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The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013)
Uplifting. Life affirmation
When life becomes burden, one's muscle strength may not be enough. You need to find more motivation. The most powerful thing enough to carry you on is hope and dreams. They are the best fuel for your life.
"To see the world, things dangerous to come to, to see behind walls, draw closer, to find each other, and feel - that is the purpose of life" The Secret Life of Walter Mitty.
Walter Mitty, a negative assets manager, works at Life Magazine. For 16 years, he has co-worked with photojournalist Sean O'Connell, processing his photographs to final output. Mostly occupies a dark room of negatives, he hides in a world of photos. We know little about Walter's life, but it seems ordinary. He owns a small apartment, carefully notes financial liabilities, no chaos in his life, no surprises. With black pants, a white shirt and a creme jacket he is mostly invisible to coworkers and the rest of the world. We can say Walter is very responsible and down to earth. His lifestyle has left him with overcompensation by imagination and zone-ing out. Whenever there is an opportunity, he dives in imagination where he is bold and adventurous. He needs to put a vast amount of courage to send a wink on a social network. Walter would struggle with his life till a small error has occurred. The unpredictable failure that forced him to take action and sets his life in a new direction. Walter back as a changed man.
Ben Stiller based his screenplay on a James Thunder's short story published in The New Yorker in 1939. This is not a first adaptation of The Secret life of Walter Mitty, in 1947 Norman Z. Mcleod decided to rely truly on a Thunder's plot. Stiller did not make a faithful adaptation of a novel; he decided to exploit an idea of daydreaming as well as keep humble and restrained Walter as a protagonist. The director has built a two-dimensional figure. At first, Walter is passive and submissive, as resigned by his gray life. On the other hand, is a person with dreams and desires, who is hope driven. This one's life is caught up in a situation that makes Walter believable. Stiller transferred character in modern times. It may seem as a surprise, that Ben Stiller has undertaken this project. To the wider public, he is known as a director of pastiche movies with high attention to media personalities or media influence. Zoolander, Tropic Thunder, The Cable Guy were a production that presents a complexity of annoying protagonist that seeks attention and emotional need to connect with other people. Funny and awkward at the same time. At first, the person cannot be understood but eventually finds his place in the current situation. This is a core of The Secret Life of Walter Mitty. Stiller took the awkwardness of character and surrounded him with realistic scenario and jaw-dropping plot twists. Some might think that Walter is very trivial character , but his simplicity and frugal personality makes his life more dramatic. Walter Mitty is a person that has stage of the life based on growing up figured out, he persevered with the obstacles that life have thrown him, but it is hard to say that he is a happy person. For him things didn't turned out so great. When you see Walter You think, no, for him life is done.
Ben Stiller does the best job of directing, especially with the ironic, neurotic play of Walter. Stiller tends to undertake topics that are a black comedy with a hint of intelligence and humility. Walter is in his career most mature developing character. A bit tired with life's baggage, got a chance to leave behind the old ordinary life. Walter has grown up from this. His directors work has been still mature but served in a light way, and this is a merit of cooperation with established cinematographer. Stuart Dryburgh known from the movie: "The Piano" or "The Painted Veil" cups Walter in extensive plans, landscapes giving center character lightness and freedom. There's no denying that the actors invited to the shoot Kristin Wiig, Kathryn Hahn, Patton Oswalt. can not have a substantial role, but create reliable characters, original and amusing. All the actors managed to give unique characteristic. Oswald with his voice expresses sympathy and companionship, Hahn wit and peculiar clumsiness Wigg, a quiet lady that is just like the main character is clumsy. An attractive choice seems to be the soundtrack. Despite the good selection of songs from the so-called scene "indie", it sometimes appears that the whole musical character had to get a younger audience sympathy. I would recommend this movie to all of those that like stories full of life affirmation. It is light and fun story that will lift your mood.
