Jobs could've been a great film. It was after all about The Steve Jobs himself - the man & his myth. From twenty somethings to fifty plus folks, there is hardly anyone untouched by his creation - Apple computers. If you have one of their products, you want more. If you don't have it, you aspire for it. Criticize him, idolize him, you simply can not ignore the genius of the guy who changed the face of technology forever and ever.
Coming back to the film - it was more like a chronology of events that led to Steve becoming "Steve Jobs". The film starts with him introducing the Ipod, and then goes in a flashback. It rolls from the time he drops out of college till the time he makes his iconic speech for the apple advert "Here's to the misfits, the crazy ones.....". In between, we see him racing past his co-founder Woz (Steve Wozniak), and his other colleagues who help him build the brand from a garage to a multimillion dollar company. He is a man in hurry. He lets no one, and nothing get in the way of him and his vision.
We see him seeking spotlight, we see him in his fiery best avataar, we see him telling people to "always tell him the truth" but when he gets the truth he cant handle it. We see him in all his glory and all his failings. But what we dont see is, his soul, his reasons for doing what he did. Why did he leave people behind? why did he have no regard for emotions? why was it only and only about himself and the product. Sadly, the core of what makes him who he is was missed.
In the end, you are a little more knowledgable about Steve's life, chronologically speaking. But if you are an apple fan like me and already know all the "facts" about him, there is nothing much to explore in the movie.
I suggest you wait for a DVD for this one.
Coming back to the film - it was more like a chronology of events that led to Steve becoming "Steve Jobs". The film starts with him introducing the Ipod, and then goes in a flashback. It rolls from the time he drops out of college till the time he makes his iconic speech for the apple advert "Here's to the misfits, the crazy ones.....". In between, we see him racing past his co-founder Woz (Steve Wozniak), and his other colleagues who help him build the brand from a garage to a multimillion dollar company. He is a man in hurry. He lets no one, and nothing get in the way of him and his vision.
We see him seeking spotlight, we see him in his fiery best avataar, we see him telling people to "always tell him the truth" but when he gets the truth he cant handle it. We see him in all his glory and all his failings. But what we dont see is, his soul, his reasons for doing what he did. Why did he leave people behind? why did he have no regard for emotions? why was it only and only about himself and the product. Sadly, the core of what makes him who he is was missed.
In the end, you are a little more knowledgable about Steve's life, chronologically speaking. But if you are an apple fan like me and already know all the "facts" about him, there is nothing much to explore in the movie.
I suggest you wait for a DVD for this one.
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