"Steve Jobs"
Title: Steve Jobs
Director: Danny Boyle
Writer: Aaron Sorkin
Category: Biography, Drama
Duration: 122 min
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Coming from the disappointment felt after watching Jobs with Ashton Kutcher, I didn't want to see another biography about the father of the Apple company on the screen. However, as soon as I discovered that Aaron Sorkin and Danny Boyle were attached to the project and that Michael Fassbender, as well as Kate Winslet and Jeff Daniels, were going to play the main characters, I was completely hooked and couldn't wait to be seated in the room and enjoy their masterpiece.
My expectations were all met when I had the amazing chance to see the movie at the press screening for the London Film Festival.
Steve Jobs is divided into three theatrical acts. Each of them is set during the main launch events at Apple in 1984, 1988 and 1998. In the 45 minutes before every event in San Francisco, Jobs has to face the same arguments with the six most important people in his life: His ex-partner Chrisann Brennan and his daughter, Lisa
Jobs' harsh discussions with them take place just before every event and they all resolve around his need to be always in control of every aspect of his life. The only person capable of keeping up with him and most importantly to stand up to him is Joanne Hoffman his marketing executive.
What makes Steve Jobs an exceptional film is the fact that it doesn't want to be a biography or a celebration of the man behind the Apple company. On the contrary, it is a dramatization of Jobs' life and a portray of a complex man who gave is life to technology. A celebration of his virtues as well as his flaws.
Aaron Sorkin gives to the screenplay his unique touch. Each dialogue is well paced and delivered at high speed. Who is familiar with his work on The Newsroom will know very well his sarcasm and the clever comebacks of every character, and in Steve Jobs his style is unmistakable. Every line contains the perfect amount of wit and intellect. There is never a dull moment and the rhythm throughout the film doesn't slow down.
The only director capable to enhance the beauty of Sorkin's lines is Boyle. His cinematography is claustrophobic, he follows the actors closely and he prefers to see them act in small places. The only panoramic scenes are the ones that show the audience waiting with trepidation for the Apple event. They are strategically placed almost to highlight the contrast between the public opinion that saw Jobs as the technology hero and his reality in which he only kept a handful of people close to him, the same six people that were always challenging, provoking and confronting him. Boyle's technique matches Sorkin's style perfectly and together they gave life to a highly entertaining and profound movie.
Particularly worthy of notice is the fact that for every different act, Boyle used different gauges of film according to the year filmed in those scenes. He switched from 16 mm, with its warm colors and a more realistic effect, for the oldest scene and Steve's flashbacks, to the 35 mm and then digital towards the end, making the color more sharp and defined.
Particularly worthy of notice is the fact that for every different act, Boyle used different gauges of film according to the year filmed in those scenes. He switched from 16 mm, with its warm colors and a more realistic effect, for the oldest scene and Steve's flashbacks, to the 35 mm and then digital towards the end, making the color more sharp and defined.
Even though it could seem like in Steve Jobs there is no space for emotions, the truth his that love and respect are the foundation underneath the plot. In the film what are highlighted are the strong and conflicting relationships that Steve has with the 5 people who represent the only constant in his life. The most important one, however, is the one with Lisa, his first daughter and the person for which Steve Jobs is doing almost everything.
The cast worked as a well oiled machine to give justice to the powerful script. Fassbender portrayed this romanticized version of Jobs beautifully and with commitment. Kate Winslet, Jeffe Daniels, Seth Rogen and Michael Stuhlbarg supported him throughout the movie. All the dialogues are delivered flawlessly while keeping up with the quality of Sorkin's style.
To complete the perfect circle the soundtrack compliments the movie by changing the tunes according to the three different time frames in the acts.
All in all Steve Jobs is a film that doesn't want to be considered as a true biography, on the contrary, it's a movie that wants to give a dramatic perspective on the life of the man who changed so many people's lives.
Till next time,
Fred
Here's the trailer of Steve Jobs, in theatres on November 13th.
The cast worked as a well oiled machine to give justice to the powerful script. Fassbender portrayed this romanticized version of Jobs beautifully and with commitment. Kate Winslet, Jeffe Daniels, Seth Rogen and Michael Stuhlbarg supported him throughout the movie. All the dialogues are delivered flawlessly while keeping up with the quality of Sorkin's style.
To complete the perfect circle the soundtrack compliments the movie by changing the tunes according to the three different time frames in the acts.
All in all Steve Jobs is a film that doesn't want to be considered as a true biography, on the contrary, it's a movie that wants to give a dramatic perspective on the life of the man who changed so many people's lives.
Till next time,
Fred
Here's the trailer of Steve Jobs, in theatres on November 13th.
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