Post by Deleted on Oct 9, 2010 14:21:55 GMT -5
On October 1st, I had the opportunity to see the new David Fincher film, The Social Network, which is based on the founding of the Facebook. When I, like many others, first heard about a Facebook movie being made, I was really skeptical about the idea. After all, a movie about a social networking website doesn't sound too exciting. Yet I was given reason to have hope for this film once I saw the trailer and then found out that Fincher is the director. So I saw the movie, and I was totally overwhelmed by it.
From beginning to end, I was mesmerized by this film and really cared about the characters and their involvement with Facebook. The whole film proved to be highly entertaining, despite having a really mundane subject that one would not expect from a motion picture. It really touched upon such significant issues as loyalty, friendship, determination, greed, power, and betrayal. This movie was so thought provoking, that all I wanted to do when it was over was discuss its aspects with other viewers.
David Fincher, known for directing such notable films as Fight Club and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, has done a beautiful job with directing this film. He has proven to be a cinematic genius with the way he films such a dark and sadistic picture and overall shows us what hardships were endured to bring Facebook to the world. The movie is backed by a strong and well constructed screenplay, thanks to the writing talents of Aaron Sorkin. Then of course, who could forget the cast of Jesse Eisenberg, Andrew Garfield, Justin Timberlake, Rooney Mara, Brenda Song, Armie Hammer, Josh Pence, Max Minghella, Rashida Jones, and Denise Grayson. Everyone did really well with their roles, but Eisenberg and Garfield were just flawless with their performances.
Based on the book, Accidental Billionaires by Ben Mezrich, and inspired by a true story, the movie is about prodigy Mark Zuckerberg (Eisenberg) and how a one night revenge scheme against his former girlfriend eventually leads him to creating the most influential website in history. He is soon joined by his best friend Eduardo Saverin (Garfield) in this quest to make the perfect social networking website to virtually connect people with one another. Yet problems arise when Zuckerberg is accused of stealing the idea from the Winklevoss twins, who claimed to have thought of it first. Things then take an even darker turn as Napster founder Sean Parker (Timberlake) persuades Zuckerberg to make as much money as he can through Facebook, no matter what course of action is taken.
I personally find The Social Network to be the best film of the year, tied with Toy Story 3. Though, my only complaint about the film was that the ending was abrupt, but made up for it by giving a good sense of closure to the story. Regardless of whether or not you are a Facebook user, chances are you will love this movie for the story it tells and the interesting characters it presents. In fact, I predict this movie will receive at least several Academy Award nominations, including Best Director and Best Picture.
10/10
From beginning to end, I was mesmerized by this film and really cared about the characters and their involvement with Facebook. The whole film proved to be highly entertaining, despite having a really mundane subject that one would not expect from a motion picture. It really touched upon such significant issues as loyalty, friendship, determination, greed, power, and betrayal. This movie was so thought provoking, that all I wanted to do when it was over was discuss its aspects with other viewers.
David Fincher, known for directing such notable films as Fight Club and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, has done a beautiful job with directing this film. He has proven to be a cinematic genius with the way he films such a dark and sadistic picture and overall shows us what hardships were endured to bring Facebook to the world. The movie is backed by a strong and well constructed screenplay, thanks to the writing talents of Aaron Sorkin. Then of course, who could forget the cast of Jesse Eisenberg, Andrew Garfield, Justin Timberlake, Rooney Mara, Brenda Song, Armie Hammer, Josh Pence, Max Minghella, Rashida Jones, and Denise Grayson. Everyone did really well with their roles, but Eisenberg and Garfield were just flawless with their performances.
Based on the book, Accidental Billionaires by Ben Mezrich, and inspired by a true story, the movie is about prodigy Mark Zuckerberg (Eisenberg) and how a one night revenge scheme against his former girlfriend eventually leads him to creating the most influential website in history. He is soon joined by his best friend Eduardo Saverin (Garfield) in this quest to make the perfect social networking website to virtually connect people with one another. Yet problems arise when Zuckerberg is accused of stealing the idea from the Winklevoss twins, who claimed to have thought of it first. Things then take an even darker turn as Napster founder Sean Parker (Timberlake) persuades Zuckerberg to make as much money as he can through Facebook, no matter what course of action is taken.
I personally find The Social Network to be the best film of the year, tied with Toy Story 3. Though, my only complaint about the film was that the ending was abrupt, but made up for it by giving a good sense of closure to the story. Regardless of whether or not you are a Facebook user, chances are you will love this movie for the story it tells and the interesting characters it presents. In fact, I predict this movie will receive at least several Academy Award nominations, including Best Director and Best Picture.
10/10