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Crimson Peak (2015)
Stylish rather than horrific
Love hurts, especially this unfulfilled. It lays in the steps of a human horror. This has been an inspiration for a Guillermo Del Toro - Crimson Peak a Gothic romance surrounded by a horror elements. Crimson Peak is an originally conducted yet using scheme of a horror. Definitely for viewers that are interesting in experiments and are able to sit through the film even when they have a feeling that have seen it before.
Edith Cushing (Mia Wasikowska) is a daughter of American prominent banker and an aspiring novel writer. One day she meets British baronet Thomas Sharpe (Tom Hiddleston) that seeks founding for his new machine. Tall, slim travels with his sister Lucille Sharpe (Jessica Chastein) capture an attention of New York society. Romance flourish and the father doesn't approve it. Turmoil will experience Edith but the feeling will survive but cost payed not in money but emotions.
Guillermo Del Toro is a specialist creating fantasy world with bestiary diversity at a high level. When somebody sees his name it indicates movie to have outstanding characters . Crimson Peak aesthetic proves him to be a master in fantastic worlds. Here ghosts, costumes and its surrounding are the best point to fix an eye. The narration does prove anything that differs from what we have seen before. Crimson Peak is more a set to expose the fantastic world of a romance and a horror. Gothic romance is the highlight of the story, tumult emotions and tragedy behind a family. Tears, anger and betrayal. If Your movie taste is not up for romance probability of leaving the screen room rises. Characters deal with a past in a surrounding that is a monster - a house. Magnificent old Gothic house that embodies romantic and tragic love. Has a rotten foundation, that slowly makes it sink ..cold one but is like a living organism. Is set on a hill that is soaked with blood. Breathe the cold winds. As to speak red, black and white elements gives the tension between characters. Gothic costumes what is characteristic for the protagonist. Dark gown of a sister and brother. Mia wore white night gown, colorful. With costume remembering with high collar, tight in waist and heavy or light. Wiktorian corset and boundaries they implies. Edith is dressed with modern styling with puffed shoulders and right colors. White blouses, light hight gown that quickly takes dirt. The red clay that surfaces thorough the snow, and in red colors.
Edith Cushing finds herself in a harsh environment. Emerging feminist has also a soft spot for dreamers. Still have the aura of mysticism but eventually the men , he overpower her. Coming from a family without mother she is looking for the emotional connection. One might think that this is weakens, but she survives. This film is a vulnerability and scary combined, shifting the emotional state. The beasts are little but are precise. Proportional to the other elements of movie. Just about right of elements creating a harmonious film. Is conducting the direction smoothly flowing through corridors of lies and mysteries, stumbling upon on horror. It is a dream come true or rather a nightmare. It starts as a sweet dream and wake up sweat in nightmare wondering: was it true? visualandwriting.com
Joy (2015)
Casual, easy, inspiring
You never mix family and business. Relations by blood or marriage can and usually do influence the business, causing the inevitable argues. Unclear decision-making involving all family members, multi-generational dynamics and approach all must stay in the family, can do more harm than good. Although this is the most common and the oldest business, it is the most challenging. This notion doesn't stop Joy Mangano to be a successful corporation owner.
Joy Mangano is an Italian descended, seventeen years old entrepreneurial girl. After her parents divorced, she takes care of the family: grandmother, mother, father, ex-husband and a daughter. Stuck in a dead-end job she struggles with everyday life. Bills and family members make her miserable. One day, while cleaning the floor she cuts her hand with a broken glass. This mishap pushes her to creativity. She invents the Miracle Mop and starts her own business. Despite her family pulls the rug out from under her feet, and the fight for her patent with manufacturer she manages to become a multimillionaire.
David O.Russell's film neither is a Fighter, nor it is an American Hustler. It is more precise to say that Joy is an upshot of both of them. It has a dramatic illustration of a family, but it is dimmed with calm, inspiring perspective. This Italian – American family drama more resembles the soap operas than profoundly dysfunctional and pathological.
