STEVE JOBS: A Review

Last night I had the pleasure of attending a pre-release screening of Steve Jobs at Chapman University. The film stars powerhouse cast Michael Fassbender, Kate Winslet, and Seth Rogan. Overall, I feel director, Danny Boyle and writer, Aaron Sorkin accomplished what they had set out to do, but I say that with caution. The film felt like a glorified biopic, and while that is not necessarily a bad thing, it's not a good thing either. Maybe I just don't agree with their approach completely, and maybe I would have liked to see something more story driven instead of character driven. That being said, the cast was without a doubt the superstar of this production. Fassbender, Winslet and Rogan were inspiring. I was blown away by Fassbender's ability to make me love and hate him all in the same ten seconds. Winslet was annoyingly good at being the seeming pushover, but actual hard ass. And Rogan, well he just gets better everytime I see him. He brings such vulnerability and honesty to his characters and it certainly doesn't hurt that he looks like a huge teddy bear.

I feel like I would be doing everyone an injustice if I didn't mention the resemblance to Birdman. The first major indicator of a connection was the camera movements. Unlike last year's Oscar nominated film, this one did have many more cuts and was in no way a single take, however, the way the camera moves with Fassbender backstage had be in a serious state of deja vu. Additionally, the story is based in the life of this incredibly troubled man and it uses his activities and actions behind the scenes of his public life to really show his troubled nature. All things considered, these tactics were successful in the overall storytelling of the film. I say that because the film was uncomfortable in the way you want a good film to be. It pained me in ways that only good acting can encite and it left me wanting more, even though during the entire film my palms were sweating and I felt sick with anxiety.

Currently this film is out in a few select theatres, and soon it'll be out in almost all. I recommend seeing this movie as soon as you can, but don't go into expecting to come out happier than you were before!

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