Jobs
2013 · Directed by Joshua Michael Stern
Original language: English
- drama
- history
The story
The story of Steve Jobs' ascension from college dropout into one of the most revered creative entrepreneurs of the 20th century.
What it’s like
Warm, conventional biopic light: sunlit garages, beige office corridors and the glow of early-2000s computer screens, shot in a fairly polished, steady digital style with mostly medium shots and tidy two-shots of men talking across desks. The palette leans on earthy browns, cream and muted greens, broken up by the cool blue-white of Apple product launches and the hum of fluorescent labs. The score is a sustained, orchestral swell that rises under every triumph and setback, so the pulse is steady and built for emotional underlining rather than quiet. Pacing moves briskly through decades, with scenes that cut quickly between ambition, rejection and reinvention, and the mood stays earnest and admiring, with a few tense boardroom standoffs. The arc follows a headstrong, charismatic young man who alienates friends and mentors, then slowly learns to build something bigger than himself. Intensity is low: some profanity and a brief drug-tinged party sequence, but no violence, gore or sexual content. It suits a Sunday afternoon with curiosity about tech history, or anyone wanting an accessible, inspirational story about ambition and reinvention without darkness.
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