Review of Steve Jobs (2015) by Jordandw22 — 15 Oct 2015

Full disclosure, I am an Aaron Sorkin sympathizer. His critics (who are steadfast in their grudge against Sorkin) be damned, this is another masterful bit of storytelling. On its face value, a movie about three separate tech launches in the world of Steve Jobs has potential to be somewhat of a bore.

But this striking and impassioned acting and writing display is nothing short of pure adrenaline. If you have any appreciation for the written word and how it can move like music when put in the hands of the right actors and director, then there's no way you walk away from this movie unsatisfied.

The arc does a great job of illustrating the cunning determination in Jobs' pursuit of perfection, and how he used his genius to, both, trample over those that stood in his way and defy those championing the safe investment of sticking to the status quo.

They may have glossed over how or whether he mended relationships with those he cast aside - and were vital to his success - but the end result was a moving picture of a flawed genius. Not every movie has to make you feel like your protagonist should be worshiped, and I don't believe this story does, but it makes you feel something about standing for your principles.

And there are plenty of times not compromising on your principles can destroy you or the people around you (Jobs certainly did plenty of this), but, I believe, it's fair to say there were at least a few times his uncompromising/self-absorbed persona helped change the world - and it's all right to marvel that.