Comment by JohnFen
2 years ago
I am fascinated by this split in interpretation of the movie. It seems clearly dystopian to me, and I was surprised to learn (here on HN) that there were a lot of people who didn't see it that way at all.
I have no insight to draw from this, I'm just fascinated by it.
For me anyway, "dystopian" media is one that conjures a world that is significantly worse than ours in some way. I did not get that from the movie. The movie did not portray the AI as being a malevolent or even a negative presence in the main man's life.
At its core, Her was a beautifully-shot love story between two flawed beings, nothing more.