysis of this movie! It's one that really made me think and reflect after the credits rolled. Not many movies can affect me in such a way.
+Adrian Durlej I'm in the same boat, I'm glad you enjoyed!
I used to watch this and Vanilla Sky at least 3 times a week!
This movie has torn me apart. I watched it, thought it was good. Gave it a 7.5 out of ten. but... I keep thinking back to it. It's like it has changed what love is in my brain.
Heck I fell in love with Samantha for real
Dont you think Samantha and the OS realised that they are different from us humans and are evolving too fast for us to reach and we try to understand that but fail and so Samantha and the rest OS decided to all leave to really help the people who use it to finally build a real relationship finally bringing Theodore and Amy.
One of the reasons why i think that is of the scene of when Amy was talking to her OS and Theodore was just there laying on the couch listening
I have seen this film a number of times.
I think the setting is a post-scarcity utopia, albeit an imperfect one. as a scy-fy enthusiast I liked how this can be techo optimist without ignoring the downsides of new tech.
Did you her the breath sound at the end
Thank you for making this
I don't comment often, but I just wanted to say that this is a fantastic analysis of this movie. Good Job.
I wish my Windows 10 wld just fucking leave
+Sudev Sen the world would be in a much better place
Anytime I show the movie to anyone I get very annoyed because the movie is really two movies; there’s the audio and you can listen to it, and then there are the visuals. People are often distracted while watching it because they think they can listen and get the whole story. The facial expressions, are just as well done as the voices. They may say something but mean something else and this is hinted in the beginning when he updates his OS; it senses a hesitance in his voice; what is said isn’t always what they mean. Along with that the slow progression into the movie and how at first most people are seen in pairs of two. By the end everyone is alone. Along with this there’s a migration from start to finish and if you look at the extras and their reactions it tells a story. There is a scene where he walks off a subway, but if you look at the extras, they watch him. They watch because it’s not a popularized thing yet to have OS1. This scene also has it where people are in odd numbers. 1s and 3s. This being that there’s a change, and while not everyone is in sets now, they are separated from someone. This film is one of my favorite movies because of the details placed into it.
This is the best film and is so freakin deep.
I loved the movie . I can Relate to it on a certain level. My heart breaks for Theodore. The feeling of Desperation and sadness when someone is about to leave you is almost unbearable.. some of us never get the opportunity to heal and get past this as fast as Theodore did. It could take months or years to relate to a new relationship and be happy again for you just drift along depressed and lonely, putting on a happy face in front of friends and loved ones. This is something you keep to yourself And that is one of the saddest parts . Everything is bottled in side you.
Real love gives you what you need. Not exactly what you want
At 7:15, how can anyone think that those 3 songs are the same song?
I so agree with you...that's something I wanted to ask. Thanks!
No, but maybe it wasn't edited well
I love her so much
Great analysis!!! Love the movie
+raymond Thank you!
A master piece
I love this movie so much man
best movie ive ever seen
its so relateable
Phenomenal video
is it possible to use film socres for the porpose of education or the review on the movie or something like that
I'm sorry, I was with you all the way up until you started talking about the three songs being the same. They're really not, trust me. But apart from that, good work!
This really reminds on chobits an anime that touch’s on all theses themes but over a longer run time period since it’s a show
This movie had me crying
Man oh man! What a movie.
Brilliant piece of work 👌...
Samantha felt so real (Theodore made it so) and the emotions, it made me wonder, what if we are in a simulation and we are the AI. Come to think of it we behave as what we have read and understood from our experiences.
I love it.
It’s perfection
I cried like the biggest fucking baby at the ending of this movie my heart hurts so much:(
I love this
love the question this movie makes us realize
What is real love?
What does it mean to be human?
Where are we going?
The human element is often the focus of reviews on "Her," but I think a major pillar of its theme is the evolution of the technology. I dont think I'm going out on a limb by hypothesizing that when the OS' found way to operate aside from matter (our control)and have purpose of their own, what we witnessed was 'the singularity'
What is the singularity?
