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Steve Jobs

CAN A GREAT MAN BE A GOOD MAN?

stevejobsThe life of visionary Apple co-founder Steve Jobs becomes, in Aaaron Sorkinā€™s hands, a play in three acts, each one taking place behind the scenes of a key presentation in 1984, 1988 and 1998. Focus lies on Jobs and a few selected people in his life, and each dialogue-heavy act is colored by Sorkinā€™s attempt to dig under the skin of the genius who refused to recognize his own daughter. Very intense at times, and done with a sense of humor, with Danny Boyle and his crew giving each period its distinct look and feel, mirroring the advancement of technology. Gets at the core of Walter Isaacsonā€™s lauded biography, but hardly an emotional knock-out, in spite of an excellent cast.

2015-U.S. 122 min. Color. Widescreen. Produced byĀ Danny Boyle, Guymon Casady, Christian Colson, Mark Gordon, Scott Rudin. Directed byĀ Danny Boyle. Screenplay: Aaron Sorkin. Book: Walter Isaacson. Editing: Elliot Graham. Cast: Michael Fassbender (Steve Jobs), Kate Winslet (Joanna Hoffman), Seth Rogen (Steve Wozniak), Jeff Daniels, Michael Stuhlbarg, Katherine Waterston.

Trivia: The Apple icon was also portrayed in Jobs (2013). Christian Bale and Leonardo DiCaprio were considered as Jobs; David Fincher for directing duties.

Golden Globes: Best Supporting Actress (Winslet), Screenplay.Ā BAFTA:Ā Best Supporting Actress (Winslet).

Quote: “God sent his only son on a suicide mission, but people like him because he made trees.” (Fassbender)

Last word: “What we tried to do was […]Ā to make [the three time periods]Ā as dynamically different and various as possible. But also tell the story within each act. And hope that also we got a sense of forward motion and momentum and the differences. So the first one is a certain edge for the music and the shots are very narrow and we keep it feeling homemade. He did see himself as a pirate. And so it felt like that was an opportunity to work on 16 [mm] again. Bizarre working on it again. Itā€™s not easy to work on it these days. ā€˜Cause not many places develop it anymore. But it gave a lovely homemade quality to it.” (Boyle, Slash Film)

 

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