Mark Kermode reviews Steve Jobs
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- Опубліковано 14 лис 2024
- Mark Kermode reviews Steve Jobs. Danny Boyle and Aaron Sorkin take us behind the scenes of the digital revolution, with a glimpse into the life and relationships of Steve Jobs. The story takes place backstage at three iconic product launches, ending with the launch of the iMac in 1998.
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The most underrated film in recent years imo
fully agree
I not only believe fassbender should have won the Oscar (the revenant I think is still meh) but Aaron sorkin really wrote it differently from his other films... he tried something new and the film flopped so now Molly’s game and Chicago 7 are the same formula. Kinda like when Tarantino tried death proof and everyone hated it so he went back to his formula
I really really enjoyed the film. Less a study of Steve Jobs life but more a study of his character.
Saw it today and loved it. It's a film that doesn't leave your conscious, so the more you think about it, the more your affection slowly grows. Wonderful moments throughout. The humour was surprisingly unobtrusive, and the cast was outstanding - especially Michael Fastbender.
Agree with Mark 100%, i was surprised by how much i liked this film. The father-daughter story overall had a lot of heart.
Love how he referenced Shallow Grave, that is an amazing film which I wish got more praise.
the script was written on a Surface Pro
+Blue Whovian not much gets past you eh?
Thats probably why the script felt laggy, unresponsive and bing-y
Saw it today, great film, Fassbender was excellent and is clearly on top form, and Seth Rogen was surprisingly good as Wozniac (I think that's how you spell it). It also made me laugh surprisingly at certain points which I wont spoil. I like how it doesn't dumb anything down, Aaron Sorkins writing was fantastic as expected, and Danny Boyle made a very smart decision to let the writing and acting be the main focus.
Directing, Danny Boyle clearly holds back his style in the film. Also Cinematography (which is great), costume design is important in a period piece like this, make up, lighting, sound design, CGI etc.
+James Bastion Please could you check out my review on my channel ? and maybe even subscribe ?
Setting the drama in the run-up to each product launch adds authenticity. Everyone knows how dysfunctional families and relationships become even more dramatic and pronounced in pressure situations.
Agreed. A brilliant dialogue-heavy drama about one fascinating man and the human relationships that seeped their ways into his life, regardless of how much he valued them over the products of his innovations. Sorkin's screenplay is nuanced and involving, Boyle's direction is on-point, and the film's structure feels perhaps ironically (and appropriately) theatrical and cinematic for a film fundamentally focused on behind-the-scenes developments, specifically for the announcements of the Macintosh, the Black Box and the iMac. Fassbender is tremendous in the lead and this is definitely one for the ages. Great review as always Mark!
+Sams ChanneI could you check out my review on my channel ? and maybe even subscribe ?
Although Fassbender is fantastic, once again proving he doesn't just act but inhabits a character, it felt like half a movie to me. I was truly taken aback when it finished, when is part 2 ?
the first hour of this movie was riveting, felt it sort of lost a step after that. Fassbender was fantastic and Winslet was as phenomenal as always
Dear Mark,
When was the last time you tore a film apart, sir?
Yours Truly,
A concerned fan.
what a fantastic movie
I really liked this..... It's not The Social Network [which is perfect in my opinion] but it's got some great stuff in it, the performances are fantastic. The best thing about it is that it actually feels much harsher in terms of the unlike-ability of the main character & the direction is very much in Danny Boyle's wheelhouse of whom I'm a big fan.
For me, the problem with the film is that whereas in The Social Network you actually got the impact of the betrayal and see it play out, in Steve Jobs you only get news reporting of how Wozniak was treated. I understand that it's much more centered around Steve Jobs [clue's in the title ha] than The Social Network was around Zuckerburg [and I really liked the fact that it's not simply a retread of the structure of The Social Network] but I would've liked more of Wozniak.
Overall I thought it was a great film....I guess I just liked the supporting performances so much that I wanted more of them.
:)
The structure sounds kinda like West Wing, focusing on the behind the scenes.
It was written by Aaron sorkin so...
Really thrown off by Fassbenders performance and i love the guy, decent movie overall.
Great Movie, Great Review.
It's a brilliant film and that was a surprise for me. Jobs comes across as ultimately tragic and but gifted, which was fascinating.
he's depicted as someone totally vile .
burlhorse89 not true. Don’t project your personal feelings.
There's a certain wondering in my mind when I find a great movie, that you can say that you didn't get it or something like that, but you can't deny what was doing Fassbender on the screen you can't deny captivating dialogs. And keep wondering where does these human beings keep coming out from saying it was a boring movie? Is it a way of having a strong opinion when you feel uncomfortable stating that you couldn't understand it?
It probably stalled in the U.S. as the 'powers that be' are tired of having meetings with Mr Boyles' over enthusiasm and 'great' ideas - see ineptitude of Bowie ' idea ' ( Bowie's way too judicious for that). When I watch a Danny Boyle film I always think of Francois Truffaut's comment about British cinema.
I'd be surprised if the Kutcher film didn't put people off seeing another Apple-story film.
The actress Katherine Watson who plays his astranged wife is also in the new Alien film with Fassbender
I will definitely see this one.
+Luvie1980 It is great! Kermode's critique of this film is spot on.
Taquana Stjulien awesome!
The film’s well acted, well directed, well written, stylish & is A generally well crafted, but also emotional biopic. (80%) (4/5 stars) (positive)
Another film about jobs!! when will people get over him?