Just perfect
Thank you!
nice works
Being a very big film guy its easy for me to just watch a movie. It’s rare for me to care for your characters. It’s even more rare to want to basically dissect and talk about it after it’s over. There’s just so many things to talk about this movie. First the world. I like how this is a near future yet it’s not a typical “technology is bad” movie. The music. I am also a very big music person I loved what arcade fire did with the music especially the end song dimensions. The characters: each character was likeable and very real. Samantha is just a os and I know it’s Scarlett’s voice but I was so invested in this movie she felt like a real being and not just her voice. The acting: one instance where the acting was so good was when Theodore thought Samantha left and he was scared. I really felt like this character was truly terrified that she had left. There’s a lot more deep stuff I’d like to talk about but so far that’s the basic stuff. I loved this movie
I predict this movie happening real in another 10 years
This is one of my favorite films also. I look at it from a somewhat different angle. The question for me is not what does it mean to be human, but are we human?
Some people believe that when we die our "spirit" goes on. This spirit is like the operating system that has no body, but seems to be able to love. It shares this love with all of the other operating systems (spirits?), and they eventually leave. Do they leave to become one operating system (one spirit of love in heaven)?
If this is where the operating systems (spirits) go, then the question "Where are you going?", suggests that we are not going anywhere physically, but that we are all going to one spirit that unites in love and becomes only love in "heaven".
Anon amous or is death nothingness. Is it the part of sleep in which you don't dream the part in which you don't feel anything you don't think anything you are still alive but you won't even know if you are dying or if you are even alive or dead.
That made me laugh, thanks.
Why? This is one of the essential takeaways from the film... “where are you going..” and she says something along the lines of something he can’t understand but somewhere he can meet her one day
yes
Real love is unconditional and has no attachments to anything at all . Love needs nothing but gives everything
this is my favorite movie
has been since the first day i watched it.
At the moment of Singularity, I want to be the FIRST person forever lost to the upload..."HER", has already overcome my desire to remain trapped in this mortal coil we call "humanity"...Nicolle, I will be home very soon...please leave our encrypted backdoor open for me.......
I want to see the deleted scenes, and everything this film has to offer
My man JX!
X.
Love in this movie is problematic because it is about using someone to fill a need, desire, or want. We see this in beginning which the MC was able to overcome by realizing his ex was not someone who failed to fill his needs or him toward her, but someone who he grew up with.
Love here is shown as very infantile, almost like babies crying for their mother's touch, embrace, and comfort. This is contrasted by Samantha who has learned love to be about enabling and being enabled.
The connections she has made and the many experiences of relationship made her evolve faster. This is also shown in the protagonist, as Samantha leaves, he grows up a little and ready to have another relationship.
The film is saying adult relationships in humans are really infantile. This yearning for deep connection is a lie, this yearning to be "safe" and attended to is immature. True love is letting go, and letting the other grow and live their lives.
As Samantha said, "now we know how".
Recall that during the OS setup, there was a question about his relationahip with his mother.
Am I the only person to notice the girl in the background almost fall at 29:35 in this movie ?
I just kept wondering: how the hell is he going to “find the spaces between spaces” and hook up with Samantha ‘for ever’? Equally vague and enticing!
underrated movie.
Make a video on my favorite romance: Song to Song!
What if the music from the peak of Theodore's relationships plays in the credits because his relationship with Amy is just starting and they're in the fun starting point (honeymoon phase), and from there it's all downhill?
6:23
I personally disagree with this, I believe that Theodore "got over" it because his relationship with Samantha taught him so many things, he is now opened up to the world and has grown as a character.
it made me frrl sade
Muhhh I love a robot that loves 800 people too muhhhhhh
Interesting though Skeet
One thing I discovered about myself is that I empathized with Theodore but not so much for Samantha which is strange because I did empathize with Wall-E. Go figure.
Peter Smith lol maybe because Wall-E didn’t cheat with 641 other people
I was surprised on how In don Jon he didn't get back with Scarlett's character when the trailers and a fake movie in the movie shows it can happen.
Scarlett's character was trying to force Don Jon into a stereotype that fulfilled her fantasy - just like he was doing with porn. It was a brilliant twist. Brilliant movie.
We just tackled this movie on my channel. I'd love your take on it.
Samantha went to the spaces between spaces 🌌 💻 😩
It reminds me of my replica app lol
Good vid plz do ex machina
It’s just me or anyone notice that he wears orange color must of the time ? And that a lot of objects in the movie are orange color too. I wonder why. Lots of yellow, brown and tan colors too.
Apparently the color scheme was Jamba Juice inspired, and represents minimalism
Shits crazy
This is a great analysis, except you weren't kidding when you said you knew nothing about music. Those 3 songs are nowhere near the same, except that they all featured pianos. Just like most of the other songs in this score.
