The Social Network
by Cheeto
Posted on 19 July 2021
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The Social Network is a 2010 American biographical drama film directed by David Fincher and written by Aaron Sorkin. Adapted from Ben Mezrich’s 2009 book The Accidental Billionaires, it portrays the founding of social networking website Facebook and the resulting lawsuits. It stars Jesse Eisenberg as founder Mark Zuckerberg, along with Andrew Garfield as Eduardo Saverin, Justin Timberlake as Sean Parker, Armie Hammer as Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, and Max Minghella as Divya Narendra. Neither Zuckerberg nor any other Facebook staff were involved with the project, although Saverin was a consultant for Mezrich’s book.
David Fincher is one of my favourite directors of all time, I love most of his films. This is a film that I put off watching for many years, mostly due to my dislike of Jesse Eisenberg. But as I have come to learn, you shouldn’t let your disdain of a particular actor, director etc. put you off from watching a film.
Firstly, I think that the story of Mark Zuckerberg, and how he founded FaceBook is really interesting. Pair this with the fact that it hasn’t really been shown on the big screen before. I think that David Fincher captures the events of it all perfectly, he really does take us through the thrills and the emotions, and it is well structured. Speaking of structure, I love the way the film transfers back and forth from the main story, and the scenes showing the suing process between the two main characters.
I think the characters are smartly written, in a way in which, even though Mark Zuckerberg is the main character, he is sort of a jack-ass, but as the viewer, we still have to kind of side with him and his decisions. I love the stakes in this film, it really does put you on the edge of your seat, and it does make for a fascinating watch.
There’s only a few things I dislike about this film; for one, it don’t think it flows as well as it could. It seems like the film is a bit all over the place, some scenes drag a bit, while others seem to take next to no time. This isn’t David Fincher’s fault, as I know he needed to get the whole story out, it just puts a bit of a dent in the film for me personally.
Other than that, this film makes for a great watch. It’s thrilling and it perfectly tells the story of Mark Zuckerberg and how he founded FaceBook.
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