By Alex Maravillas
Fashion Columnist

In a future where you can fall in love with an artificial intelligence behind an advanced operating system, the film “Her” portrays a tragic love story of a man and his computer.

Theodore Twombly is in love with his operating system named Samantha, essentially an evolved Siri. The film definitely approaches the dramatic question, “Could love have no boundaries?” There are countless moments in which Theodore and Samantha demonstrate character development in regards to their relationship, a unique characteristic of this fascinating movie.

The film also boasts a cast of well-known actors. Joaquin Phoenix plays Theodore and Scarlett Johansson plays the voice of Samantha. Rooney Mara plays Theodore’s ex-wife Catherine and Amy Adams plays Theodore’s friend Amy.

The “Her” soundtrack especially adds sentiment to the film. Film soundtracks are just like mixtapes by the directors. Spike Jonze’s mixtape for “Her” is definitely appropriate for this tearjerker of a film. For example, Karen O’s song plays a prominent role in the film during a scene where Theodore and OS Samantha were singing together to “The Moon Song.”

The film has its heart-filled moments. When Samantha continues to grow in intelligence, she develops human characteristics. She desires to feel emotions in unknown territory. Soon afterwards, Theodore falls in love with the funny, sweet, intelligent Samantha. This film is definitely not a film to watch during Valentine’s Day because it will break your heart.

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