Another depiction of the life of Steve Jobs.

Rating: Null/10 (26 December 2015)

Another depiction of the life of the late founder of Apple inc. Steve Jobs. Honestly I've lost count how many actors have played him. Ashton Kutcher, Justin Long, Noah Wyle... and now Michael Fassbender.
Michael Fassbender's physical appearance and way of acting was clearly a very bad choice. Made Jobs look like ...Magneto who was in a mission against humanity. I read that Fassbender called Christian Bale and ask him why isn't he who played Jobs in his place. Far better choice if you ask me...
In the script (written by Aaron Sorkin) Steve Wozniak (played by Josh Gad, ooops sorry Seth Rogen ! so many depictions of Woz too) asks Jobs rhetorically: You are not a programmer, you are not an engineer, you are not a designer yet everyone says you are a genius. What exactly do you do? Well, to answer the question he was the front man, the rock star. He sells (or something) to Apple fans everywhere. That's the obvious reason for the existence of this movie too.
In this version Jobs is more easily to hate. He is mean to everyone. Mean to his daughter and her mother, mean to technicians, a liar and a cheater who prefers to deceive the public that the Macintosh can speak. A terrible person.
The film is divided into three acts set in the lead-up to key product launches. I didn't like Danny Boyle's direction at all.
I doubt that people (especially out of the U.S.) will care much about this film. And maybe they shouldn't. The picture hasn't got much to offer to people who are out of the technology world.
For a more sold depiction of that era where the personal computers were born and for a broader look of that world, I suggest seek for the TV movie "Pirates of Silicon Valley (1999)". It hasmore substance (and a deeper view of the personality of Jobs) and it is faaar faaar more fun to watch!