Her (2013) (This Whole Thing Smacks of Gender, Part 5)

It's all about AI personhood this week as we discuss the doomed romances of Spike Jonze's 2013 Best Picture nominee Her, starring Joaquin Phoenix, Amy Adams, Rooney Mara, and a disembodied Scarlett Johansson. Join in as we discuss our favorite digital characters, phone sex with Kristen Wiig, and the strange experience of watching this movie in the age of ChatGPT. Plus: Why was Samantha Morton replaced as the voice of the OS? Does Theodore really own the rights to those letters? And, most importantly, what really happened when the AIs ascended? Make sure to rate, review, and subscribe! Next week: You, Me, and Dupree (2006)------------------------------------------------------Key sources and links for this episode:"Him and Her: How Spike Jonze Made the Weirdest, Most Timely Romance of the Year" (Vulture)"Behind the Preplanned Oscars Selfie" (Wall Street Journal)"ChatGPT Launching Talking AI that Sounds Exactly like Scarlett Johansson in Her - On Purpose?" (Entertainment Weekly)"Did the System Update Ruin Your Boyfriend? Love in a Time of ChatGPT" (The Guardian)"The Son King of Hollywood" (Vulture)