![]() There’s a Metro to Santa Monica, and Cars Take a Backseat In the future, anything’s tolerable as long as it looks like the holodeck in Star Trek.Ĩ. Case in point: An adventure game Theodore spends most of his time playing is able to interact with him - mostly through expletives and derogatory statements. Clearly, the rampant misogyny found on Call of Duty multiplayer games is now the dominating force behind the industry. Amy Adams even plays a video game developer who is animating a new title called “Perfect Mom,” where players do their best to make bag lunches, clean up the kitchen and get their kids to school on time. Theodore spends most of his downtime playing video games, which appear to be far more important to the culture than movies or television. Video Games Are Immersive All the Worst Parts of Gamer Culture Magnified STORY: New York Film Fest: Spike Jonze’s ‘Her’ Closes 51st Edition on an Eccentric Noteħ. (Evidently, Jonze used China for future L.A., where there are skyscrapers and neon signage aplenty.) Finally, the people of Hollywood will know what it’s like to live in the thickest layers of smog. In the future, the parabolic nature of Los Angeles’ skyline will transform into a flat line of 80-story towers. But like it’s always been since the heyday of chat rooms, it takes him only a few minutes to realize her kinky secret. In one scene, Theodore “fools around” with a woman in a phone sex back-and-forth. This makes those faceless Internet chat rooms a little more personal. E-mail, IMs, Google searching - it’s all spoken and heard, even when most homes are outfitted with computer monitors. Everything in Her‘s future is accessible via voice command, and that includes any digital interaction we’re currently accustomed to accomplishing in text form. The magic of AOL circa 1994 is alive and well, though “A/S/L?” is a thing of the past. Sex Chat Rooms Can Be Accessed in Seconds ![]() So much for a future where assistants are given phone-in-the-skull implants.ĥ. How far does the Mad Men ripple effect extend? On top of that, he talks to his OS using an earpiece that looks like a hearing aid. Phoenix is interacting with fairly advanced backend programming, yet his “futuristic” phone is the size of a cigarette case. PHOTOS: 7 Cult Objects Top Screenwriters Obsess OverĪdding to the nostalgia is the physical technology being used. The film takes place in Los Angeles, but perhaps the hipster programmers of Brooklyn’s Dumbo neighborhood set the tone for culture? We poke fun, but most people in Her seem happy and comfortable. Monotone sweaters, checkered shirts, tweed jackets, and the aforementioned high-waisted pants unify the pleasant population. They have those in the future too.ġ940s fashion makes a comeback in Her, set in an apocalyptic world where Uniqlo rules as overlords. Oh, and she hires an OS-friendly sex surrogate to “play” her in bed. Scarlett Johansson’s character goes to great lengths to be human, giving herself a name (Samantha) and reading up on human characteristics. ![]() It’s Now Socially Acceptable to Date Your Phoneĭon’t mistake Theodore’s ( Joaquin Phoenix) digital love for taboo - once operating systems are designed to be sentient and far superior in intellect compared to normal humans, “going steady” with them will be pretty run-of-the-mill. And it flirts while telling you the answer! Which leads to an even greater bit of evolution …Ģ. In Jonze’s vision of the future, artificial intelligence can zip through a year’s worth of reading material to come up with an answer in mere nanoseconds. Today’s iPhone Maps app can’t even locate an Apple Store without first thinking it’s in Siberia. Here are a few of the details Jonze sprinkles in to achieve that unique concept.
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