Steve Jobs, a hero?

Rating: 4/10 (9 April 2016)

'Steve Jobs' is a movie I saw at the cinema with my English class during the British Screen Festival in Nîmes. We saw this movie because we are studying the themes 'Heroes and Icons' and 'The Idea of Progress' and we dealt with Steve Jobs. I think Steve Jobs was a hero in the computer world, because of what he did with Apple, combining engineering and art, which was, and still is, loved by many people in the whole world. We saw that in the movie, when we see Steve Jobs who wants to create new projects, and very different ones, original concepts. In the movie, we can see Steve Jobs at the beginning of his career, and then, we see him before the important events of his life in Apple. It always takes place before he presents a new concept, or a new computer line, which is the 'work part'. But there is also a 'personal life' part, when we see his daughter, Lisa, who is growing up all along the film. We always see Steve Jobs getting ready just before the 'show', but we never see him on stage, we don't really understand why his projects keep failing all the time, which I think, was a bit disappointing. I expected the movie to be really boring and too long for that kind of film. I think it is better than what I expected, but still, I did not enjoy it that much. I think it would have been more relevant to watch this movie if I was having economic courses, but still, it is a film that shows why Steve Jobs is a hero in his world and a person who fits in the idea of progress. I recommend this movie if you are a fan of Steve Jobs, or interested in the Apple World, because the film makes a parallel between Steve Jobs's personal life and his place in the Apple Company.