Hardly the stuff big dramatic movies are made of.

Rating: 4/10 (10 October 2015)

I think it cannot be said that Steve Jobs was classifiable as a heroic figure given the plethora of unpleasant things that have sprouted out of the internet which probably couldn't exist in its present form without the existence of the MAC computer. A device SJ developed but in many people opinions-a device that was never finished. The one I'm using now is a newer one that has a keyboard that makes a fair bit of noise when you type on it-making someone using it in the same room as someone watching TV a problem-it will seriously mess with someones ability to focus on a TV show with its assorted racket of clicks. To me that defines a irritating design rather than a successful design. Additionally many people are now discovering that the big online retailers like amazon & ebay hold accessible but not erasable summary files of their purchases that go back years-which is where buying becomes something a little different. That SJ maybe didn't intend for things to be quite that way is a little like saying because Tommy didn't mean to burn down the building playing with matches he isn't responsible for anything. In this way I think the movie misses the point of Steve Jobs. I think he essentially just wanted to make affordable computers for everyone and ended up doing lots of other things....Nevermind that something that costs over 2000.00 dollars cannot categorically ever be called 'for everyone.' Saying its like the Volkswagen Beetle is a moot point because if you buy a MAC you still need a car. Making well know actor Michael Fassbinder-"the worlds only perfect man" the face of Steve Jobs doesn't change that the old expression of "computer error"-the catchword of the 1970's era -still applies today-the only difference being the mistakes are now bigger and they cost more. Like this movie-it probably cost a bundle to make but I think it is essentially an empty gesture: as in the computers someone uses are like the clothes they wear or the car they drive-its just facets of their lives-and not the most important things about them. Imagine making a film about the life of Henry Ford-he was unquestionably an automobile pioneer but is that really film drama material? I don't think so. Its film documentary material only. This should have been a serious documentary so that pros and cos could be aired out instead its a press kit for some new electronic doodad from Apple-that you paid to see. Plus there is the fact that computers like the MAC bother a significant permeate of peoples eyes who don't suffer from eye problems under normal daylight. I think that is a significant issue that has been completely ignored by Apple and all the other computer companies in their rush to get something in the market place in order to cash in on peoples need for personal computers. 'Nuff said.