Last weekend I got to watch the 2013 bio
drama film, Jobs. Which is based on Apple Inc.’s former CEO Steve Jobs, the
movie starts with his iconic speech at the Apple Town Hall, 2001, where he
first introduces the iPod, then flashes back from his college wandering years
in Reed College to the moment he finally founded Apple Computers to the
establishment of Apple Inc, as a worldwide leader for revolutionizing modern
technology into every man’s home.
The
film shows how Steve Jobs started his billion dollar company from his parent’s
garage with only 5 employees, into a corporate Amazon. It shows how different
relationships in his life affected how he continued to innovate and push the
company into oblivion. It also shows the numerous fall outs in his
relationships with his friends and colleagues were affected due to his
perfection in creating the world a more better place, how he sacrificed so many
hours into creating something that would make the 21st century what
it is today.
Amongst all the movies and TV series I’ve
seen Ashton Kutcher, this is by far the best for me, I got to see his
versatility as an actor and the amount of work and effort into learning to be Steve
Jobs, and he actually brought him back to life in this movie from the way he
walked and the way he talked.
It
shows small but significant events in his personal life, and a lot of his
struggle to rise and take over the company that he built from the ashes; his
roller coaster trials in succeeding and finishing coveted projects of the
Apple, his attention to detail and quality were also shown in his keenness of
achieving perfection. I never have seen a man so passionate to continually
innovate and create machines that would make people more connected with the
future of technology, to make everything for the average man. I’m just happy to
know that my favorite thing in the world (my iPod/iPhone) is made by a genius’
mind and great passion from the heart. To the man who had the brains, the
heart, the gut and the conviction who changed our world forever.
I leave you with a quote that was said at
the very end of the movie…
“Here's
to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs
in the square holes. The ones who see things differently. They're not fond of
rules. And they have no respect for the status quo. You can quote them,
disagree with them, glorify or vilify them. About the only thing you can't do
is ignore them. Because they change things. They push the human race forward.
And while some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius. Because the
people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones
who do.”
- WS
