‘Steve Jobs’ Film Combines Facts And Fiction

Biopics are a dime a dozen these days, mostly owing to the fact that the formula has been perfected. However, now in comparison I much prefer Ashton’s version of Steve. Will they disappear completely in the role, like Jaime Foxx in Ray, or will they just do an imitation like Joaquin Phoenix in Walk the Line? We really appreciate his creativity.

In a new report published late this afternoon it’s being reported that the most frustrating stumble at the box office this weekend was the “Steve Jobs” movie by far.

This is the point in my reviews where I typically give a brief synopsis of the plot.

While the story in the book surrounding Steve and his relationship is compelling, the way it was portrayed on the screen felt very superficial to me.

“Steve Jobs” is a blast of a time, while still being enriched in dramatic heft and historical accuracy.

The one who stood out to me the most was definitely Seth Rogen, as he was marvelous as Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak.

Quite surprisingly, in a pre-Halloween twist, Ridley Scott’s The Martian and family entry Goosebumps are in a very close race to for the No. 1 position despite a wave of new movies, including the nationwide expansion of Steve Jobs. In full disclosure, I am a huge Sorkin fan. There is no doubt that he is a shoo-in for the Best Actor Oscar nod while Sorkin is a lock for the Best Adapted Screenplay accolade. I’m sure the theaters will be filled with techies and more mature audiences curious about the infamous computer wizard who revolutionized our modern gadgetry and the way we communicate in both professional and personal life. Boyle is a frantic, energetic director, thriving on creativity and thinking outside of the box. Well, he’s done it again. Jobs’ wife of 20 years, Laurene Powell (with a net worth of $19.5 billion) was so against the production that it is strongly rumored that she called Leonardo DiCaprio and Christian Bale urging them not to take on the lead role. Sorkin made it all up. In addition to faulting factual errors like A Song of Ice and Fire fanatic obsessing over changes in Game of Thrones, he had particularly sharp words for the film for not showing Mr. Jobs during his comeback years at Apple.

“It’s still hard to see how the film turns a profit”, writes Brent Lang. “The picture cost $30 million to make and at least as much to market”. Winslet is near unrecognizable as Hoffman, not due to any makeup or tricks of the camera, but due to the sheer strength of her performance. It’s a must-see, even if you aren’t an Apple fanboy. The thing is that their Steve Jobs isn’t the only Steve Jobs.

Significantly, Sorkin was able to interview Jobs’ daughter, who did not participate in the creation of Isaacson’s profile. It is a structure that begs you to be impressed by it, and numerous conversations within are too clever by half, but the cast that brings them to life makes them sing and rescues the film from growing overly monotonous. While the movie is always reverent to Jobs and his legacy, it doesn’t shy away from the personal and interpersonal problems that, a few might argue, overshadowed his genius. We alternately hate Steve Jobs and are awed by him. We want to punch him in the face and shake his hand. I got this idea when I tripped over a fairly small, insignificant piece of information, which was that, during the Macintosh launch in 1984, they suddenly couldn’t get the computer to say, ‘Hello!’ – and Steve badly wanted it to say ‘Hello!’ So, suddenly, I was thinking about backstage, about those moments leading up to the product launch.