In hindsight, my understanding of Jobs began with two films, the 15-year version and the 13-year version, and the video of the middle-aged Jobs' graduation speech at Stanford University. As for biographical films, if there are multiple films, I always feel that I can’t just watch one of them, because the film’s perspective must be narrow for a person’s life. Closer, so that the understanding is not too superficial.
Views on the 13-year edition: The young Steve Jobs is the main object of characterization, and it focuses on his experience of dropping out of college, founding Apple, and making the company formal. The style of the film is more based on reality, and Steve Jobs does not have the aura of any great man. , is just a simple story of an ordinary entrepreneur from nothing to success. The movie seems to be just a pictorial depiction of Steve Jobs' life, lacking inner scrutiny, and also losing the beauty and the power to move people's hearts. The symptom lies in the screenwriter or starring, and the actor also won the 34th Golden Raspberry. The nomination for the Worst Actor Award is a fitting satire for the film.
Views on the 15-year edition: More than two hours were spent on Steve Jobs' initial glory at Apple, the turning point of building NEXT after being fired, and his return to Apple. The content of Young Jobs is omitted, so the reduced version of the film looks more rhythmic, giving people a sense of tension and excitement all the time. In addition to the main storyline, Lisa, her mother and Jobs are also added. Jobs has gone through the transition from not recognizing Lisa as a woman to finally recognizing him, which is a good interpretation of the life of Jobs.
The difference between the two versions is obvious. The 13th version is like a pictorial reproduction of Jobs' entire life, without any artistic rendering. It is a very good "realistic documentary", not a good movie. The 15-year version is more bold and flexible in the plot arrangement. It only captures the most turbulent second half of Jobs' life, and focuses on the portrayal of Jobs's personal charm. Naturally, it is more deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Although the 15-year version has fictitious elements, As a film that reproduces and processes life, there is nothing wrong with it, as long as it is rationalized and fermented and promoted within an acceptable range.
If you want to have an in-depth understanding of Jobs, his graduation speech at Stanford University will be a better source than the two films. At this time, Jobs had already climbed to the top of his life, and he also experienced a cancer. The three stories he told can be regarded as his understanding of life.
The first story is about my own life experience. I was abandoned by my biological parents when I was born. Later, due to economic reasons and because I thought the academic content of the university was of limited help in life, I chose to drop out halfway, and then I stayed in the university for a period of time. I mainly attended art classes such as calligraphy, which proved to be useless, but it was of great help ten years later when Jobs designed computer fonts, so the current life will become a wealth in the future.
The second story is that as one of the founders of Apple, Jobs was fired from the board of directors during the development of the IMAC computer, but it was also this experience that allowed Jobs to meet his later wife and develop NEXT’s The operating system, and the creation of the Pixar animation company that would become famous, concluded that setbacks are often not a bad thing.
The third story, Jobs liked to read a well-made magazine in his early years and liked the proverb "If you tell yourself every day that today is the last day of your life, then there will be a day when your wish will come true". Later, Jobs had cancer , Originally the doctor said that there is only 3-6 months to live, but fortunately, after review, it is an extremely rare type of surgical treatment. This is also the last time Jobs suffered from death, although he unfortunately died of cancer in 11 years. Jobs finally mentioned the beautifully produced magazine, which was later discontinued. In the discontinued edition, there was an illustration of "a country lane" with the words "thirsty for knowledge and ignorance". It was also the last message Jobs wanted to send to everyone.
Jobs is obviously a person who is rarely seen in a hundred years. The many projects he is responsible for have a huge impact on future generations. It is a pity that God is jealous of Yingcai and passed away prematurely. But 56 years are enough for Jobs' immortality, and he has no regrets.
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