Ondrej Holzman One of the most anticipated films of the year will hit American theaters in a few days, not least because it is already being talked about as a candidate for the Oscars. Movie Steve Jobs however, it does not only evoke positive emotions. Those close to Jobs would probably prefer if something similar never happened.
Steve Jobs' widow, Laurene Powell Jobs, reportedly even tried to block the entire film. Although she was ultimately unsuccessful in her lobbying, it is clear that she will not be a fan not only of the new film, but of all similar attempts to portray or capture the life of her late husband.
A portrait, not a photograph
According to the film's producer Scott Rudin, Laurene kept repeating how much she disliked Walter Isaacson's book and how any film based on it could not be accurate because of it. "She refused to discuss anything with us about Aaron's script, even though I begged her several times," he revealed pros The Wall Street Journal Rudin.
The newly authorized biography of Steve Jobs from the pen of Walter Isaacson served as the main material for the acclaimed screenwriter Aaron Sorkin. Film Steve Jobs however, according to the creators, it is much more an impressionistic portrait than a photograph. "The truth doesn't necessarily lie in the facts, it lies in the feeling," says its director Danny Boyle, who is behind, for example, the Oscar Slumdog millionaire.
At the same time, Aaron Sorkin did not know how to approach the script for a long time. In addition to Isaacson's book, he also spoke to several former colleagues and friends of Steve Jobs to capture his personality as best as possible. In the end, he decided that he would definitely not make a biopic.
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Five million for Wozniak
He got the idea for the unique three-act script when he read about the problems Apple had when introducing the first Macintosh, which had to say "Hello" on stage in 1984. His idea that the entire film would take place in three real-time scenes, each taking place behind the scenes before a specific product launch, was approved almost immediately, much to his surprise.
In addition to the three key products, Sorkin "took five or six conflicts from Steve's life and had them play out in those scenes behind the scenes, where they didn't actually happen." So the setting may not match, but otherwise Sorkin was drawing on real events.
"It deviates from reality everywhere, practically nothing happened as it is in the movie, but in the end it doesn't matter too much. The purpose of film is to entertain, inspire and move the audience, not to capture reality,” he declared about the film Andy Hertzfeld, a member of the original Macintosh team who collaborated with Sorkin on the screenplay and is played by Seth Rogen in the film. According to Hertzfeld, it's a great film that often, but not always, captures Jobs' extraordinary personality and demeanor well.
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak is also satisfied with the tone of the film. He also helped Sorkin. However, unlike Hertzfeld, who did so out of respect for Sorkin's work, he was paid 200 dollars (almost 5 million crowns). "It's about Jobs and his personality," said Wozniak, who for example he spared no criticism for the film with Ashton Kutcher. "I feel like it's a great job," added Woz, who understands that the film doesn't capture the scenes exactly as they actually happened.
Fassbender drive motor
In the end, Michael Fassbender also became key to the entire project, who after the rejection of Leonardo DiCaprio or Christian Bale took on the main role and, according to the first reviewers, he excels as Steve Jobs. Many are already talking about him as a hot Oscar candidate. In the end, director Danny Boyle is also extremely satisfied with the choice of actor.
"Women think he's very hot, but I didn't see that in him. What I saw in Michael, in addition to being a great actor, was his obsessive dedication to his craft that made him perfect for the role of Jobs." he revealed pros The Daily Beast acclaimed director. "Even though he doesn't look exactly like him, by the end of the movie you'll believe it's him."
Aaron Sorkin, otherwise said to be a complete technological illiterate, who because of this does not even understand some sentences in his own script, nevertheless tames expectations. It won't just be a story about a brilliant visionary who changed the world. “I think people expect it to be one big ode to Steve Jobs. It is not,” dodal pros Wired Sorkin.
Seth Rogen definitely did not portray Hertzfeld..