There’s little doubt that “Her” is one of the best films of 2013, even the notoriously derided Academy has put it up for a Best Picture Oscar this year. The Spike Jonze film serves in part as commentary against an increasing dependence on technology and an ever-growing need for electronic devices to act as human as possible while distancing their users from other actual people. Within this examination, “Her” is also partially a love story about a lonely man who, still reeling from the demise of his marriage, connects with someone highly unlikely.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=213549