It's not binary. You can be decent and gifted at the same time. -Steve Wozniak
Walking into the cinema...
Steve Jobs, take two. It looks to be a better production than Jobs, but do we need another biopic of the Apple founder?
Overall Rating: 4.25 stars
Cinematic rating: 4.25 stars
Bigger questions rating: 4 stars
How do you separate the man from the company that he represents? Steve Jobs has become synonymous with the Apple brand. He has been the subject of documentaries, biographies and a previous feature film. His reputation is as legendary as his impact on the computer industry. Regardless of your opinion of the man, it is hard to not miss the impact that he has had on world events in the past few decades.
The challenge for director Danny Boyle (Slumdog Millionaire) and writer Aaron Sorkin (The Social Network) is to make Jobs’ story appealing and palatable. Reading the biography written by Walter Isaacson would show that the Apple founder was not the most endearing of individuals. Instead of focusing on all of the aspects of his life, the production team chose to overlay the establishment of one of the world’s most recognised brands during three key product launches in the life of Steve Jobs. Through the launches of the Macintosh, NEXT computers and the iMac, they were able to communicate the development of the company, the key working relationships in Jobs’ life and the development of his role as a father to his estranged daughter, Lisa. Steve Jobs conveys the development of the former Apple CEO and how his passion and drive affected his life and the world.
The combination of Boyle and Sorkin is unsettling at first, both have a unique manner of story telling that may not seem to complement one another, but in the end it comes together effectively...
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Written by Russell Matthews based on a five star rating system @ Russelling Reviews #russellingreviews #stevejobs
