![]() ![]() When asked if he uses Siri he just smiles and says, "No." Interestingly, though, this has never swayed him to try and interact with his own phone in this way. This passion comes out in the movie and is one of many reasons his screenplay has been nominated for an Oscar. It's these themes that punctuate Her and Jonze is clearly still inquisitive about people's relationships with technology. Further into the conversation he wants to know if we think technology has stopped us getting intimate with ourselves, preventing us from connecting with our feelings and thoughts (again, we think he has a point). With every question we ask, he poses a question back at us.Ĭommunications in Her are done through earpiecesĪt one point he asks TechRadar if we think we are outsourcing our memory to our phone (and we think he has a point). This seeking out of balance seems to come naturally to Jonze. ![]() Humanity will always find a way to make sure it gets what it needs," he explains. "Because we are such adaptive creatures and are so resourceful, we are going to do what we need to do and the more our lives get consumed with technology the more we are going to seek out the balance. It's so much."ĭoes this mean that technology has pushed us all too far? With half the world glued to their phones, is humanity doomed? Jonze doesn't think that's the case, believing that whatever technology offers our human side will always win out. "I think about how much of our day is spent taking in information, receiving and replying to communication. That reality just doesn't exist anymore." Seeking out balance It is not like the 50s where you would go have cocktails, dinner with your family and clock off at five. "To succeed now you have to respond to 150 emails a day, you are never really off. ![]()
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