'Human Relationships In Jonze's Her'

Jonze’s Her revolves around a plot line that Theodore, a human, falls in love with Samantha, an OS. This raises a philosophical question of how and why humans build relationships, and what the fundamental aspects of relationships are. It is normally believed that humans would be able to form connection when interacting with another, who is able to respond appropriately and ‘sympathize or empathize.’ The human will to belong somewhere strongly compels each individual to find similarities and establish connections with others, forming groups and communities that would accept each other. Benjamin Liao states that value-oriented human relationships are built by sharing values that are similar or highly important to each individual (2011). Physical,