Post by zendancer on Jan 15, 2014 8:58:06 GMT -5
Just saw "Her" last night, and was deeply impressed with what the actors and director were able to put on the screen. It's amazing that one person, primarily, and a disembodied voice could hold one's attention so strongly for an entire film. The way the theme is developed and expanded upon is extremely clever, and I think that most people on this forum would find the existential issues regarding love, openness, vulnerability, social interactions, personal media, what it means to be human, etc. fascinating.
The story concerns a man who falls in love with a computer operating system, but I wouldn't want to say much more than that so as not to spoil any of the surprises. For some people watching this movie it will be a deeply emotional experience, but like everything else, it will depend upon what the viewer psychologically brings to the theater.
Just as fascinating as the movie, was the effect it had upon those of us who went to see it together. Carol and I saw it as cosmic--a fantastic story of an emotional cripple who discovers what real freedom is all about. One woman, however, was totally bummed out by it, and didn't even want to share a drink afterwards to discuss it. One guy loved the movie, and was deeply touched by the kind of emotional intimacy that was involved in the main character's love affair, but he couldn't get his head around the astonishing implications of what the operating system had to say near the end of the movie.
Most people on this forum will be interested to know that Alan Watts is a character in the movie, and as soon as the operating system mentioned his name and the context of his character, I could see where the movie was going. Ha ha! The director of this movie must be an interesting character himself because he wrote the script. It is potentially a mind-expanding, heart-opening movie for people who are already sensitive and receptive to the kind of issues the movie deals with.
The story concerns a man who falls in love with a computer operating system, but I wouldn't want to say much more than that so as not to spoil any of the surprises. For some people watching this movie it will be a deeply emotional experience, but like everything else, it will depend upon what the viewer psychologically brings to the theater.
Just as fascinating as the movie, was the effect it had upon those of us who went to see it together. Carol and I saw it as cosmic--a fantastic story of an emotional cripple who discovers what real freedom is all about. One woman, however, was totally bummed out by it, and didn't even want to share a drink afterwards to discuss it. One guy loved the movie, and was deeply touched by the kind of emotional intimacy that was involved in the main character's love affair, but he couldn't get his head around the astonishing implications of what the operating system had to say near the end of the movie.
Most people on this forum will be interested to know that Alan Watts is a character in the movie, and as soon as the operating system mentioned his name and the context of his character, I could see where the movie was going. Ha ha! The director of this movie must be an interesting character himself because he wrote the script. It is potentially a mind-expanding, heart-opening movie for people who are already sensitive and receptive to the kind of issues the movie deals with.