Joy embodies the American dream that results from the resourcefulness but adds to the subject feminine resilience. She carries the story and the family. This girl is a mother, a daughter, and ex-wife. Handles all the responsibilities in the house, she rules this kingdom with polite and kind manner. Joy has a solution to any problem and makes everybody feel welcome. Her positive spirit is her strength and enables her to reach the goal. Despite this kind eye, Joy is a fighter for her future. This woman has a nose for opportunity and unhesitatingly places a foot in the door. The small circle of business making and malpractice of manufacturer learns her to be tough and fight for her products. Takes from the channel supervisor what he owns her. Never is she arrogant or unjust.
Jennifer Laurence builds a compelling character that combines all the roles women play. She shifts from one to another effortless. Joy life may be seen as another Cinderella story, but there is one aspect the film is worth attention. So far it is hard to look in cinema for the woman in the business role that isn't stone cold bitch or too eager and pushy with her career or personal life, paying costs in motherhood (Devil's Wears Prada). Joy had lost youth, she had to uphold her dream, and became someone else than she imagined. She isn't anger or has a damaged ego, neither she does manage the family and business like a man. She doesn't have to pretend to be a boss (The working girl). She never has to relay on her sexuality (Disclousure). Joy lay her advantage on matriarch structure and innovation. Forgiving and understanding is a weapon of hers. Joy is a woman that unnoticed makes a career with all the woman support and wisdom. Titled joy and optimism combined with a proactive and creativity makes a new aesthetic value. This aspect seems to be unnoticed. But makes the story inspiring and uplifting. Recommend to watch this movie with an emphasis on Joy's background and portrait can be fulfilling. And is own feature that makes the story worth a time. Other aspects of the film look aright, what makes Joy only a casual movie. David O Russell, have an interest the director is the human effort and the struggle between a group of people. He brings to the picture the best of his dramatic skills and puts them in contemporary, casual context but is it doesn't make the spark. He runs the directional smoothly from frame to frame. Vivid dialogues and the personalities catch an eye. Robert De Niro has its funny moments. Especially when he balances on toxic and loving speeches. Isabella Rossellini, Bradley Cooper, is okey, but this is it. Cinematography nicely colors the movie, but adds nothing sufficient to the story.
Overall Joy isn't as enjoyable as Fighter and Silver lining Playbook the film is casual and easy to watch. You don't get any epiphany or tight entertainment, you won't be overwhelmed with drama and acting. This movie is recommended to all the viewers, who likes casual cinema.
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Nasty Baby (2015)
Urban drama
Nasty Baby, Sebastian Silva's an independent movie presents contemporary urban drama. This film undertakes a story of homosexual partners Freddy and Mo and their female friend Polly. This trio tries to conceive a child. For men, this is a need and a disturbance in one. Freddy, an artist, to become a father creates a piece of art. A multimedia performance is imitating his and others behavior as newborns – they cry, play in front of the camera. During the process of conceiving, Freddy learns that his donation isn't as good as he, though. Mo must be a biological father, but he doubts the idea of having a child. Polly is consistent and eager to be a mother, she pushes forward the prenatal test and persuades the man for the action. The more to the story unravels the more tensions rises. Not just between trio but in Silva's creative work as well. This conflict resonates in the neighborhood. Bishop, a mentally troubled neighbor, invades the space of the trio and pushes their boundaries to the edge.
Silva starts his story using close-ups to revoke the parochialism of emotions between the trio. We see from the beginning the inner world of friendship, their dynamics, that is very progressive yet holds an unspoken truth. Mo and Freddy seem to be an average couple of men in their 30 ties. Understanding, communicative, loving. They share an apartment in Brooklyn. Mo is secretive, more aloof; he isn't sure if he wants a child. On the other hand, Freddy is an energetic, emotional man, more of a rover. His friendship with Polly is deep and unusual. From the first scenes, Polly seems determined and controlling. For her having a baby is natural and unquestionable. You might have the feeling that they are a couple, the drive towards each other is intense. The closeness is disturbing, personal boundaries are invisible and needs a compliment. The relation questions the urge to procreate with Mo, not willing to have a child with Polly. There is a scene; that best portrays the relationships. After a family dinner, the friends spontaneously decided to procreate a child. Freddy masturbates Mo and Polly waits on a bed, ovulating with legs over her head ready to take the donation.