+McLovin McLovin I've long been over him, and Apple. Still, the film 'Jobs' was a great in-flight movie and, they did remind me of actually interesting times.
Thought I was geeky, reading 'Computer Weekly', back in the day. Turns out, I was a Hollywood insider, living through a fine script.
Can't wait to see, 'Oracle, 3D - The Larry Ellison Story'.
+Robert Walker Actually, he's more like hipster Jesus. Most geeks don't have a high opinion of Jobs (or Apple in general). Woz is geek Jesus.
*****
There's no such thing as geek Jesus - you just totally over-egged your cake.
'Sides which, Wozniak is a complete nerd. Guys like Woz, always come last. They can build it. They just can't make it, on their own.
If you look at the world wide gross for this film and the other Steve Jobs movie that came out a while back (simply titled "Jobs") then you'll see they made about the same amount of money. This one just had a higher production budget.
I think from this we can conclude that no matter the quality of the film, people just aren't that interested in going to the cinema to see a movie about Steve Jobs.
Adam Johnson I wasn't interested at all, now I love the movie.
only it's not just a movie about Steve Jobs. it's a great film on its own. brilliant dialogue. brilliant direction.great performances.exciting.and with its share of heartfelt moments.
it is all of those things before it is a movie "about Steve Jobs"
Atrijit Das Agreed but go and tell that to the general audience and see if makes money then. The trailers did a good job of marketing it, it still flopped. My point is that people just aren't that interested in this topic - and as I said before "no matter the quality of the film". This is one my favourite, if not top, film of last year, but I can see why people weren't that inclined to go see it in cinemas.
777boman sad facts.
Did they have his Syrian Dad Abdul Fattah Jandali cameo in it? It of been nice if they did.
Agreed!
Clawstrophobic?
+WheresWallace4883 Neither. It's actually pronounced closstrophic.
whut abort ashten cotcher?
Michael Fassbender is simply the best actor working today. The only people who can even come close to him are Tom Hardy and Leonardo DiCaprio.
There's a little man called Jake Gyllenhaal....
+Ellis “Not a Fanboy” Lamai Meh, he's good but not up there with the best by a long shot. He almost always has the same whiny puppy dog look to his characters. He was brilliant in Nightcrawler though which utilised his puppy dog look for once lol!
+Andrew Fender Yeah I know that's his face, it's a detriment because he always looks so timid (nothing he can do about since yeah, it's his face lol!). But I've rarely been able to take him seriously. Oh and he was flat out awful in Prisoners. He tried to add a character tic with all that blinking to say 'Hey look everyone, I'm doing some ACTING here!' and it was cringeworthy lol!
+bigben6713 Yeah, Phoenix is very good. He was astonishing in The Master. He's a brilliant technical actor but I don't think he's consistently good personally. He sometimes gives the same mumbly type performance which often bugs me.
+Commodore Clarksonio Michael Smiley, Daniel Day Lewis, Tilda Swinton, Julianne Moore... I reckon if I sat down and thought about it I could find 10 more people I'd put up there with these lot.
"Whereas Steve Jobs made computers..." -_-
I think it was fine this movie .it was even emotional..it was a good film relly
From that clip, Seth Rogan cannot do Sorkin dialogue.
Best film!
TV movie... anti-cinematic... nice in that verbose sorkin west-wing way, but still very TV.
Social network is much more cinematic even though it is verbose and written by sorkin. Fincher was better at translating Sorkin to the large screen.
+relinquis Actually preferred this, i wasnt expecting to.
the three different film formats kind of make it cinematic, no?
also, this was way more lush and vibrant than Social Network(which is great as well)
I came to this with an open mind and found that the film sounds boring. I have add (troll) that Apple make awful phones and computers with one really big stupid button on the mouse - discuss.
HeatRayz Video It's a really good film, and it doesn't really end up mattering if you like or don't like Apple.
Did it not do well because it made us feel guilty about buying apple products?
I liked it enough, but The Social Network this is NOT.
If Jobs was anything like the character, he was an egocentric inconsiderate man who had a few ideas in a Northern California garage.
If ever humanity achieves the Singularity (an event foreseen by Ray Kurzweil among others), rue the day that an AI decides to create an android avatar for itself with the face and mannerisms of the late Steve Jobs, based not only on his peculiar real life but on Fassbender's performance. That would seem a fitting face for humanity to see as it ends and and artificial intelligence begins.
The 3 act structure is a gimmick, the movie is about moments of his life. There is way too much exposition. The best part of the movie is when Fassbender and Jeff Daniels are having a discussion, they go back and forth from present to past. The performances, the directing, the music are all great, but how the story is told is not that appealing for non-cinephile audiences.
Access granted.
Cant wait for the next Steve Jobs movie..sorry dont care about steve jobs theres already been a movie or TV...i dont care.
you're missing the point. it's a GOOD FILM. set aside the fact that it is based on a real person.
I'd rather have an unlubricated prostate examination than sit through a film about Steve Jobs. Especially one with Aaron Sorkin dialogue.
+ohthepeppers I'd sit through it if it ripped apart the Jobs mythology. Which this film looks like maybe doing.
+ohthepeppers I'm interested in it, because it isn't too nice about the arsehole.
+ohthepeppers
whatdoyoumean?AaronSorkinwritesgreatdialogue
+Adenosine Who broke your spacebar?
It's because we don't want to see ANOTHER Steve Jobs movie!
great, another film based on specific real life people and events that were prominent in the public eye anyway. make something new for gawd's sake.
die hard's baby momma's bf did better
The long winded review bored me enough to not bother.