A movie for the designer: Her

Recently I picked up the Wallpaper magazine WOWA design awards issue which was actually released in February. So many beautiful things have caught my attention within it, but with so many mentions of the movie Her I had to watch it.

This movie is great. So very, very strange but good. Very different to anything I've seen before. The acting is so convincing, I can't keep my thoughts out of the futuristic world they have created and all of the set, prop and clothing designs are great too. From a design perspective it is beautiful seeing how they have dealt with all of the different pieces - from the extremely high waisted pants to the desktop systems reminiscent of a modern day Mac. They worked on the notion that all design trends rotate, so if we have recently had a love for the retro styling fetish in the 2000s, then by the time the world reaches the era that the movie is set in that would likely be back in fashion again. 

I was interested to read that the original lady voicing Samantha was cut before the final edit and replaced with Scarlett Johansson, though I must admit that this version of Samantha is extremely convincing.

For a slightly depressing but beautiful and engaging film - and most importantly suitable for you and your designer friends - I would tip off Her to be the one to watch. As long as you have 2 hours to spare and a person and/or creature to hug.