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What the Steve Jobs movie got right, and wrong

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Re: What the Steve Jobs movie got right, and wrong

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Just got back from watching the movie. Kutcher does a really good job channeling Jobs. A couple of scenes were over-dramatized, but overall it was a very watchable movie. It got off to a slow start, but after that it was well-paced and kept my interest. I enjoyed it and will probably see it again.

Re: What the Steve Jobs movie got right, and wrong

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From the trailers & preview material I was worried the movie might be deceptive. Specifically the scenes with Woz and Jobs in the parking lot and later in the office. In an interview Wozniak said the parking lot conversation never took place and got the underlying feelings incorrect. That made me jump to the conclusion that the preview's portrayal of the office scene where Woz leaves Apple would be equally misleading. In context it is actually much more believable.

I was surprised by the technical accuracy (ha, what do I know?) and so I feel much better about recommending it to people who show interest.

There were parts that I enjoyed more than Pirates of Silicon valley, but also times when it felt long. Music was used to okay effect, but also drawn out.

Movie Spoiler: There is no recent history portrayed in the film.

Edit: A couple more thoughts. Contrary to the inaccuracies between Jobs and Wozniak mentioned above (and as noted in the linked article) the movie did accurately give Wozniak credit for doing the engineering on Breakout (and getting shortchanged in the process) which I felt was important.

The movie only really covers Jobs at Apple, a bit of University and family, so if you are interested in NeXT/Pixar/etc. you may be disappointed.

Re: What the Steve Jobs movie got right, and wrong

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I haven't seen it, but I hope they show in the end that it is just not important to be a successful entrepreneur, but a good human being as well, which Steve Jobs failed miserably at.

Something Larry Ellison seems to be failing at as well: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4bj239x9aJ4

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Did anyone see an early or midnight showing on here? As I would love to hear your reviews, bc right now, RottenTomatoes has this movie at a 25% rating

Most of the excerpts on RottenTomatoes seem reasonable, but that said I'm a bit surprised the rating isn't higher.

Jack London in Oakland had about 30 people in attendance at the 9pm premiere.

Re: What the Steve Jobs movie got right, and wrong

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Are we going to have a movie about Norman Borlaug, Dennis Richie or Douglas Engelbart as well? What made the movie industry pick Jobs as the topic? I honestly don't understand it.

Hype and a huge cult following. These make the movie much easier to sell.
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