英语学习资料：英语电影《her》（她）

英语学习资料英语电影《》她her英语电影《》她herDoes SpikeJonzes newmovie,Her,a taleof aman whofallshead overheels forhis puteroperating system,pander toUSmistrust ofChina Ordoes itmerely useShanghai asa stand-in fortheLos Angelesof thenear futureto makean importantpointabout howpeople interactin ahigh-tech societyThatis thequestion.Writer anddirector Jonzesacclaimed film,which wona GoldenGlobe awardlast Sundayfor bestscreenplay,and hasbeen nominatedfor abest pictureOscar,finds JoaquinPhoenixscharacter,the melancholyTheodore Twombly,irresistiblydrawn toSamantha”Scarlett Johansson,the huskyvoice ofhisnew,artificially intelligentoperating system,which notonly tidiesuphis inboxand anizeshis harddrive,but alsoprovides welepanionshipfor Theodore,who isin themidst ofa painfuldivorceand facingthe prospectof takingon thedreaded datingjungle.The LosAngeles inwhich Theodoreworks andlives mergeslocationsin thereal Cityof Angelsand in the Pudongbusinessdistrict of Shanghai.Shots of the Chinesecitys raisedwalkways andskyscrapersin the future,LAs earthquakeproblems apparentlyhave been solvedcreate avision ofdowntown LosAngeles thatis,in oneUS reviewerswords,filled withcurves andfabrics,beautifullighting andsoft textures.Production designerK.K.Barrett saystheaim wasto makethe citylook convenient,fortable,healthy andavailable-a veritablereversal ofthe darkpersona thatcharacterizedLA in the1982dystopia movieBlade Runner-toserve asa perfectfoil forTheodores dailystruggles.The cityslook showsthings thatcant beheard through11dialogue,Barrett saysin aninterview withCurbed LosAngeles.Itgives moreinformation about the charactersand theworld aroundthemwithout beingintrusive.The productiondesign iswrappedaround himand beespart ofhis character-and thebubble helivesin.”Particularly strikingare severalshots ofChinese neonsignsamong thetowers.We didnthide it,Barrett saidofthesigns.“Itspart ofwhat LAis andwhat LAwill bee.We embracethe•IIsignage.With hisnot-so-subliminal the Chinese areing message,Jonze couldbe accusedof trying to playto anxietyintheUnitedStates overChinas emergenceas aneconomic powerhouse.Asurvey releasedin mid-December bythe CarnegieEndowment forInternationalPeace andthe ChinaStrategic CulturePromotionAssociation foundthat just26percent ofthe USpublic believesn11China canbe trusteda greatdeal”or afair amount.Just13percent oftheChinesepublic saidthe samething aboutthe US,according tothe data.Reflecting thatmistrust,Jason Farago,writing inthe liberalNewRepublic,called Jonzesuse ofChinese locationsand signage11shorthand for thefuture.Expressing theworst-held fearsaboutChina,Farago wrote:A societysuch asthe one in Her,in whichevenour emotionshavebeenco-opted bycorporate entities,ishighly unlikelyto bea democracy-and givenboth Americasongoingeconomic andpolitical meltdownand ourunexpectedlyslow progressinthedevelopment ofartificial intelligence,the realstoryof Hercan onlybe thatone...And ourown future,if wearentcareful,could verywell endup evenscarier thanthe alreadygrimone Herdepicts:oneinwhich wehave lostour freedomwithout11even thepensation ofScarlett Johanssonwhispering inour ears.No doubtthere willbe moreof thisnegative talk-particularlyas Hercontinues togarner accolades.Reflecting broadenthusia***forthefilm,the RottenTomatoes websitereported midweekthatthe moviehad wonthe favorof93percent ofcritics,who ratedit

8.6out of10and87percent ofthe audience,who scoredit

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5.Rather thantryingtoexploit nascentSinophobia,Jonzes deftuseofShanghailocales endsup achievinga worthwhilepurpose-one ofthe virtuesof goodart.It makesthe audiencethink-as inthinkingaboutthehazards ofletting technologydominate ourlives,rather thanabout Chinasincreasing influenceover theUS.The filmargues thatthe abilityto conductmore meaningfulinterpersonalrelationships isthe firststep inending mistrust,notonly betweentwo giantnations butaround theworld.。