![]() ![]() ![]() But your idea about the O.S.’s acting like therapists is really interesting. Like many other aspects, the film leaves that up to interpretation. I agree that the film doesn’t really take a stance on if the world depicted in her is a utopia or dystopia. The idea of hundreds of people surviving off their creative endeavors to me seems utopian. Such a simple and creative endeavor with a large staff is hard to imagine existing now or anytime soon. A world with hundreds of employees are writing sentimental letters and making a good living is one that certainly sounds somewhat like a utopia. Theodore job is another reason I believe the film is presenting a utopia. These are deployed throughout the film leading me to believe the film is showing a literally beautiful world suggesting the society of the film is a utopian one. This sequence made just traveling on a train visually interesting through lighting and framing techniques. Seeing the reflection on a black background and then on a golden sun with the city in the background I think was just so visually pleasing. Both light and dark shots are just very aesthetically pleasing. The scene is set so his reflection is seen on the glass of the car. After the “sex†scene Theodore is traveling on some type of train or car and he passes through both lin a yellow light and dark. Theodore is often framed to with yellow lighting and something in the background. The camera movement is careful and drawn out. I think the film presents a utopia through the film’s aesthetic and color choices and the social world of the film. I disagree with the idea that the film does not present itself strongly as a utopian society. Does her inhabit a dystopian or utopian society? While I agree the general appearance of the world and technology of the film make it appear to be a relatively plausible future, I do not believe the film is trying to convey reality. The technology, as I see it, is depicted as some kind of therapeutic tool which can help one survive life day-by-day without suffering endlessly from severe depression the AI makes life easier.Ģ. Although numbing oneself from pain is not nearly as ideal as completely freeing oneself of that pain, Jonze’s her provides a possible future in which the loneliness can be less severely felt by us and almost somewhat forgotten. Although Jonze’s her does revolve around a character who suffers from depression and loneliness, the film does show how advanced technology can simulate relationships which, although are not truly fulfilling like human relationships, can make someone think they are no longer suffering from that loneliness. I think we tend to assume that films set in the future which evoke sadness and depression are always dystopian in nature. Instead, the AI of the film, Samantha, sheds light onto the loneliness which humanity suffers from and attempts to relieve us from it. In Her, the technology is not the antagonist which brings humanity to ruin. The AI of the film seems to provide a kind of distraction from this loneliness and pain, and gives a sense of comfort to those who are suffering like Theodore. I disagree with the thinking that this film’s future is dystopian it is utopian in a sense because it shows technology as a tool which possibly offers a kind of connection which, although not human, can help numb the loneliness and pain people feel. The loneliness and disconnect shown in Jonze’s film is not some big consequence of future technology loneliness and disconnect are part of our life in the present. I can see how some may think her shows a clear dystopian future due to the incredible pain of loneliness and lack of human connection shown, but, in my opinion, that is not a part of the future That is what we face in our current world today. ![]() There doesn’t seem to be, in my opinion, enough outrageous or outlandish and unimaginable differences between her’s future and our present, and because of this I viewed the movie as one which simply shows us a heightened version of the reality we live in today.Īlthough it was difficult for me to clearly view the society of Jonze’s her as a very futuristic reality compared to that of the society of 2019, I think the film depicts a more utopian future than most AI movies from my understanding. I think this is partly due to the fact that this film seems to be set in a future not too far from now the technology shown in the film, such as the wireless earbuds and interactive and submersive video games, is very similar to what we currently have access to today. It is difficult to clearly see whether Jonze’s her depicts a utopian or dystopian future. ![]()
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