Her is a movie about the story of a man, Theodore, who falls in love with his artificially intelligent operating system, Samantha. The movie shows how a relationship began, grew and ended between a man and an operating system. This type of relationship is rare, furthermore, there is no artificial intelligence that is in the same stage of intelligence as Samantha. Nonetheless, the relationship between the two raises questions as to how genuine and true the relationship is. Before beginning to analyze
In the film ‘Her’, directed by Spike Jonze, the main protagonist,Theodore Twombly conveys the idea of alienation via technology and its possible effects, due to his depression via his divorce and his easy going relationship with an artificial intelligence operating system named Samantha. The idea of alienation and technology and its possible effects on human relationships is conveyed via the quote, “Sometimes I think I have felt everything I'm ever gonna feel. And from here on out, I'm not gonna
In the movie, Her, Theodore originally uses Samantha, a software program that listens and understands, as a conscious to cope with his divorce. Theodore’s character shifts from a depressed, heartbroken man to a light, hopeful character just by connected with the software program. Originally Samantha is just a software program, but throughout the movie she gains human qualities. Theodore uses his “phone talking” and “letter creating” job to connect over the system with Samantha, “waking her up.” Samantha’s
“A Girl Like Her” is a movie that should get more recognition for the strong antibullying message and its heart wrenching story line that the movie effortlessly displays. The movie will leave the audience deep in their feelings by the beginning of the end credits. The film is a very thought out documentary that show cases lives of two teenage girls and the different perspectives on bullying. The Netflix Original film does not waste time to pull on the heart strings. The movie’s first screen starts
machines and technology. I recently had the privilege of watching Spike Jonze’s 2013 movie her. While focusing on the personal aspect of a man falling in love with an artificial intelligence in a near-future Los Angeles, I couldn’t help but be surprised and delighted when Ray Kurzweil’s theories and mindset came shining through the backdrop. This is a smart, moving love story at first
Unlike Marcela who secluded herself in an effort to escape to her desired reality, Dorotea is tied to her family. Dorotea comes from a family of wealthy farmers who had her as their only heir. Her family protected her from the outside dangers of men by dressing her modestly and only allowing her to go outside at odd hours of the day, but even with these precautions, Don Fernando still managed to become “smitten with love” at the sight of her (Cervantes 231). Dorotea is described by Edith Cameron as “beautiful
Does anyone remember “Samatha” in Spike Jonze’s academic award winning feature “Her”? I remember seeing it and wondering to myself whether the feature film depicts a future not far from realization. It will be difficult to refute the argument that technological innovations are the bedrock towards a future filled with possibilities that escaped our imagination not many moons ago. In every sector, professional world, is on the lookout for ways to make business more streamlined to the point that it
Pike said, “When the eyes are on you for the first time, you can 't believe that people aren 't criticizing you,” and after her fantastic acting performance as Amy Dunne in Gone Girl no one should criticize her. Gone Girl is full of brilliant acting by many of the characters, but the actress that stood out the most to me was Rosamund Pike as Amy Dunne. The theme of the movie is that everyone has to conform to some stereotype deemed “okay” by society in order to be liked. We all have to put on a
Mia Hall and Her boyfriend Adam. Instead of a family filled snow day, her day seems to turn. As Mia is enjoying her morning with her brother teddy, her mom, and her dad, it all ends after a terrible car accident. Although the book and movie are very different, Mia is rushed to the hospital. As Mia can see everything around her, she's confused, and scared. During the book her father is dead on the scene along with her mom, while teddy is in a different hospital. In the movie Mia, her father, And Teddy
A movie-adaptation is the transfer of a written work. The most common form of a movie-adaptation is the use of a novel, such as the book "Persepolis", written by Marjane Satrapi, written as a childhood memoir. The story is about a young Marjane growing up in Iran during the Shah dynasty, Iranian Revolution, and Iran-Iraq war during the late 1970s and early 1980s. Not only did Marjane Satrapi wrote the novel, but she also directed the film about the book. Sadly, the work of a movie-adaptation doesn't