A brilliant film about an amazing man, but...

Rating: 8/10 (17 October 2015)

Yes. Steve Jobs the movie is absolutely brilliant with uncanny performances that capture the real people, but likely totally boring to the technically uninclined. The movie lacks any mention at all of Adobe - which revolutionized personal desktop publishing and editing - or Pixar, but it's only a three act slice of unlikely accurate memoirs - albeit conjecture - just moments beforehand three pivotal product launches during a 15 year span after the Macintosh personal computer was introduced.
The film within itself is perhaps an excellent metaphor to the persona of Steve Jobs, and it somewhat builds a classic character that changes - particularly with Job's relationship with his daughter. Yet from a history of Pixar point of view, the movie lacks Jobs true childlike fantasy of emotion to propel mankind into the future - much like the euphoric society in Star Trek. Yes, my understanding from being a Jobs fan over the years, Jobs was a Star Trek fan and the iPhone is just the tip of the iceberg in making the communicator and the view-screen come to life.
If you like good acting - Seth Rogen was a pleasant surprise as Wozniak - and you want some reasonably accurate history of Apple, then you won't be disappointed. Personally, I feel that altering the chronology of events and actual meetings between people that didn't happen is perhaps a disservice to Jobs, his family, and friends. But Jobs has changed my life - as I write this on my beloved iPad - as well as many others. The film as a piece of art representing the man - Steve Jobs - is well done, but some day I would like to see a biopic that shows more of his happy emotions, emotions that we the beneficiaries of the fruits of his labors often feel.