I need to talk about the Ned Benson, who choose to first write such a story & then execute it in the manner he selected. Now, Richard linklater is right up there when it comes to new ways of storytelling, what with the "Before" trilogy & "Boyhood". But for his first project Ned benson decided to make three movies out of a storyline, two of them from the perspective of two lead characters, played by Jessica Chastain & James McAvoy "Her" and "Him". Third is the version where its all shown together, named "Them". "Them" gives a third person account of the story, but the rest two are from the perspective of individual characters, hence the flow, the way the characters are shown, how much of them is shown, support cast & their prominence, etc changes in both the movies. And believe me, its a different experience to watch these movies. There have been so many movies which have explored the multiple narrative, like Rashomon, vantage point, Ulidavaru kandante, etc, but seeing a movie made entirely from one perspective & then seeing another one with a different perspective is a different experience altogether.
I saw both "Him" & "Her" versions of the movie & truth be told they are two different movies. "Him" explores the frustration that the character, played by McAvoy, feels while he is not able to understand whats happening to him wife. Whereas "Her" deals with the mental trauma faced by a parent, played by Jessica Chastain, on the loss of a kid. They fill out the blank spaces which are there in other movies, but when you are watching the individual movies the feeling of something missing is just not there. Its a brilliant experiment done by the writer-director, who goes beyond the normal to attempt a masterpiece. And the best part is that even the common scenes are done differently (minor details) in both the movies, which according to a theory of mine is to prove the impact of of perspective on our memories of same event. Same memory involving two people would play out differently when you ask them to describe them the same in details.
The one which I liked better is "Her" version and the credit for that goes to Jessica chastain. She has done so many good movies & her performance in Zero-dark thirty was par execellence, "I am the motherfu*&er who found this place" is a line from the same movie which is difficult to forget. And here she is in completely different mode, so vulnerabel in moments when she is trying to cope up with the emotional torture that she is going through & yet strong in scenes where she tries to take control of the situation. She looks beautiful throughout & manages to impress throughout the movie. Even in the "Him" version, where she has limited screen presence she manages to shine through. I have yet to come across a movie where she has not done well, according to me she is one of the most under-utilized & under-appreciated female actors. James McAvoy delivers what is expected off him & support cast is good as well. Both the movies also have a great last scene, which leave it on audience to decide the ending even though the director nudges people to imagine a happy ending.
I saw both "Him" & "Her" versions of the movie & truth be told they are two different movies. "Him" explores the frustration that the character, played by McAvoy, feels while he is not able to understand whats happening to him wife. Whereas "Her" deals with the mental trauma faced by a parent, played by Jessica Chastain, on the loss of a kid. They fill out the blank spaces which are there in other movies, but when you are watching the individual movies the feeling of something missing is just not there. Its a brilliant experiment done by the writer-director, who goes beyond the normal to attempt a masterpiece. And the best part is that even the common scenes are done differently (minor details) in both the movies, which according to a theory of mine is to prove the impact of of perspective on our memories of same event. Same memory involving two people would play out differently when you ask them to describe them the same in details.
The one which I liked better is "Her" version and the credit for that goes to Jessica chastain. She has done so many good movies & her performance in Zero-dark thirty was par execellence, "I am the motherfu*&er who found this place" is a line from the same movie which is difficult to forget. And here she is in completely different mode, so vulnerabel in moments when she is trying to cope up with the emotional torture that she is going through & yet strong in scenes where she tries to take control of the situation. She looks beautiful throughout & manages to impress throughout the movie. Even in the "Him" version, where she has limited screen presence she manages to shine through. I have yet to come across a movie where she has not done well, according to me she is one of the most under-utilized & under-appreciated female actors. James McAvoy delivers what is expected off him & support cast is good as well. Both the movies also have a great last scene, which leave it on audience to decide the ending even though the director nudges people to imagine a happy ending.
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