This is a brilliantly-structured and acted production depicting the trials and tribulations of genius. The film takes place before different product launches and follows the
protagonists in the backstage areas while Jobs and his associates
frantically prepare for what's ahead. At the same time Steve Jobs
(Michael Fassbender) has to deal with his personal life - his young
daughter and past failed/aborted relationships, both personal and
professional. Few actors would have been able to embody the conflicted genius of Steve Jobs like Fassbender has. You get a real sense of his driven, idiosyncratic nature combined with his questionable, more vulnerable preoccupation with his past and offspring.
The film careens back and forth between flashbacks and the present day of the filmic world. It is propelled forward by a structure that every so often, jumps ahead a number of years to monumental moments in Steve Jobs' life when he was about to embark on product launches that would make or break his career.
The film is a testament to the unwavering, relentless entrepreneurial spirit and how one should never give up in the face of failure. Failure, after all, is only temporary and can pave the way for bigger and better things. You probably don't remember 1988's NeXT, after all. But, "iMac" has become a household term - an internationally-renowned phenomenon.
The film is dialog-heavy but this does not detract from its charm. It is a gripping look at the genius behind one of the most successful companies in history and his troubled personal life. It is a microcosm of the human spirit.
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