What is Love Answers in Jonze's Her
intimate level. It is what happens next that is really the big issue. Just as Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind showed that it is not the question of whether intimacy can occur, it is the question of whether we can tolerate one another post-intimacy. Eternal Sunshine leaves that question open, while Her somewhat suggests that intimacy itself is a kind of noose by which we hang ourselves, our affections, and our loves. I myself feel that Her raises some interesting questions about what it means to have a human connection (how much harder it is today, with all of our digital technology) and on… Continue Reading...
