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This 2010 movie which I am reviewing before the 2010 Academy Awards is literally like being on a wild roller coaster ride, veering one way and then the other. For a 60 year old, I had to put on the subtitles just to keep up with the fast talking dialog of the script which was planned that way, I am sure. And it is a brilliant script by Aaron Sorkin, who won a Golden Globe, and brilliant direction by David Fincher, who also won the Golden Globe. The plot, of course, is the story of Facebook, which has made Marc Zuckerberg (Jesse Eisenberg) a multi-billionaire in less than half a decade. In the first scenes, he is a revolting, insulting idiot with a girl, Erica Albright, that he is trying to date at Harvard in the early 2000s. He gets into trouble with the College when he writes a program comparing Erica's looks with another girl and then another girl with another girl and so on. But obviously his computer skills are off the chart. Enter the Winkelvoss twins--Cameron and Tyler(Armie Hammer and Josh Pence), who enlist Marc to write the computer language for their idea of a program called the Harvard Connection, which is the origin of Facebook. Instead, Marc steals the idea, and with his only friend and roommate at Harvard, Eduardo Saverin (Andrew Garfield) and his $1000 start the Facebook company. Success is at every corner, and the members grow. But there is no money because it doesn't cost anything to be a Facebook member. Advertising income is an idea, but Marc doesn't like it. Enter Sean Parker (Justin Timberlake), who as the bankrupt executive of Napster, has all the connections to take the infant company to San Francisco and help it explode to what it is today with his banking and legal connections. You have to see the movie to see how it all turns out. You can keep up with it if you completely concentrate without distractions on the rapid plot and conversations. It is also a good exposee of our legal system and how people can be tricked and sold out in Corporate America. A second dvd in this package tells in detail how the movie was made--very interesting! We learn how Armie Hammer's face was sometimes superimposed on Josh Pence's body to make them look more like twins. We learn that Aaron Sorkin has a small part as a possible investor in Facebook. We learn how they controlled Eduardo's girlfriend when she lit a scarf causing a fire in his apartment while he was on an important call with Marc. And much, much more. In fact, it is more than you might want to know.Read full review
This is story about Facebook and its creator. The movie moves in a very fast pace and I have no idea about most of what they are talking. It is a waste of money unless you are at such high level of the computer world.
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"The Social Network" is a 2010 drama about the founding of the social networking website Facebook and the resulting lawsuits. The film was directed by David Fincher ("The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button"), and features an ensemble cast including Jesse Eisenberg, Andrew Garfield, Justin Timberlake, Brenda Song, Armie Hammer, Max Minghella, Rashida Jones, Joseph Mazzello, and Rooney Mara. David Fincher's film is a stunning tale of a new breed of cultural insurgent: a punk genius who sparked a revolution and changed the face of human interaction for a generation, and perhaps forever. Shot through with emotional brutality and unexpected humor, this superbly crafted film chronicles the formation of Facebook and the battles over the ownership that followed upon the website's ubfathonable success. With a complex and incisive screenplay by Aaron Sorkin (based upon the novel "The Accidental Billionaires" by Ben Mezrich), and a brilliant cast featuring Jesse Eisenberg as Mark Zuckerberg, Andrew Garfield as his best friend Eduardo Saverin and Justin Timberlake as Napster co-founder Sean Parker, "The Social Network" bears witness to the birth of an idea that rewove the fabric of society, even as it unraveled the friendships of its creators. The movie went on to win 4 Golden Globe awards; Best Motion Picture (Drama), Best Director (Fincher), Best Screenplay (Sorkin) and Best Original Score (Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross). It also recieved acting nominations for Eisenberg and Garfield. This 2-disc DVD set features the complete movie along with alternate audio commentaries on disc one, and several additional bonus features on disc two, including a unique 4-part feature-length documentary entitled "How Did They Ever Make A Movie Of Facebook?", created exclusively for this DVD. "The Social Network" is a fine example of the new wave of 21st century filmmaking.Read full review
An excellent movie surrounding what most people I know are currently obsessed with... Facebook. This movie is about the guy who created it and the people who got walked on in the process and how they pay him back. Brilliant acting from start to finish.
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It's an incredibly compelling film, written brilliantly by Aaron Sorkin. It is not necessarily the whole truth about Marc Zuckerberg but it is very close. The acting is truly superb.
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