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Movie Monday: Her

Okay... so this is what happens when you lose a bet with your boyfriend. You watch Her... 

JK! So I lost a bet with my boyfriend and so he got to pick out what movie we watched and there wasn't a whole lot on Netflix... so he chose the movie Her starring Joaquin Phoenix and Scarlett Johansson's voice. It was a weird movie that is very beloved by most but to me... it was okay. I don't really see what the fuss was about. 

So the world in this movie was really interesting. It opens with Joaquin Phoenix's character, Theodore reading a letter that he's writing... because that's what he does for a living. He writes letters for people professionally. And they look handwritten- but they're still typed. It's a really interesting look into the future and the perfect backround for this character. He's doing something kind of old fashioned like writing handwritten letters, but in a modern way that the audience can connect to. Writing letters and cards are kind of fading away- but we remember them and still like them... and there's a lot of heart that Theodore takes into writing for these people- some of them he's written for for years. And it's pretty brilliantly portrayed that he is good at what he does and he loves doing it. 

And then Theodore gets a new phone and quickly connects with the Operating System- Samantha. And... they form a relationship- which in this time is still considered weird- but he isn't the first person to be dating an OS. They actually have a very real, human relationship with a lot of the same problems that humans would have... but its still weird. 

And honestly.... idk I know everyone has been saying this is a brilliant movie since it came out but... I just didn't love it. It was okay to watch but there wasn't much that resonated with me... it's not something I really see myself watching again and overall... it just kind of made me feel uncomfortable. This movie has sooo many weird phone sex scenes that weren't really needed... and my grandma was in the room while the first sex scene was on so that was just COMPLETELY weird. Even if there hadn't been that awkward scene... I still don't think I would have loved the movie. I'm happy I watched it but... it definitely wasn't worth all the hype I had heard about it. I just kind of thought it was meh. 

So yeah... there's my hot take on that. I think I'd give it a C+ because I didn't not enjoy it but it just wasn't for me. 

Bye! 
-Shannon 

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