# Aaron Sorkin writing Steve Jobs movie

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**Created:** [November 17, 2012, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aaron-sorkin-writing-steve-jobs-movie/641354 "2012-11-17T22:46:07Z")\
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**Post date:** [November 17, 2012, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aaron-sorkin-writing-steve-jobs-movie/641354/1 "2012-11-17T22:46:07Z")

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Sorkin [says the film will consist of only 3 scenes:](http://www.latimes.com/business/technology/la-fi-tn-steve-jobs-aaron-sorkin-3-scenes-20121115,0,5602414.story)

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> The scenes will all take place backstage before three of Jobs’ most important product launches: the original Macintosh; NeXT, which was the start-up Jobs created after leaving Apple; and the iPod.

Sounds like an interesting take. I respect Jobs’ work, but he was indisputably an asshole of legendary proportions. I guess Sorkin’s experience writing about Mark Zuckerberg is paying off.

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**Author:** ![Pitchmeister](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pitchmeister/32/3459_2.png) [@Pitchmeister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pitchmeister)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2012, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aaron-sorkin-writing-steve-jobs-movie/641354/2 "2012-11-17T23:09:00Z")

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I can’t imagine how they’re going to make a major motion picture with three scenes in one room. Does he mean sort of a frame plot, with flashbacks and stuff? How is this going to work? Should be interesting.

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**Author:** ![AlsoNamedBort](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alsonamedbort/32/3213_2.png) [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2012, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aaron-sorkin-writing-steve-jobs-movie/641354/3 "2012-11-17T23:16:24Z")

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> [@Pitchmeister](#):
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> I can’t imagine how they’re going to make a major motion picture with three scenes in one room. Does he mean sort of a frame plot, with flashbacks and stuff? How is this going to work? Should be interesting.

Doesn’t sound like a frame plot or anything. But not necessarily one room, just backstage. I’m expecting a lot of walk and talks.

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**Author:** ![Pitchmeister](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pitchmeister/32/3459_2.png) [@Pitchmeister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pitchmeister)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2012, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aaron-sorkin-writing-steve-jobs-movie/641354/4 "2012-11-17T23:48:35Z")

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> [@AlsoNamedBort](#):
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> Doesn’t sound like a frame plot or anything. But not necessarily one room, just backstage. I’m expecting a lot of walk and talks.

Still, even if they’re walking and talking through fifty rooms, it’s still going to be three half-hours of real time conversation. I’m very curious how Sorkin’s going to get a story in there.

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**Author:** ![lisiate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f05b48/32.png) [@lisiate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lisiate)\
**Post date:** [November 18, 2012, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aaron-sorkin-writing-steve-jobs-movie/641354/5 "2012-11-18T22:09:53Z")

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Meh, I’d rather they just made an expanded _[Pirates of Silicon Valley](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pirates_of_Silicon_Valley)_ to bring it right up to the present day.