Just the Ticket #75: The Right Man For the Jobs
Been awhile, Ticketholders. As we speak (so to speak), I am tapping out this post on my new smartphone. And some might say that there wouldn't be such things as smartphones if not for Steve Jobs and his iPod, the device that began as a way to carry music in your pocket and has since blurred the lines between everything from media players and gaming systems to cellular phones and personal computers.
From it's first moments, when Ashton Kutcher recreates the iPod's inaugural press conference, it becomes clear that Jobs is more than a serious take on The Walden Shmidt Story. Kutcher's Jobs is not a joky charicature of the billionaire playboy, he is a ruthless, demanding, perfectionist asshole of a walking thinktank, not unlike how Jobs has characterized himself in many onscreen interviews.
Whether you despise this aspect of Jobs' personality or embrace his revolutionary spirit, the idea that Kutcher has dimension beyond the comedic is reason enough to enjoy Jobs.
If you aren't a tech geek, you may prefer to skip it, but for your inner Poindexter, Jobs is also a heaping helping of nostalgic eye-candy that may leave you warm and fuzzy if not inspired.
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Stay tuned for my Year in Review, wherein I tackle some reviews from the past year that I didn't get the opportunity to write in the timely fashion they were intended to receive. Boy, it feels good to be writing "stay tuned" again. I resolve to get back to my roots in 2014 and be more active in the review scene. Happy New Year, Ticketholders!
From it's first moments, when Ashton Kutcher recreates the iPod's inaugural press conference, it becomes clear that Jobs is more than a serious take on The Walden Shmidt Story. Kutcher's Jobs is not a joky charicature of the billionaire playboy, he is a ruthless, demanding, perfectionist asshole of a walking thinktank, not unlike how Jobs has characterized himself in many onscreen interviews.
Whether you despise this aspect of Jobs' personality or embrace his revolutionary spirit, the idea that Kutcher has dimension beyond the comedic is reason enough to enjoy Jobs.
If you aren't a tech geek, you may prefer to skip it, but for your inner Poindexter, Jobs is also a heaping helping of nostalgic eye-candy that may leave you warm and fuzzy if not inspired.
A-
Stay tuned for my Year in Review, wherein I tackle some reviews from the past year that I didn't get the opportunity to write in the timely fashion they were intended to receive. Boy, it feels good to be writing "stay tuned" again. I resolve to get back to my roots in 2014 and be more active in the review scene. Happy New Year, Ticketholders!
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