I thought it was a great film, but I did feel you needed a bit of background knowledge already to understand it all.
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'Steve Jobs' Disappoints in First Full Weekend With 7th-Place Box Office Showing
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Sounds like it should've been a documentary, not an inaccurate feature film.
Think Tim calling it opportunistic is a big rich coming from him. considering that when someone dies the first thing they do is try to sell more music,movies & TV on iTunes.
I'm delighted to see this is tanking so very badly. I won't be seeing it - ever. What Tim Cook said was right, and it's up to us as Apple fans to punish Sorkin for this dreadful movie.
I fully agree, who we are is very much a product of what we have experienced and for some reason we we often subject others to the same injustices or pain that we experienced ourselves. I'm not sure why this occurs, I'm no psychologist.
However much we can use our upbringing to explain why we might have done things, in the end we have to accept responsibility for our own actions. We all handle what life throws at us differently (from your comment, you made the well-being of your child a priority for which you deserve enormous credit, it never ceases to amaze me how many people consistently fail to do this), Steve failed , effectively abandoning her. To me abandoning a child is a vile act. It shows a complete lack of personal responsibility (don't want kids, take precautions) and accountability (when mistakes happen and your involved, do the best you can). From what I've read about Steve this was by no means an isolated incident of his lack of personal responsibility and desire to avoid being accountable, it was just the zenith.
Alas there is something about the business would that means such people can flourish.
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As the first full weekend in theaters for Aaron Sorkin and Danny Boyle's Steve Jobs film comes to a close, early box office results have been disappointing, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Estimates put the film's take at $7.3 million from nearly 2,500 theaters, well below expectations and only good enough for seventh place on the weekend.
The film has generally received a positive reception from critics, particularly for Michael Fassbender's portrayal of Jobs. Those more familiar with Jobs' history and those closest to him have, however, been less satisfied with the film, in many cases taking issue with the way Jobs is portrayed and some of the artistic license that deviates significantly from actual events.
Michael Fassbender as Steve Jobs and Seth Rogen as Steve Wozniak in 'Steve Jobs'
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That this film was ever made is typical of Apple's "the world revolves around us" attitude.
Uh...The film wasn't made by Apple, you know that , right ?
Currently in production is a south korean film entitled "Jong-Kyun Shin". It consists of three 45 minutes scenes, each showing the CEO of Samsung leading his team right after the end of 3 different keynotes by Steve Jobs. Central to the movie is the CEO's relationship with Jobs daughter , to whom he has been regularly sending emails saying "You're is not my daughter either !!!".
The film is written by the acclaimed writer of Samsung Galaxy instruction manuals, and shot and directed by Samsung's chief of design.
The film is scheduled to open worldwide right after any Apple keynote in 2016.
The film is written by the acclaimed writer of Samsung Galaxy instruction manuals, and shot and directed by Samsung's chief of design.
The film is scheduled to open worldwide right after any Apple keynote in 2016.
I'll wait for it to run on cable. Probably won't be too long if it's tanking in theaters.
If anyone makes a Steve Jobs movie it should be Pixar. Animated Steve Jobs caricature would be insanely great!
If anyone makes a Steve Jobs movie it should be Pixar. Animated Steve Jobs caricature would be insanely great!
I'm sure it was well-acted... I just think it and the rest of these Steve Jobs flicks aren't movie-worthy - or particularly accurate. You have some pushing for his sainthood, while others swear he was hippie Satan.
Here's why I say this was an "opportunistic" film, given its content: it focuses on his relationship with his daughter early on, and covers the Mac, iPod, and iPhone launches, right? 80's through '06-07? This isn't a special FX-laden movie experience where they had to wait for the tech to be developed - this movie could've been made 6-7 years ago. Or more. When the man was alive to verify or defend any of the assumptions and accusations that are being tossed around (by outsiders). Toss in the fact that his widow is saying "No, this isn't accurate, and I'd rather not support these efforts" and it's a 'pass' for me. I like Fassbender and Rogen, though.
Here's why I say this was an "opportunistic" film, given its content: it focuses on his relationship with his daughter early on, and covers the Mac, iPod, and iPhone launches, right? 80's through '06-07? This isn't a special FX-laden movie experience where they had to wait for the tech to be developed - this movie could've been made 6-7 years ago. Or more. When the man was alive to verify or defend any of the assumptions and accusations that are being tossed around (by outsiders). Toss in the fact that his widow is saying "No, this isn't accurate, and I'd rather not support these efforts" and it's a 'pass' for me. I like Fassbender and Rogen, though.
People here are discussing the accuracy of the movie, but there is one question before that. Why would anybody in the general public (not the average macrumors user), be interested in a movie about Jobs' life?
I am sure the majority of people are not aware that there is a new movie, and of those who are many don't know the controversy about it. Just nobody cares in a time where Halloween is next weekend and Star Wars on the horizon.
I am sure the majority of people are not aware that there is a new movie, and of those who are many don't know the controversy about it. Just nobody cares in a time where Halloween is next weekend and Star Wars on the horizon.
It's on my Netflix wish list. Regardless of opinion about the movie, this type of movie is one I just don't care to seen in theaters. I will see it, knowing that it's mostly fiction. I understand it is simply a well made movie that uses the name SJ even though the portrayal is not fully SJ.
Not surprised really. I mean, I'm probably not the only one who likes Apple PRODUCTS, not the religion or cult or the figureheads or politics.
I'm not interested in the people who made my toaster or my car or my television either. Why should my computer be any different?
It always seemed a pointless film to make.
We have so much footage of Steve Jobs! How can anyone else possibly hope to create an accurate impression, particularly considering the genius that Steve was?
Sorry to keep saying it, but the best thing would be a multipart TV documentary. There's a great story waiting to be told on the box, so let's see it before all Steve Jobs's friends, colleagues and family die off and it becomes too late.
We have so much footage of Steve Jobs! How can anyone else possibly hope to create an accurate impression, particularly considering the genius that Steve was?
Sorry to keep saying it, but the best thing would be a multipart TV documentary. There's a great story waiting to be told on the box, so let's see it before all Steve Jobs's friends, colleagues and family die off and it becomes too late.
All of that wouldn't have been so bad if it had turned out to be an entertaining movie. However, it turned out to be pretentious twaddle suitable only for drama queens. This video review of the film by one of MacRumors' own gets it right...
No, if it actually was about Steve Jobs I might have seen it. People aren't interested in a fictional movie called Steve Jobs. Specially a movie that basically ignores the last 15 years of his life.