‘Steve Jobs’ a satisfying drama
Thursday November 5, 2015 | By:Tony Baksa |
If you like a movie chock full of great performances, brimming over with dramatic conflict and relevancy, you will love “Steve Jobs”. Director Danny Boyle (Slumdog Millionaire, Trainspotting) delivers a tremendous wallop of a movie involving genius techy, Steve Jobs, creator of Macintosh and the beloved IPod.
Boyle structures the movie like a three act play. Each act serves as a prelude to the launch of a new product engineered by Jobs for Apple. The behind the sc enes drama and hijinks that leads up to each presentation to the world is unbelievably thrilling. This is a brilliant device by superstar screenwriter, Aaron Sorkin that shows Jobs in all his suits – innovator, entrepreneur, corporate team player, friend and especially interesting and touching, father.
Steve Jobs who passed away in 2011 was a driven man. It follows that like most driven men he was difficult. I guess when you’re smarter than anyone else and almost always right, it can rub people the wrong way. What Boyle and Sorkin do is show Jobs in all his faults and all his glory. With wit, humor and deep understanding, Steve Jobs emerges as complex and very human.
Michael Fassbender portrays Jobs with fire and astounding charisma. He is the pied piper of Silicon Valley. Who wouldn’t follow such a man? Fassbender is currently one of our finest actors. I would say he is a great actor building an astounding resume of outstanding performances in recent years (12 Years a Slave, The Counselor, Shame). His performance alone is reason enough to see this movie.
Before each product launch, Jobs deals with a multitude of conflicts that would make an ordinary person crumble. Yet, he forges on at top speed dealing with each confrontation and the residue and scars that result from the encounters. Scenes with his partner Steve Wozniak, Apple CEO John Sculley, and computer scientist and Mac designer, Andy Hertzfeld bristle. Especially enthralling are the scenes between Jobs and his “work wife” Apple marketing director, Joanna Hoffman. Their relationship is the thread that runs through the movie with an enormous emotional pull.
Fans of television’s “West Wing” are familiar with the full gallop that Aaron Sorkin’s scripts provide. You can expect the same speed with this film. Pared with Danny Boyle’s astute direction, “Steve Jobs” moves like a high speed train bent on reaching its destination on time.
Every performance is a gem with Oscar worthy turns by Seth Rogen (Wozniak), Jeff Daniels (Sculley) and Michael Stuhlbarg (Hertzfeld). Kate Winslet (Hoffman) is simply amazing. She is so authentic that I did not recognize her only to discover her name in the end credits.
“Steve Jobs” is that rare film that portrays genius in human terms. It is intelligent and revelatory, stylish and witty. But, above all else, it is high drama delivered with an exciting rat-a-tat rhythm and emotional fireworks resulting in a satisfying and exhilarating experience.
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Boyle structures the movie like a three act play. Each act serves as a prelude to the launch of a new product engineered by Jobs for Apple. The behind the sc enes drama and hijinks that leads up to each presentation to the world is unbelievably thrilling. This is a brilliant device by superstar screenwriter, Aaron Sorkin that shows Jobs in all his suits – innovator, entrepreneur, corporate team player, friend and especially interesting and touching, father.
Steve Jobs who passed away in 2011 was a driven man. It follows that like most driven men he was difficult. I guess when you’re smarter than anyone else and almost always right, it can rub people the wrong way. What Boyle and Sorkin do is show Jobs in all his faults and all his glory. With wit, humor and deep understanding, Steve Jobs emerges as complex and very human.
Michael Fassbender portrays Jobs with fire and astounding charisma. He is the pied piper of Silicon Valley. Who wouldn’t follow such a man? Fassbender is currently one of our finest actors. I would say he is a great actor building an astounding resume of outstanding performances in recent years (12 Years a Slave, The Counselor, Shame). His performance alone is reason enough to see this movie.
Before each product launch, Jobs deals with a multitude of conflicts that would make an ordinary person crumble. Yet, he forges on at top speed dealing with each confrontation and the residue and scars that result from the encounters. Scenes with his partner Steve Wozniak, Apple CEO John Sculley, and computer scientist and Mac designer, Andy Hertzfeld bristle. Especially enthralling are the scenes between Jobs and his “work wife” Apple marketing director, Joanna Hoffman. Their relationship is the thread that runs through the movie with an enormous emotional pull.
Fans of television’s “West Wing” are familiar with the full gallop that Aaron Sorkin’s scripts provide. You can expect the same speed with this film. Pared with Danny Boyle’s astute direction, “Steve Jobs” moves like a high speed train bent on reaching its destination on time.
Every performance is a gem with Oscar worthy turns by Seth Rogen (Wozniak), Jeff Daniels (Sculley) and Michael Stuhlbarg (Hertzfeld). Kate Winslet (Hoffman) is simply amazing. She is so authentic that I did not recognize her only to discover her name in the end credits.
“Steve Jobs” is that rare film that portrays genius in human terms. It is intelligent and revelatory, stylish and witty. But, above all else, it is high drama delivered with an exciting rat-a-tat rhythm and emotional fireworks resulting in a satisfying and exhilarating experience.
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