The Day-to-day Beast
Her, filmmaker Spike Jonze’s long-awaited followup to where in actuality the crazy Things Are that is out Dec. 18, offers an embarrassment of cinematic riches. There’s Joaquin Phoenix’s riveting change as Theodore Twombly, a who’s that is romantic the throes of the depression after being dumped by their spouse, played by Rooney Mara. There’s Scarlett Johansson, whom breathes life to the voice-only part of Samantha, a sentient os that Theodore slowly falls for. There’s the the color that is eye-catching and futuristic set design, a melange of Los Angeles and Shanghai. There’s Amy Adams, who gives a turn that is soulful Amy, Theodore’s only—and similarly lonely—friend. There’s the beautiful sound recording, thanks to Arcade Fire and Karen O regarding the Yeah Yeah Yeahs.
And there’s that hilarious phone intercourse scene.
In early stages when you look at the movie, Theodore is quite, really sad. He can’t stop thinking about his ex. Therefore, to simply take their mind off things, he logs as a phone intercourse chatroom and links with a lady who he believes is just a kindred nature. [Read more...]