Starring Jesse Eisenberg, Andrew Garfield, and Justin Timberlake
Directed by David Fincher
Written by Aaron Sorkin
"You don't get to 500 million friends without making a few enemies." This film is an interesting take on the historical genre. Normally we would think of something that happened long ago, whether or not it happened in our lifetime. "The Social Network" is interesting because it's about the violent founding of something that seemingly everyone around us uses, Facebook.
It is fantastically written and the acting was excellent, especially Jesse Eisenberg. He plays the role of Mark Zuckerberg, an undergraduate student at Harvard University who is breaking up with his girlfriend in the very first scene of the movie. The dialogue that Sorkin uses makes Zuckerberg sound like a pretty big jerk, especially for this first scene. I enjoy when actors really get into their character and it's clear that Eisenberg enjoyed this role. Whether or not Mark Zuckerberg is really like this in real life, I don't know. But I can say that Eisenberg portrayed him exceptionally well. I couldn't tell if I was supposed to like or dislike his character. Justin Timberlake plays Sean Parker, the founder of Napster. Parker, just a few years older than Zuckerberg seems like a party person. Since Justin Timberlake seems like a party person, it would make sense that he would play this type of role. It worked for him too. He identifies well with his character. Overall, David Fincher and Aaron Sorkin have put together a great cast and a great script with exeptional acting.
At first, it seemed like the movie was going a little too fast for me. It also jumped around a lot, from Mark Zuckerberg's life at Harvard to the interrogations. For the first hour or so, I was confused as to where in the story the movie was. Fincher uses this to his advantage because the whole story takes place during one of the lawsuit interrogations and just keeps flashing back to Zuckerberg's life. I don't think this was the most flattering of movies for Facebook.
It will be interesting to see what people think of Mark Zuckerberg after seeing this movie. It's a great drama with an excellent storyline and dialogue. It's fast paced so it doesn't seem like that long of a movie. It's also something that so many of us can relate to because so many people use Facebook and it keeps growing everyday. "The Social Network" gives a view on what it was like to start the social networking empire that we have all come to know. Four Stars.
Directed by David Fincher
Written by Aaron Sorkin
"You don't get to 500 million friends without making a few enemies." This film is an interesting take on the historical genre. Normally we would think of something that happened long ago, whether or not it happened in our lifetime. "The Social Network" is interesting because it's about the violent founding of something that seemingly everyone around us uses, Facebook.
It is fantastically written and the acting was excellent, especially Jesse Eisenberg. He plays the role of Mark Zuckerberg, an undergraduate student at Harvard University who is breaking up with his girlfriend in the very first scene of the movie. The dialogue that Sorkin uses makes Zuckerberg sound like a pretty big jerk, especially for this first scene. I enjoy when actors really get into their character and it's clear that Eisenberg enjoyed this role. Whether or not Mark Zuckerberg is really like this in real life, I don't know. But I can say that Eisenberg portrayed him exceptionally well. I couldn't tell if I was supposed to like or dislike his character. Justin Timberlake plays Sean Parker, the founder of Napster. Parker, just a few years older than Zuckerberg seems like a party person. Since Justin Timberlake seems like a party person, it would make sense that he would play this type of role. It worked for him too. He identifies well with his character. Overall, David Fincher and Aaron Sorkin have put together a great cast and a great script with exeptional acting.
At first, it seemed like the movie was going a little too fast for me. It also jumped around a lot, from Mark Zuckerberg's life at Harvard to the interrogations. For the first hour or so, I was confused as to where in the story the movie was. Fincher uses this to his advantage because the whole story takes place during one of the lawsuit interrogations and just keeps flashing back to Zuckerberg's life. I don't think this was the most flattering of movies for Facebook.
It will be interesting to see what people think of Mark Zuckerberg after seeing this movie. It's a great drama with an excellent storyline and dialogue. It's fast paced so it doesn't seem like that long of a movie. It's also something that so many of us can relate to because so many people use Facebook and it keeps growing everyday. "The Social Network" gives a view on what it was like to start the social networking empire that we have all come to know. Four Stars.
I agree that it jumped around a lot, and it took me a while to get up to speed on the story, to the point where I think I'd like to see it a second time. I see Oscar nods for both Jesse Eisenberg and Justin Timberlake.
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