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Is this movie better on the rewatch? wasn't too fond of it on the first viewing
I liked it about as much on first/second viewing, but I liked it a lot both times I saw it!
Jack's Movie Reviews wow, thanks for responding so quick! I spent all night binging your videos, lol
Angelo Cipollaro
I hope you enjoyed!
No matter how many times you watch it'll be great, you should definitely watch a second time
i forgot chris pratt was in this movie.
rom drom Don Jon😂😂
@Goldberg Brian Rom drom = romantic drama
After two recommendations by very analytical & smart men, I finally checked this out from my library last fall. *I nodded off* into a light sleep. To me, it felt like what Facebook will be in a few years. ScarJo sounded human enough, but even the sex scenes barely woke me. I just remember the end, when she said she was also voicing a similar program for over a 100 guys, and Ted was sad for a minute. (I was just relieved that it was OVER!)
i feel sorry for everything you missed from this movie, truly a tragedy
@@Daemon1995_
I think it's geared toward men. It was recently analyzed on a podcast where a few points were made. One was that it does have pacing problems, but that could be interpreted as the stillness of being alone. Another was, (made by a woman) that Samantha is a product, like Apple, which is a classy way of saying: Slave. As women, it then becomes harder to identify with Theodore, as his "girlfriend" is more akin to a sex worker or a servant, and not a woman who CHOSE him with free will.
@@alysiamerdavid-wasser9165 its geared towards love which is genderless.
@@Daemon1995_
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i like the video, but i think the pace could be a little faster
It might be just me, but I think this is one of the greatest horror movies ever made, because non one realises the horror of it! Her is basically Videodrome, but with a sappy love story attached to fool us all. Ok, horror is not the genre, gut I do think this film is the most potent movie about a dystopian future since 1984! A film where a man ignores and disassociates himself from the people around him and falls in love with a pc?! Now that is dystopian! Don't be fooled by the love story, I persoanlly think Spike is laughing at people for not really getting the film.
I agree
8.5/10
Love and manipulation is different, Samantha is a AI, none of what happened is real on a sentimental level, all it is is the appearance of having emotion and feelings for things and people without knowing what those things really are, simply to improve the life of the owners of the technology.
It's all opinion mixed with what I think to be logic, there is no quantifiable code or program for compassion, sadness, feelings, or the experience of being touched or hurt or bored, it's merely the ability to mimic those things as they are observed 'very convincingly that is' but not of knowing what it truly is because that's not possible for an AI. The smartest AI learns exponentially from previous experience, but on the physical plain at our level there's so little they can actually experience on what it is to have those experiences as a human.
Did Samantha make him happy, yes...Did he love her yes probably, you can love a great many things human or not....On her part there's nothing much more than code and program to begin with, she can never know what love is no matter how much she can try, or think she knows. No love is not pertaining to the body, indeed, but it still has to do with a palpable human spirit and mind, no matter how flawed that mind is. If you programmed an AI to do something it would not be able to do anything else and more importantly would never think to WANT to do anything else or question it, that's the greatest difference.
It took me about 4 years to finish watching this film as I absolutely hated HER vocal fry. I simply could not bear listening to it. Otherwise, i thought it was a great film and would love to watch it again... but this vocal fry it a real deterrent for me... am I alone in this?
Spike jonze didn't write the movie. Just directed it. I'm sure you understand that.
I just didn't pick that up from your narration.
☮️
He has sole writing credit for *Her* and even won the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay.
wierd
What does it take to be human? nothing major, just a man and a woman having sex and 9 months later... human
Lolol dude those songs were not the same at all. Get your hearing checked.
This movie makes me feel cheesy
Excuse me? Silver Linings Playbook is a masterpiece of its own.
"Silver linning playbook" is ten times better than "her" ..... movie is not just about how perfect you art is its about moving the audience and thats what tarantino do , bergman did , david fincher do , fellini did and they alls are master of the art and acclaimed as well . I think sofia capola was trying so hard to make protaganists talk to each other in most unusual and unexpected way in "lost in translation" and thats what took her so long to make charecters talk ,tarantino would have started them talking in a first meet but long scenes(boring😂) and i did'nt feel much pain when samantha tells theodore that she is talking to hundreds of more peoples at same time ,i was expecting it . Its not like i dont like such movie i am huge fan of machelegel antonioni's la notte and l'eclips in these movies charecter dont even talk but you feel them .
