G-type | 2,836 Posted May 6, 2022 Share Posted May 6, 2022 I’m tired of pretending Aaron Sorkin’s Jobs movie was better than Ashton’s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulpa | 3,735 Posted May 6, 2022 Share Posted May 6, 2022 (edited) Wyle managed to fool people that he was Jobs at a MacWorld convention, so points there. Kutcher nearly killed himself mimicking Jobs' fruitarian diet. That's dedication. Haven't seen Fassbender's Jobs yet. Edited May 6, 2022 by Tulpa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brickman | 4,216 Posted May 6, 2022 Share Posted May 6, 2022 While I think Noah Wyle played a good Steve Jobs I really think Kutcher got into the essence of Steve Jobs, it's also a bit scary how similar they look. I wasn't a fan of Fassbender's Jobs and really didn't enjoy the movie at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a3quit4s | 4,398 Posted May 6, 2022 Share Posted May 6, 2022 Nothing beats Pirates of Silicon Valley 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-type | 2,836 Posted May 6, 2022 Author Share Posted May 6, 2022 (edited) 33 minutes ago, a3quit4s said: Nothing beats Pirates of Silicon Valley It gets bonus points for Anthony Hall as Bill Gates and featuring music by Tears for Fears. Just came too soon and missed too many important moments. Edited May 6, 2022 by G-type Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kguillemette | 1,634 Posted May 6, 2022 Share Posted May 6, 2022 Pirates was the best movie of the 3, but Ashton was the better Jobs. It's two completely different stories though. The Ashton one did have some corny Hollywood biopic moments though. The Fassbender one kinda sucked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RH | 5,246 Posted May 12, 2022 Share Posted May 12, 2022 (edited) Ok, I was finally able to watch what I needed for this and the answer is tough. Fassbender looks NOTHING like jobs but I don't think that was the point. Everything I've ever heard about Jobs has been that personally he was a toxic person. He may have built the largest company in the world with products that some folks have absolutely worshipped, but he was a horrible human being. I really feel like Fastbender nailed that on the head, but the film wasn't great. It was obvious that Kutcher put in the work to try and capture the persona of Steve, at least what was publicly seen. I think he looks nothing like Jobs but he worked so hard at the role, at times he really did seem like Steve in appearance and mannerisms but on the whole it just felt like a bland Hollywood biopic. Pirates of Silicon Valley didn't make Jobs look great, but it didn't make him look bad either. In fact, Bill is the bad guy in that story and it felt to much like a fan's take on Jobs. At the end, I settled on Kutcher as the best. But Fastbender was close. If Fastbender had managed to look and behave in mannerisms as much like Steve as Kutcher did, he would have won hands down. But, considering Kutcher's efforts with the script and story he had to work with, I had to give him the win. Again, I felt that Sorkin's story wasn't well written but I do think the portrayal of Jobs was spot on. It was just told in an odd way, always being back stage at key moments and even though Jobs relationship with his daughter was kind of the key plot point, it still managed to feel shoe-horned into the entire story. If it was told better, I'd probably have given the win to Fastbender. Edited May 13, 2022 by RH 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-type | 2,836 Posted May 13, 2022 Author Share Posted May 13, 2022 I generally loathe billionaires, but I have this strange fascination with Steve Jobs. I even read (and enjoyed) his biography by Walter Isaacson. I still think he's a scumbag obviously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a3quit4s | 4,398 Posted May 13, 2022 Share Posted May 13, 2022 Woz was the genius and Steve was an excellent salesman. Apple doesn’t exist without either though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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