Valentine’s Day Special Movies and Shows on Virtual Love: It is the month of February and romance is surely in the air, you know why. The month that holds Valentine’s Day at its core is the perfect month to revisit those old romantic classics while divulging something new and unique when it comes to shows and movies. We are here to support you on the journey through the latter. With virtual love being one of the hottest topics in this era, what better way to celebrate the month of love than to watch something based on it, right?
Down below is a list that has a mix of movies as well as series that chronicle love in cyberspace. You can check them out right away and add them to your watchlist.
Movies and Shows on Virtual Love to Watch This Valentine’s Day
Her
When you mix AI and man’s search for love, there can be nothing more accurate as a representation than the 2013 movie titled Her. The Spike Jonze film, often discussed as a ‘reply’ to his ex-partner Sofia Coppola’s Lost in Translation, is deeply moving and makes you think about what it means to be in love after all. The film revolves around a man named Theodore Twombly, who is introverted and depressed after his recent divorce and, ends up developing a relationship with Samantha- an artificially intelligent virtual assistant personified through a female voice. Joaquin Phoenix, Scarlett Johansson, Amy Adams, Rooney Mara, Olivia Wilde and Chris Pratt are a part of the film’s cast. You can catch it now on Amazon Prime Video and Apple TV+.
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Black Mirror Season 4 Episode 4: Hang the DJ
The popular opinion is all Black Mirror episodes depict the darkest side of the reality that we live in. Let us revise that and tell you that is not all true. Hang the DJ is one such episode- a story that will make you believe in the strength that comes to break all boundaries when you find the one you love. This particular episode shows how a dating program pairs up people with an expiration date. Frank and Amy end up meeting through this but, soon begin to question the system’s logic. The episode was written by Charlie Brooker and is now on Netflix.
You’ve Got Mail
When you talk about virtual love, it would be a crime to miss the old classic that first represented the beauty and complexity associated with finding romance in cyberspace. You’ve Got Mail, starring Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan is the rom-com that needs to be on this list because of how simple, funny and perfect it feels in so many aspects. Directed by Nora Ephron, the film is about two bookshop owners who end up exchanging emails that lead them to develop a romantic relationship, unbeknownst to them that they are business rivals. If you are looking for some old-school warmth this Valentine’s Day, stream this film on Amazon Prime Video.
Anonymously Yours/Anónima
A Spanish drama for someone who is looking for something simple yet new-age, this Maria Torres film is sweet and cute, exhibiting everything we know and understand about virtual love in today’s time. Starring Annie Cabello and Ralf Morales, this romance drama is cliched but, with a spin of butterflies that meeting someone virtually and falling for them gives you. The movie chronicles the story of two individuals who exchange an accidental text message that turns into a digital friendship, without knowing that they know each other in real life too. The film is available on Netflix.
A Marriage/ Małżeństwo
A love story that will remind you strangely of Gabriel García Márquez’s Love in the Time of Cholera but, set on the foundation of the internet and the virtual world. The documentary film is about how a single woman from the Czech Republic and a computer scientist from Pakistan, end up falling in love while playing the online video game, FarmVille. With a beautiful story told with love, humour and courage, the film is one touching piece of art. The movie is directed by Katerina Hager and Asad Faruqi and written by Hager.
Let us know in the comments below what are the shows and movies on virtual love that you would want to add to this list!
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