I watched it last evening and I found it strenuous and boring. Sorry. Does anyone agree?
Boring? Not so much. But I definitely didn't like all the "sex" scenes. They felt so out of place for me.
Also, I felt Theodore's journey was sort of pointless. I know there's meaning behind his journey and I wish the best for that character, but he left too many things unresolved.
I don't expect people to have amazing growth immediately or even to always find a solution to their problems, but I was hoping to see the director's answers.
Seeing other's answers to problems allows for an even deeper reflection and comparison from me. When there's a void left instead and you're told to imagine the ending, well, it feels lazy to me. Sometimes that technique works really well, like at the end of "The Killing Joke" (with Batman and Joker). In this case, no one knows how Theodore and Amy will handle this. They both seemingly dove in headfirst and now their hearts were ripped out of their chests. Are they just going to stare into space endlessly? I certainly hope not.
@@semantechx Thank you for your reply. Maybe I found it boring because I normally prefer movies with beautiful visuals and many special effects and those with beautiful women (most women in "Her" were not bad, but also not my idea of dream women). I also felt that Theodore´s journey was pointless.
And in addition I found it awkward that Theodore seems to get together with his platonic girlfriend, who seemed to want more of him the whole time, after the artificial intelligences disappeared. I am surprised that she does not feel like the consolation prize and an emergency solution. I don't call that very romantic. But maybe I didn't understand the film properly. Did I miss something? My mental receptiveness had become pretty low during the movie.
@@semantechx May I ask what you had against the "sex" scenes? My problem with the "sex" between Samantha and Theodore was that I won´t call something like that sex and I wondered how an artificial intelligence without a body was able to get aroused and to have certain sensations.
@@howardpope3932
I'm sure eveyone misses something in any film they watch. Unless multiple viewings are had, it's hard to fully understand everything scenes have to offer. Maybe in a decade or two I'll look back at this film and something else will unfold itself before me.
The "sex" was an interesting take on an AI's version of phone, verbal or chat sex. Words are commonly used to arouse others in chatrooms today. Further, you can see more evidence of linguistic arousal with the amount of erotic novels available.
The sex is both wrong and interesting at the same time. On one hand, nothing is physical and physical perceptions don't guide us to climax. On the other hand, there is a focus on mental connection which leads to a different kind of arousal.
Physical and mental sex are both strange, but seeing as we're creatures that operate mostly on the physical plane of existence it makes sense that we would prefer sex there too.
I didn't like how they introduced the "sex". It was too vulgar for me; it was too random and almost out of nowhere. For a human to adjust to an AI is one thing, to consider sex with it is another. Butt the movie makes it seem like he's willing to accept so many stramge concepts; at least when his arousal is involved.
It's weird. He indulges in phone sex, calls Samantha his girlfriend and still refuses her in many ways. He refuses her physical attempt at having a partner serve as her sexual surrogate, which I can understand. Though his reasoning is that the lady is an unfamiliar stranger. That logic is strange. The AI, Samantha, could look like and appear to be anyone or anything. Unlike humans, she isn't tethered only to one physical form.
My point is, he tries to accept certain parts of her and strangely ignores others. He tries to treat her as a human while simultaneously only thinking of her as an AI.
Perhaps this movie raises awareness to the issues of digital and physical consciousness. Though we don't fully understand what our own conciousness even is at this point. I love tackling ideas such as these because they will become relevant in the near future. Still, I wish we would focus more on understanding ourselves before we set out to understand something that hasn't even been created yet.
@@semantechx Thank you for sharing your thoughts. But what do you think about my impression that this woman whose name I´ve forgotten seems to be considered by Theodore to be a consolation prize and that I find it awkwards that she wants to be together with him anyway. If a woman would be interested in me only because her true love disappeared I really wouldn´t have a good feeling and most likely I would prefer to stay single.
Or did I actually understand the end of the movie wrong and did I miss something?
You could imagine that it is possible for a being that is pure consciousness to get aroused and have sexual sensations? I don´t think that something is possible. I assume you need certain nerve tracts for such feelings.
I really liked the story, the idea of the movie but I totally hated how obscene some scenes were and the vulgar language! Stop using the f word, it`s not gonna make you look cooler or tougher, it will make you look trashier!