[ExI] Her

[Giovanni Santostasi]

My fiance is a Psych master going for PhD.
Trying to convert her to transhumanism.
Somehow successful.
We will go to see Her.
Giovanni


On Sat, Jan 18, 2014 at 1:57 AM, Rafal Smigrodzki <
rafal.smigrodzki at gmail.com> wrote:

> I just saw Her, and frankly, I am not smitten.
>
> A gentle, pastel Singularity, written by and for literature majors, has
> peculiarities: All the issues of interest to a man of my persuasion, such
> as ideas, mechanisms, major processes, are "delete from inbox without
> reading" while endless droning about childless, crappy or delusional
> relationships takes the center stage. Curiously wimpy men in high-waist
> pants (late 50s nerd style?) interact confusedly with somewhat bitchy women
> in clean urban spaces, to the tune of Muzak, an androgynous utopia. As the
> movie studiously avoids mentioning anything that might interest me, it
> becomes a metaphor for literature studies, which tend to elevate language
> to an end in itself, rather than a mere medium to convey ideas.
>
> An expert on the matter told me once that I have a limited emotional
> repertoire. I am assuming he meant this as a put-down of sorts but I see
> this as a blessing in my quest to see the heart of the matter, rather than
> matters of the heart. It makes me immune to Her appeal. Let the literature
> majors go on dates to watch Her.
>
> Now, I don't want to speak too unkindly of the effort: It's a pleasant,
> kind, humane doodle, in the AI-singularity genre a welcome respite from the
> terminators and human-body-heat-powered monstrosities. And this little
> review is not a boorish attack on literature majors, more of a gentle
> chiding.The engineers among you might find the movie intellectually wanting
> but if you bring a lit or psych major along on this date, you will find a
> lot to talk about Her.
>
> Rafal
>
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