The binary gift

Rating: 8/10 (28 April 2016)

Steve Jobs will forever be known for revolutionizing the world of computers. This movie gave an inside look at the events that led to Apple as they may know it in today's world.
Steve Jobs, played by Michael Fassbender, was determined to design the future. Despite his many challenges, Jobs was able to do just that. All throughout the movie, Jobs was portrayed as an irrational prick. But despite popular belief, he really was not. Jobs had an idea and he knew exactly how he wanted every detail of the design to be. The people that he worked with were continuously attempting to influence Jobs to change the design or do something differently. Of course, Jobs would refuse to because it would not be the computer that he visioned. One of the main conflicts was the closed case concept that he applied to the products; this is where it is not possible to open the computer unless a specific special tool was used. The purpose of this was to protect the computer from being altered by consumers to be something outside of what it was intended for. Many disagreed with Jobs, but he stood his ground and for that he was seen as a prick. It is ironic how many people doubted him but yet, to this day, all of Apple's products are built with that safeguard. Jobs was right all along.
This movie did a great job showing the challenges that Jobs had to face on a day to day basis. But it was more focused towards him and his idea rather than the overall picture. The ending was not the greatest; the movie was flowing smoothly but then it flt rushed when it ended. Other than that, this movie was great and it is ideal for those who enjoy a dynamic drama.