{"id":6258,"date":"2015-10-25T13:37:54","date_gmt":"2015-10-25T19:37:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/conradaskland.com\/blog\/?p=6258"},"modified":"2015-10-25T13:37:54","modified_gmt":"2015-10-25T19:37:54","slug":"steve-jobs-movie-2015-objective-vs-subjective","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/conradaskland.com\/blog\/steve-jobs-movie-2015-objective-vs-subjective\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Steve Jobs&#8221; Movie 2015 &#8211; Objective vs. Subjective"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/conradaskland.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/steve-jobs-movie-2015.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-6259\" src=\"http:\/\/conradaskland.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/steve-jobs-movie-2015-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"steve-jobs-movie-2015\" width=\"539\" height=\"303\" srcset=\"https:\/\/conradaskland.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/steve-jobs-movie-2015-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/conradaskland.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/steve-jobs-movie-2015-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 539px) 100vw, 539px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Aaron Sorkin wrote the screenplay for the 2015 movie &#8220;Steve Jobs&#8221;. I just saw the film and absolutely loved it. It has had disappointing ticket sales so far but has a very respectable 85% review rate from critics on Rotten Tomatoes.<\/p>\n<p>One of the complaints from tech heads is that some of the true facts have been adjusted for the screenplay to make it a better film. In the link below, screenwriter Aaron Sorkin explains the difference between &#8220;subjective&#8221; and &#8220;objective&#8221;; or in other words that some have said, &#8220;this is not a documentary, this is a painting.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Here, Aaron Sorkin explains, &#8220;it&#8217;s not a photograph, it&#8217;s a painting&#8221;:<\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uL2-nlg70jQ?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p>What&#8217;s interesting to me, is I keep reading about the Steve Jobs movie &#8220;controversy&#8221; of this painting vs photograph approach, or &#8220;subjective&#8221; vs. &#8220;objective&#8221;. Aaron Sorkin understands fully that his approach as a screenwriter is to create a new painting. Documentaries are for the History Channel (or at least used to be for History Channel, but that&#8217;s another subject). In the world of entertainment it&#8217;s all about the story.<\/p>\n<p>Aaron Sorkin has created a new work of art based on facts. He has created (to me) a gripping story that is very satisfying to tech heads and anyone interested in stories of the creators of Apple. I&#8217;ve watched many videos of Steve Wozniak, John Sculley and others on YouTube just as part of my fascination with these personalities. (On a side note, I grew up just miles from the Microsoft campus, which may account for some of my fascination with early Apple and Microsoft stories).<\/p>\n<p>Here is a detailed story on reactions from early Apple employees on the &#8220;Steve Jobs&#8221; 2015 movies:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.macworld.co.uk\/feature\/apple\/steve-jobs-movie-reaction-reviews-sorkin-boyle-fassbender-rogan-trailer-uk-release-date-3584183\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.macworld.co.uk\/feature\/apple\/steve-jobs-movie-reaction-reviews-sorkin-boyle-fassbender-rogan-trailer-uk-release-date-3584183\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>To make a good story, whether a movie or stage play, there are numerous tough decisions to make between historical fact and what serves the story. I have been through this process myself and made the mistake of wanting absolute historical accuracy. The price I paid is that I ended up with a storyline that had problems with character arc and problems with guiding the audience through a fulfilling journey and end destination. Sorkin knows that of course you do all the research you can, but there&#8217;s a point where you have to stop the research and write the compelling story (your best &#8220;vision&#8221; of a complete story within itself). So my hat is off to Sorkin for understanding this, for create a new true work of art (that I thought was AWESOME!!!) and for ignoring critics and sticking to his vision.<\/p>\n<p>For screenwriters, make a conscious decision whether you are creating a documentary (a photograph) or a work of art (a painting). If we had more Aaron Sorkin&#8217;s in the world, I believe we would have more beautiful works of art. Thank God we do have Aaron Sorkin following his vision.<\/p>\n<p>Controversy? There is none. Go forth Mr. Sorkin and create new works of art.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/money.cnn.com\/2015\/10\/25\/media\/steve-jobs-box-office\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/money.cnn.com\/2015\/10\/25\/media\/steve-jobs-box-office\/index.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p>I loved the portrayal of Steve Wozniak in the film. According to this article, Wozniak himself also approved of the film.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2015\/9\/7\/9272963\/steve-jobs-movie-wozniak-likes-sorkin-boyle-fassbender\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2015\/9\/7\/9272963\/steve-jobs-movie-wozniak-likes-sorkin-boyle-fassbender<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Excerpt:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak was impressed by Aaron Sorkin&#8217;s and Danny Boyle&#8217;s\u00a0<i>Steve Jobs<\/i>, a biopic. &#8220;I saw a rough cut and I felt like I was actually watching Steve Jobs,&#8221; Woz told<i>\u00a0Deadline Hollywood<\/i>, &#8220;I give full credit to Danny Boyle and Aaron Sorkin for getting it so right.&#8221; The script is 200 pages long, and filled with Sorkin&#8217;s voluminous dialogue.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Aaron Sorkin wrote the screenplay for the 2015 movie &#8220;Steve Jobs&#8221;. I just saw the film and absolutely loved it. It has had disappointing ticket sales so far but has a very respectable 85% review rate from critics on Rotten Tomatoes. One of the complaints from tech heads is that some of the true facts [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,6],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3C0LX-1CW","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/conradaskland.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6258"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/conradaskland.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/conradaskland.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/conradaskland.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/conradaskland.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6258"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/conradaskland.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6258\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6260,"href":"https:\/\/conradaskland.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6258\/revisions\/6260"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/conradaskland.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6258"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/conradaskland.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6258"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/conradaskland.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6258"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}