Freddy's inability to create a piece of art that is appreciated and his procreation potential is questionable. An art gallery owner dismiss the piece, and his life couldn't go worse, but it does. The tension between characters slowly rises and spreads to the neighborhood. The Bishop, a psychologically troubled man with his action, annoys the community. He regularly invades the space of the trio, at night he stocks them, in a day he makes noise on the street. The more story unravels the hyped his instability become. It bothers the neighbors especially the homosexual couple. His consequence and invasion take frustrated Freddy to the edge. His instability denudes the real face of the Brooklyn's trio. The tension rises and the police intervene making a proper movie climax that contradict the intentions of the charters. Puts them in a serious life threatening situation to show that one need the life create a life comes with a contempt of the others.
In Silva's film core of attention is paid to the characters rather than production design or insane stunts. Nasty Baby is an intimate drama, a story of a group that is complicated and diversified. This movie is a progressive though questioning the parenthood urge and devaluate life. Silva encircles the story by grotesque thought provoking scenes, characters poor behavior to the situations. He confronts the point of view characters with their ability. Weirdness and the feeling that something off comes out through a movie. The events go smoothly supported by the actors. Kristin Wiig after watching her in numerous comedies where her workshop is limited, here she presents a more serious approach to the character, and her actors skills flourish. All performances in the film at a good level. Silva's and Mo presentation is well balanced, yet they have an adversarial approach. Dialogs are well written and up to a point. Silva's camera work observes silently and quietly the events. There is ease of the Silva's style. He uses close-ups and firm plans a lot of natural setting and natural pace of the film. Nasty Baby is a substantial artistic and contemporary drama that through a challenge to the viewer.
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The Fall (2013)
The chase and the killer
You cannot blame gravity for falling in love," said Albert Einstein. However, who is to be blamed for falling in shadow and darkness? When you start watching a crime series, or a movie, you do not really want to know who is the killer straight away. The catch is to solve the case with whoever the investigator is. So why would the producers of a Northern Irish TV series decided to show us the killer in the first episode. Isn't all about solving the case? The producers of The Fall", a TV series that premiered in mid-2013 decided that the path is the goal. When Superintendent Stella Gibson, perfectly played by Gillian Anderson (she is fluent in British English!), comes from London Metropolitan Police to Belfast to investigate serial killer case we already know the guy – we saw his face, we know his oeuvre and his means for torturing his victims. Peter Paul Spector is one of the first characters we see and from the very beginning we know – he is the perpetrator.
How clear is that – the Good (Stella) will try to catch the Bad (Paul) with the help of the Ugly (Jim Burns, Stella's ex-lover and her supervising officer at the Police Service of Northern Ireland). So why would we watch it? Obviously, because it is not about the who" but about how", not how did he do it", but how will she ever catch him".
The lines drawn at the beginning are deceiving. Many shades of grey come to the light soon enough to keep the viewer interested and attracted by the story. We take this fall together.
Two main characters – Stella and Peter – are seemingly opposed but down this path we took together we start to seen not only that each one of them has this other" side but also that they have so much in common. Firstly the oppositions: Stella is a woman, she is cold and distant, doesn't have a family, work is everything to her. Her aim is to keep the city clean from the evil. Paul – a man, a family man, what is more – a counselor, an empathetic and placeable psychologist. Fair enough, opposite characters in a common case. However, what kind of woman is Stella? Focused and determined, perfectionist and authoritarian. She will not miss any clues or spots. However, she has a weak point (or is it?) - she likes men, and she treats them as objects. The first man in the series she wraps around her finger falls for her despite being a father and a husband (he will pay a high price for his sins...). She uses her victim" as a toy, and she does not like decomposing the issue into prime factors.
