Directed by Joshua Michael Stern
Starring Ashton Kutcher, Dermot Mulroney and Josh Gad
Written by Matt Whiteley
'The story of Steve Jobs' ascension from college dropout into one of the most revered creative entrepreneurs of the 20th century.'
I had such high hopes for this film. I have always been fascinated and have wanted to learn about Steve Jobs' beginnings and his aspirations to change the world as we knew it. Instead, this film turned out to be nothing more but an Apple commercial.
First things first, I have to give recognition to the director, Joshua Michael Stern. Though I didn't really enjoy the story the film focused on, the vision that was presented was top notch. The settings were great and the atmosphere was spot on. But like I said, the story wasn't what I expected it to be. I believe the film focused too heavily on the growing and falling of Apple than the story of Steve Jobs. The scenes describing Steve Jobs as a person were great. Example was how he cheated his friend out of $2,500. Clearly shows he knows how to create a profit and has no remorse when dealing business with colleagues. This film was poorly edited in the sense that scenes seemed rushed. They would start and finish randomly without any emotional content. The beginning seemed necessary as it reflected the character's way of life. As he didn't stop for a second and kept moving and kept learning. But afterwards, it started to hurt the film.
It seemed to me that this film relied heavily on the popularity of Ashton Kutcher for audiences, which puts his efforts under the microscope. The physical appearance of Jobs through Kutcher deserves credit. From the beginning until the character shaves his beard, Steve Jobs was on screen. That being sad, afterwards Ashton Kutcher finally made his appearance. Without the beard and glasses, it seemed like all the efforts were thrown out the window. The only aspect Kutcher kept alive was his posture which seemed useless due to his appearance. I had no problems with the rest of the cast. Josh Gad gave a fairly decent performance as Steve Wozniak. His best contribution to the film is sadly his last scene as Wozniak decides to leave Apple due to the change of Jobs' character and way of business.
The music in this film was really no more than a distraction. In the beginning, i had the feeling of hope and prosperity. But there was no change in tune after that. It seemed like they were repeating song after song and it really hurt the delivery of emotions the actors were trying to present. It left me confused and irritated.
After watching this film, you will be taking away more knowledge about Apple than you will about Steve Jobs, which is a tremendous shame. It was almost as if they put Steve Jobs in the backseat and had Apple driving the story. A real let down.
Starring Ashton Kutcher, Dermot Mulroney and Josh Gad
Written by Matt Whiteley
'The story of Steve Jobs' ascension from college dropout into one of the most revered creative entrepreneurs of the 20th century.'
I had such high hopes for this film. I have always been fascinated and have wanted to learn about Steve Jobs' beginnings and his aspirations to change the world as we knew it. Instead, this film turned out to be nothing more but an Apple commercial.
First things first, I have to give recognition to the director, Joshua Michael Stern. Though I didn't really enjoy the story the film focused on, the vision that was presented was top notch. The settings were great and the atmosphere was spot on. But like I said, the story wasn't what I expected it to be. I believe the film focused too heavily on the growing and falling of Apple than the story of Steve Jobs. The scenes describing Steve Jobs as a person were great. Example was how he cheated his friend out of $2,500. Clearly shows he knows how to create a profit and has no remorse when dealing business with colleagues. This film was poorly edited in the sense that scenes seemed rushed. They would start and finish randomly without any emotional content. The beginning seemed necessary as it reflected the character's way of life. As he didn't stop for a second and kept moving and kept learning. But afterwards, it started to hurt the film.
It seemed to me that this film relied heavily on the popularity of Ashton Kutcher for audiences, which puts his efforts under the microscope. The physical appearance of Jobs through Kutcher deserves credit. From the beginning until the character shaves his beard, Steve Jobs was on screen. That being sad, afterwards Ashton Kutcher finally made his appearance. Without the beard and glasses, it seemed like all the efforts were thrown out the window. The only aspect Kutcher kept alive was his posture which seemed useless due to his appearance. I had no problems with the rest of the cast. Josh Gad gave a fairly decent performance as Steve Wozniak. His best contribution to the film is sadly his last scene as Wozniak decides to leave Apple due to the change of Jobs' character and way of business.
The music in this film was really no more than a distraction. In the beginning, i had the feeling of hope and prosperity. But there was no change in tune after that. It seemed like they were repeating song after song and it really hurt the delivery of emotions the actors were trying to present. It left me confused and irritated.
After watching this film, you will be taking away more knowledge about Apple than you will about Steve Jobs, which is a tremendous shame. It was almost as if they put Steve Jobs in the backseat and had Apple driving the story. A real let down.