Steve Jobs

— This is a much better film than I expected. My guess is I just wasn’t paying attention to the people who are involved with it—Danny Boyle, Aaron Sorkin, Michael Fassbender, Kate Winslet, Seth Rogen, and Jeff Daniels. This is a dialogue-heavy film but it’s extremely well-written, well-acted, and well-directed dialogue! Depending on your perspective, it’s easy to think of Jobs as a brilliant, creative, demigod or a self-absorbed, egotistical prima donna. This film paints him to be some of both and the tug between businessman and artist is apparent throughout. My friend Judy Routhe, who recommended the film, said she’d read the book and, at the end of the film, turned to her husband and said “they didn’t finish the book!” The ending did seem to come early, but I suppose Sorkin's script focused less on Jobs’ life than on his motivation so the last dozen years of his life didn’t need to be included. I liked the film a lot and am grateful to have a few decent films in theaters again.

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[2015. 122 min. Written by Aaron Sorkin. Directed by Danny Boyle. Starring Michael Fassbender, Kate Winslet, Seth Rogen, and Jeff Daniels.]
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