Wait a minute...objectifies, uses the victim, well controlled and perfectionist cultivating rituals – this perfectly depicts our beloved" Peter Paul.
Moreover, there's the rub. Only (s)he who knows the dark side can follow and catch the doer. Because technically (s)he is a doer too. Just the repercussions and the against-the-law" issue are different. Still, we all know that the law is established by men, therefore, it is limited to whatever is considered illegal by the men themselves. What is within the margin of the error goes.
Stella and Peter are very similar indeed. They both cross certain lines. They are both very erotic, but each one in a different way, and voyeuristic. Because again, it is not about what" but about how".
It takes two series for Stella to get finally to see and catch Paul (he has the advantage of knowing and observing her, and that lets him being one step ahead) and eventually (SPOILER!) despite having him at a gunpoint she fails to punish him properly. Moreover, that is how she get her punishment. Maybe if he was more focused and less disturbed by his deviation he would be more careful. However, then why would she even chase him? British crime has its history if it comes to solving criminal cases with Agatha Christie's Mrs Marple and Hercules Poirot. The latter has successfully solved the case depicted in Murder on the Orient Express" - Poirot gives two solutions. Which one is real? Does it matter? Id does not because what is important is why would the crime be committed in the first place.
In the end, it is all about understanding that we all have committed dark deeds. That we all have been falling for our darks side. Just sometimes these deeds are against the law.
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Citizenfour (2014)
Surveillance, paranoia, technology
Edward Snowden, 29 years old former employee of Booz Allen Hamilton, the man who provided evidence for the existence of "PRISM" program, the National Security Agency contractor, an outlaw, a wanted person. For some, he is a hero, for others a traitor. What guided him, intrigues not only the whole world but also the director. Careful observation of a person with paranoia, who knows the ins and outs of the world's surveillance. CitizenFour with "My Land" and "The Oath" by Laura Poitras may be included in the political trilogy, presenting the US post 9/11 events. The first two films related to the war in Iraq. In a broader aspect, these films are a contribution to a commentary about the trauma of terrorism. Citizenfour is a documentary immortalizing eight Hong Kong's days in Edward Snowden's life. The movie was shot during journalist disclosure from The Guardian: Gleen Greene and Ewen MacAskill from The Washington Post, on US bugging systems. In January 2013 years, Laura Poitras began to receive emails from the user nicknamed"citizen four". Letters contented spokes of possession, evidence for the existence of the NSA surveillance program and were able to demonstrate the relationship between state agencies and private companies. Big Internet corporations like Google, Yahoo, Facebook, Youtube were involved. They depended on the surveillance network and also stretched to a telecommunications company collects information used social networking sites, email accounts, VoIP gateway. What's more, the information also exposed the phone -hacking worldwide cooperation. In a face of those facts, she the director could not pass by. Contact was kept in a secret from the world, the price for recklessly was too high. After five months, Laura and journalists meet in Honk Kong. From that moment on, camera wanders, keeps an eye on them, record everything that happens around Edward, clings to the form. Most of the events take place at the hotel. Claustrophobic, cramped room, which becomes a metaphor for paranoia, in which Edward lives. The creators draw the viewer into a world of internal events. The interview is interrupted several times by telephone from the outside. Someone has information that in the hotel is a whistle blower and he wants to talk to him. Snowden full of suspicion lies the lady from reception drawls information all in defense of his life. In the end, they move to another room, where no one will bother them. We are in the center of events, don't know whom to trust and who not. We know when the characters disappear when hiding from the establishment. There is a threat. You feel the thrill and suspicion. Paranoia effectively granted heroes and spectators. CitizenFour focuses on the activist, what drove him, how he thinks, how behaves? It turns out that in the whirlpool of scandal, shocking information and facts is the man who had the civil courage to sacrifice his well-being, for larger, more important cause. The director creates a very private image of Edward. Locked in a small room, weighing his words, covers the notebook camera, hiding from technology. In the film, Edward is a balanced man, calm and aware of consequences. His common looks are significant, here is the boy who was brought up in the spirit of the American democratic consciousness. The logic of his statements and control what he says, how he thinks attracts the viewer. Will not find in him the desire of fame, the hero himself says explicitly that does not want to conceal the problem, about which informs. It is easy to oppose his character to Julian Assange. The Australian is determined hacktivist, uncompromising and anti-establishment. At all costs, he wants to share gained information. His data leading awareness, on the consequences in human life (disclosure of the names of agents on foreign territory) is distant to the American.Snowden opts for other solutions.
