The Movie Her - 1141 Words

The movie ‘Her’ is the story about Theodore Twombly (Joaquin Phoenix), a man who develops a relationship with Samantha (Scarlett Johansson), an intelligent computer operating system personified through a female voice. At the beginning of the film, Theodore is completely inept when it comes to how to make relationship with person, specifically women. However, after he gets to know Samantha, an OS program, a feeling of true love develops inside of Theodore’s mind. Then he realizes how he was fatuous in his past. Throughout the film, the director (Spike Jonze) uses five distinct color schemes to correspond Theodore’s feeling and situation. Red / Pink The film begins in a red background with Theodore’s front face, but he is not wearing red. He accepting of his lonely and depressed lifestyle but from the red background gives some hint, that he will get a chance of the bright lifestyle and love. After he accidently met Samantha, he is wearing red or pink colors shirts during the majority of the film. Through kind of red colors, audience predicts he is ready to accept love. Theodor’s best friend Amy(Amy Adams) also wears pretty much red colors because she has come to terms with her situation, and also the most accepting about people having relationships with their OS programs. Another color the director use is the Theodore’s orange coat, representing a joy and freedom. When a problem is resolved, he wears the orange coat. He struggles with the fact that the OS system cannot becomeShow MoreRelatedEssay on The Implications of Technology in the Movie Her1067 Words   |  5 Pagestechnology - astoundingly positive a nd bright compared to most peoples’ negative or dystopian outlook when it comes to the dangers of a society increasingly reliant on machines and technology. I recently had the privilege of watching Spike Jonze’s 2013 movie her. 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