STEVE JOBS-a Biopic Movie that Works on all Drives Dir by Danny Boyle

The biopic Steve Jobs movie, is an engrossinga film of a visionary genius whose imprint on our daily lives is omnipresent & immeasurable.  Steve Wozniak (orig. co-founder of Apple) asks Jobs contentiously, "You're not an engineer, you're not a programmer, what is it you do exactly?"  The compelling answers lie with Jobs' focus and determination.  Here is the man responsible for the seismic shifts in everyone's life which impacts everything we do.  This gripping story by Aaron Sorkin (The Social Network) sets a feverish, unrelenting pitch.  Oscar winning dir. Danny Boyle (Slumdog Millionaire) takes us behind the scenes of 3 major Apple launch presentations where the frenzied deadlines are plagued with technical & personal problems.  The minutes ticking down are as palpable as those of a space craft launch plaqued with combustible parts.  Jobs is played with temperamental intensity that is convincing and disturbing by Michael Fassbender (X-Men.)  An almost unrecognizable Kate Winslet is Joanna Hoffman, Jobs' longtime right hand, embattled associate.  Both actors should be recognized come awards season.  The heart of this blazing film is the diametrically opposed convictions & insights to the future of mankind and his myopic visions that didn't allow for faillibility or lasting friendships.  His most egregious error was his failure to acknowledge the legitimacy of his daughter Lisa.  By the end of this whirlwind film we're convinced of the inherent complexities inherent in a true genius who discovers his own humanity without refraining from seeing the world of possibilities most of us could never conceive.  The scenes behind the curtains & inside the board room are riveting.  Hoffman's "fix-it" meltdown to Jobs regarding his daughter near the end is heavy handed.  Still, this is a intelligent & entertaining movie of an individual possessed of a truly great mind and of a man, unlike the technology he promulgated, who came with flaws & human emotions.