Protagonists are accompanied by an aura of mystery and danger. These treatments reflect the circumstances of the world, which we will live in. Always in hiding, paranoia, network eavesdropping and constant uncertainty. There's no denying that the director turns up the atmosphere of threat. Citizenfour is an example of a film touching the interesting topic. This film is interesting not because of the form, but what undertakes.
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Wallander (2008)
Daily crimes
Since Yellow Bird has produced Millennium trilogy, Swedish crime movies revived. Local box office in 2013 noted the highest annual result since 1980's. Millennium earned worldwide, according to mojoboxoffice.com: a total of $94 mln with a budget $13 mln. Such popularity and audience feedback gave a green light to further crime novels adaptations. Swedish crime movies have hit the worldwide audience and became an export commodity since Bergman. This contemporary noir owns a success mostly to the wealth of Swedish literature. The correlation between cinema and literature has existed since the dawn of Swedish cinematography, just to mention Victor Sjöström and Mauritz Stiller and the book filming of Selma Lagerlöf. Literature known as a Nordic Noir is listed as bestseller and translated into many languages. Protagonists of Jo Nesbo, Camilla Läckberg, and Mankel have entered the canon and became ideal to portray on the screen. No wonder, the style that enchanted so many people has a rich background for generating stories.
Kurt Wallander, Swedish police commissioner of Ystad every day laboriously tries to solve murders committed in the area. He is an average man, in his 40ties, divorced, has one child, a daughter that he has a delicate and dynamic relations. Unresolved conflicts have made her suicidal and forced to go away for some time. She is the only person that cares for him - his wife has left him and has begun a new life with another man. Kurt's father never approved of his career choice and has been snippy since then. Now Kurt has to deal with his psychological issues and takes care of him. There is much going on in Wallander's life; it is definitely in crisis. Kurt dedicates most of his time, and he subordinates to work. Living the crime stories he pushes into the background all aspects of his life. That lifestyle has left him with heart disease, depression and lack of proximity from a woman. Most of his affairs eventually has fallen apart. Kurt is not perfect; he has advantages and disadvantages, is flawed and has many weaknesses. It is hard for him to adapt to new situations, but he is an excellent inspector. His strength lays in sensitivity, covered with superficial dryness and the desire to become a better person. He knows his defects and is critical but tries to work on his behavior and draw conclusions to change.
The strength of this novel lies in venial and human frailty. Crime for Kurt is bread and butter, with the involvement of solving specific puzzles, he neglects relationships with others. Crime, death, anger have been interwoven here with the everyday, personal life. This lack of specific events is the strength of the show. It illustrates daily grind with an addition of crime. This does not mean that the film is shallow. The director and screenwriter efficiently conduct narrative, every minute of the movie is used, the rate rises slowly, but the climax is always satisfying and entertaining for the viewer. The process of deduction as a criminal film is not completely shown; there are gaps through which the audience is kept in suspense until the very end. The main character in books Hankel Manning is portrayed by Kenneth Branagh. The Shakespearian choice may surprise, but the Brit defends his workshop already acting from the first minutes of the film. A suitable form of light sensitivity, but it is also creative in emotions.
