A. Dec.25. 2013 Xmas
Last X-mas was very special for me because my wife visited her parents with our kids. I was left alone and it was my first time to rest freely for this year. I decided to watch a movie because I had never done it since I had kids. I also prepared special dinner for myself on that special day.
B. About the movie 'Jobs'
Although
I really wanted to watch the movie ‘Jobs’ when it was first released, I couldn't because of my kids and job.
After reading so many negative reviews about it on the Internet, I decided to
watch it anyway. I don’t recommend this movie to those who don’t know Steve
Jobs. In the movie, so many events passed in a flash which makes the story improbable.
Also, it doesn’t show about iPhone and iPad. I was expecting to see how these
gadgets change the world in the movie but it’s only about the process to
maturity. I didn’t have fun watching the
movie. In fact, I often checked my smart phone while the movie was playing. In
spite of that, I have liked Steve Jobs’ quotes and respected his passion. In
the movie, he repetitively said that faith could motivate coworkers and change
the world. On the other hand, it’s a bit ironic when those who opposed him saw
him as poor, childish and obstinate when he repetitively insisted his
philosophy on others.
C. Narration from the movie
In the
movie, when a conflict is finally resolved, the passage below is narrated by Steve
as Mike Maclulais seen walking out.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------- When you grow up, you tend to get told the world is the way that it is,your life is just to live your life inside the world and try not to bash into the walls too much.But that’s a very limited life.
Life can be much broader, once you discover one simple fact. And that is that everything around you that you call life was made up by people that are no smarter than you. And you can change it. You can influence it. You can build your own things, that other people can use. It’s to shake off this erroneous notion that life is just there, and you are just gonna live in it, versus embrace it.
Change it. Improve it. Make your mark upon it. And once you learn that, you’ll never be the same again.
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While
listening I heard him said, 'You can change it'. Upon hearing it, I knew it was
very important so I repeated the scene to jot down his narration. Fortunately,
IPTV's rewind function made me it possible. However, I had a hard time jotting
down accurately because I could not understand well his pronunciation and
accent. Google is really great because when I typed “when you grow up” in
a search bar, I got many hits. I also found out that this quote was said by him
in 1995, while he was still at Next Computer. He might be considering about
returning to Apple during this period.
D. After watching 'Jobs'
What makes me jot down the quote and write this article? It touched my
heart and made me remember my past and my indefinite dreams. When I entered a
university, I wanted to become like Bill Gates even though I didn't know him
well. I just knew that he became famous because of his huge money and dramatic
success. It really fascinated me. When I joined a company, I really wanted to
become like Steve Jobs. After I watched and listened to the video clip of his
speech in Stanford, I became addicted to his quotes. I really want to move
others just like him. I believe that his speech is powerful enough to touch
others’ hearts and give hope to people who are eager to change
E. Bottom Line
I’m always eager
to write my story on the blog. I thought it was really hard at first. My
present bears no resemblance to the past of Steve Jobs. I was inspired when he
said, “You can change it.” Thanks to this quote, I want to dream again.
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