![]() HuffPo’s Mike Ryan, inspired by a profile of Jonze by Mark Harris, wrote a great piece about how Her is an unofficial sequel to Lost In Translation, which was written and directed by Jonze’s ex-wife, Sofia Coppola. ![]() I would have never thought of this one, probably because I rarely think of it at all (didn’t love it back then, and haven’t seen it since, though I really should). It’s perfectly cyclical.Īvailable on iTunes and Amazon Instant Video ![]() Now Jonze is seemingly using their collaboration as a jumping off point to his new film. Gondry hooked up with Kaufman initially because Jonze wasn’t interested in doing Human Nature. This was written by Charlie Kaufman, who also scripted Jonze’s first movie, Being John Malkovich (another movie Her reminds us of, partly because of the tone and partly because of Amy Adams’s hair). Eternal Sunshine does explore what love is in our minds, and the female love interest (Kate Winslet) is mostly seen as only an impression of a real person within the memories of the main character (Jim Carrey). Well, not really, but it sure feels like it. Once I actually saw Her, I realized Jonze has instead made an unofficial remake of this movie by Michel Gondry. It’s also one of the most awesomely 80s movies from the 80s there is, especially during the end credits.Įternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) It was a favorite of mine growing up and looking back it was clearly very visionary. Her has a guy fall in love with his new computer’s AI operating system.Įlectric Dreams is about a guy (Lenny von Dohlen) who competes with his new computer’s AI operating system (voiced by Bud Court) for the love of their neighbor (Virginia Madsen). It’s fairly obscure, so I kinda thought Jonze had made an unofficial remake of sorts. The movie that immediately came to mind when I saw the first trailer for Her last fall. Let me know if there are any other necessary recommended titles I’ve forgotten. I’ve decided to leave out one particular movie, WarGames, as it’s not about love and I already highlighted it in relation to Her in the special year-end edition of this column last month. As usual, some come from connections made by others. This week’s list of movies to watch mostly involves those same themes, though not all. It’s not necessarily derivative so much as the next step for cinema that deals with the idea of love as a concept, what it means to be in love and how much it’s in our heads as opposed to heart and how much is really a mutual experience. That plot has reminded me of other movies since I first heard about it, and I’ve continued to recall related recommendations before, during and after seeing it. If you don’t already know from our coverage and praise, the futurist sci-fi film stars Joaquin Phoenix as a man recently separated from his wife who rebounds with his computer’s sentient operating system, voiced by Scarlett Johansson. It may not have cracked the top ten this weekend after finally entering wide release, and it probably will be left empty-handed at the Golden Globes tonight, but Spike Jonze’s Her is one of the best movies of last year (it was #4 on FSR’s aggregated top ten, #3 on resident critic Rob Hunter’s list, #2 on our best sci-fi list…) and if you haven’t seen it already, you must go out as soon as you can and fall in love with this movie about love. This entry recommends movies to watch next if you like Spike Jonze’s Her. Learn some film history, become a more well-rounded viewer, and enjoy like-minded works of the past. Welcome to Movie DNA, a column that recognizes the direct and indirect cinematic roots of both new and classic movies.
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