As befits the Swedish thriller, the film has a social background, most of the circumstances and committed crime reflects the contemporary problems of the Swedish nation. Here we have, abuse by men against women, the problem of the perception of immigrants and the exploitation of minors from the former Eastern Bloc as well as the problem of religion and fanaticism. Nordic Noir series shows a dark page of human existence. If you are a fan of crime stories those miniseries will be worth your time and money. In the beginning, there are some doubts, especially about the pacing. There is no hyped action mystery and crime here is first and foremost. Mini Series Crime was produced in 3 seasons (for now), each of them consists of only three episodes. Such a small number compensates for the length of the movie. Each of these lasts for ninety minutes. Created by Swedish production company founded by Mankell and Danish producer Ole Søndberg, to adapt a crime novels in a way that reflected their approach.
Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine (2015)
Vices & virtues of Steve Jobs
Steve Jobs does not need any introduction. The owner and co-founder of Apple - personal computer and mobile devices have established the trends for the coming years. The guy in a black turtleneck, jeans and sneakers has become not only an entrepreneur but entered the pop culture hall of popular. A wide audience is known as a man of success, the fulfillment of the American dream, confirmation of the thesis about the human capacity for self-determination. But is there a scratch on this perfect facade? What price paid Steve Jobs to became successful. In the film Steve Jobs: Man in the Machine Alex Gibney tries to present a full-sized figure of Steve Jobs, with all his vices and virtues. The movie is not a congratulatory scroll to honor entrepreneurship; it also does not attempt to overthrow his monument. Is rather a quest for answers to the question: why Steve Jobs was worshiped? Unfortunately, the film is designed for people who know the subject superficially; it doesn't bring something new to the table. Most of the information contained in the film appeared in the biography book. If someone read even one book about Jobs, the film will be for him an only reproduction of this information. The film was made without the authorization of the family.
Steve Jobs: Man in the Machine consists of archival photos, videos, and interviews with Jobs coworkers, friends, and family. Commentaries on the image put his colleagues including Steve Wozniak, Lisa's mother- as well as people associated with the industry such as technology journalists. Everyone says both positively and question some decisions, behaviors of Jobs. The authors perform video showing life events in chronological order. The story of his family, studies, interests, and eccentric decisions. Walking barefoot on the university campus, driving without license plates Silicon Valley. His unbridled interest in technology and the dash in obtaining work has become a legend in his lifetime. The creators are not trying to deny that Steve Jobs is a man of success. Interestingly, in some materials the film shows his marketing and salesperson skills, quite often overlooked and accountable for Apple popularity. Speaking about the vision comes homes to Steve easily, backed by a force of persuasion it reveals the strength of his success. Not surprisingly, the fact that his original approach to technology made people think and learned how to use and look at Apple's products. He showed alternative possibilities that technology can offer. That film is the story of Zen philosophy as the source of his inspiration. But Steve Jobs had a dark side, which the authors are not afraid to mention. The story of his ups and downs - lay off his own company, reconciliation with unwanted daughter and the exorbitant payment of fees makes the character of Steve Jobs in the film seems to be more complex, more dual. Alex Ginsbey shows Steve's social disabilities. His fetish of technology and success drive pushes off social skills. It wonders. Isn't Steve Jobs a man who is stuck in the machine? Are the devices that he built an attempts to establish a relationship with people? Not one, not two but with million? Or maybe his popularity comes from the people need to socialize. Are we using these technologies trying desperately to connect with other people? Or perhaps we need to contact with the machine rather than a human? If so, then crying, grief, and the sense that we needed the mediation contact? These questions seem to be the starting point for the director biography. Alex Gibney is known documentary director whose films often undertakes essential matters in the contemporary world like sexual abuse of Catholic priest, Scientology, etc. But Steve Jobs can't be a match for those issues, although there is a Gibney wonder in this biography, this documentary isn't revelatory.
The film Steve Jobs: Man in the Machine is a proposal for those who have the fat biography of Steve Jobs did not have the courage to reach. But this film is not only audiovisual biography, but the strength of this film also seems to be the context in which compiled this character. To doubt the morality of Jobs actions, whether his character sometimes does not reflect the current state of the human spirit. A spirit that closed in the machine - iMac, iPhone, iPod. But what is clear from this information, it leaves open for further reflection.