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Universal Releases Official Full-Length Trailer for 'Steve Jobs' Movie
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This movie seems far more true to life than the past efforts have been. I will be interested to see it
This is actually looks good. At least this would made me drag my ass off to the theather to see it.
The real story of Steve Jobs seems to be--or should at least include--the last 10 years of us his life. The iPod/iPhone, his battle with illness, and his maturing personality...
It's fine to focus the story on only this time, but to call it Steve Jobs is to imply this is the whole story, or at least the meat of it. I'm not convinced. I'm think had he retired before iPod, we wouldn't be making this film about him.
It's fine to focus the story on only this time, but to call it Steve Jobs is to imply this is the whole story, or at least the meat of it. I'm not convinced. I'm think had he retired before iPod, we wouldn't be making this film about him.
I may be in the minority, but I liked the trailer for this
I might even see the movie (I skipped the other one)
I might even see the movie (I skipped the other one)
Does that bloke suppose to be Jobs? Nothing like him. And just because he's good actor doesn't mean that he can be anybody. Ok, at least Jobs isn't played by Will Smith. Hollywood, hollywood, holly....wood...
It will be good and I will, of course, see it. Fassbender is absolutely an amazing actor and from the trailer I can see he does pull it off (even not looking like Jobs), but I'm still sad Christian Bale (or Noah Wyle) didn't do the role.
The movie looks good but I'm still not sold on Fassbender as Jobs. Maybe it's just hard to play a person in a movie that everyone is familiar with, since it's easier to suspend disbelief when you're watching a movie about Lincoln or Capote or someone you've never seen.
While I am sure there will be nods and inside jokes for those of us who skipped work to watch the keynotes live, the movie is still being made to appeal to the mass market. Apple/Jobs fans are not large enough of a user base to fund a feature film. Think of it more as a Marvel movie and you will do ok. Do they get the spirit of the people right? Try not to get bogged down when they combine characters, because you simply can not have every engineer who spoke to Steve represented in the movie. They will make tropes to define the "regretful investor", the "frustrated employee", and the "interested reporter". The people that are important, Mike, Woz, and Lisa will be captured but compressed. Yes, most of us will probably see the movie, but for nostalgia not education. Keep aware however, that nostalgia is a dangerous way to approach a film, because two hours will not do justice to the reality TV we spent 20 to 50 years watching.
That's rarely been a major issue with most theater-goers. Did George C. Scott look like Patton? Did Bill Murray look like Hunter Thompson? It's about getting good actors and allowing them to make drama out of history.
This actually looks really good, the earlier film with Ashton looked crap from the trailers and the film itself was rubbish but this looks great.
Looks like it is probably going to be a decent enough movie in a vacuum, but with this trailer as all we have to go on, nothing here is fresh, there's no new perspective. This looks like exactly the same Steve Jobs narrative we've already seen on film multiple times.
Love Sorkin, but that one line of dialogue from the proggammer about:
"well someday you'll have to tell us how you did it"
was lifted directly from the musical 1776 (which you should all watch this 4th weekend btw):
[Adams has barged into Jefferson's room, accompanied by Franklin, to read the results of Jefferson's work on the Declaration of Independence]
John Adams: You've had a whole week, man. Is it done? Can I SEE IT?
[Jefferson indicates dozens of rejected drafts strewn crumpled about his floor]
John Adams: Do you mean to say that it is NOT YET FINISHED?
Thomas Jefferson: No sir. I mean to say that it is not yet begun.
John Adams: Good GOD! A whole week! The entire earth was created in a week!
[Jefferson turns to face him]
Thomas Jefferson: Someday, you must tell me how you did it.
John Adams: Disgusting.
"well someday you'll have to tell us how you did it"
was lifted directly from the musical 1776 (which you should all watch this 4th weekend btw):
[Adams has barged into Jefferson's room, accompanied by Franklin, to read the results of Jefferson's work on the Declaration of Independence]
John Adams: You've had a whole week, man. Is it done? Can I SEE IT?
[Jefferson indicates dozens of rejected drafts strewn crumpled about his floor]
John Adams: Do you mean to say that it is NOT YET FINISHED?
Thomas Jefferson: No sir. I mean to say that it is not yet begun.
John Adams: Good GOD! A whole week! The entire earth was created in a week!
[Jefferson turns to face him]
Thomas Jefferson: Someday, you must tell me how you did it.
John Adams: Disgusting.
So, er... whatever happened to Sorkin's "Jobs movie to feature just 3 scenes in real-time backstage at product launches" concept? This looks like a full blown biopic with the soap opera dial cranked up to 11. And then the trailer pushed it from 11 to 13. The music department clearly thinks this is Game of Thrones or a Marvel movie called "How Steve Jobs became Magneto".
Now in Space Gray.This cast is just going to give rise to Steve Jobs and X-Men First Class crossover fiction.
"Yell again, Steve."
"Why?"
"I think you made the chassis of our terrible mouse move."
"Terrible? This mouse is art!"
"It just moved again."
That was a great movie/musical. Bonus points: John Adams was played by the same guy who was the voice of KITT. I love his voice.
Ewww...... Michael Fassbender would have been a better choice for John Scully than for Steve Jobs....
Don't worry; the soon to be announced one for 2017 will be the one if the 2015 version sucks.
the problem is this guy looks nothing like steve... doesn't make the connection for me. is like i am watching a movie about someone else.
I would have preferred Christian Bale over Michael Fassbender, because Bale is closer in resemblance to Jobs than Fassbender is. But this will do.
Funny, but when I watching the trailer, I bet I could see real Steve Jobs. I forgot that Jobs was different..
Good actors can act.
Good actors can act.