If you are an avid Facebook user, after seeing this movie you will probably find using the popular social networking site a little strange. "The Social Network" is the story of the founding of Facebook and the man (boy? he was like 23 when it happened) behind it all, Mark Zuckerberg, most recent recipient of Time's Person of the Year Award (no, I didn't get paid to throw that plug in there, would have been nice though).
The story behind the founding of Facebook was anything but a hunky-dory affair, much, I assume, like many big business ventures. Indeed, the movie uses the two separate lawsuits that Zuckerberg faced as a backdrop for the film, you will know what I mean when you see it. That being said, it is most-definitely one worthy of a movie. For the full two-hours of this movie my attention was firmly held by the storyline. This movie would have been good if the story were complete fiction, so the added element of being true as well as involving something that would go on to become a household term around the globe, definitely made "The Social Network" an engrossing film. The only actors I knew before watching the movie were Jesse Eisenberg, who plays Zuckerberg and Justin Timberlake. I am not sure how Zuckerberg is in real-life, but the intention in the movie was to portray him as a pretentious asshole with horrible social skills, and Eisenberg nailed it. Actually, if you were to ask me who I thought could play that kind of role, I would say Eisenberg. Definitely the poor social skills bit (have you seen "The Hunting Party"?) I actually really liked Timberlake in his role as Sean Parker, founder of Napster, as well. Again, I don't know what Parker acts like in actuality, but I liked his portrayal in the film, and I liked the way Timberlake did it.
I have been on a roll lately. All the movies I have seen as of recent have all been good, and "The Social Network" is no exception. I was surprised to see it get an Oscar nomination for Best Film, but I could see where it would earn the merit. I doubt it will win the award, but for a film on a contemporary phenomenon, "The Social Network" does a very good job.
Verdict: See it. Grade: A
If you liked this movie you might also like: leaving statuses, commenting on statuses, "liking" statuses. and writing "HAPPY B-DAY BRO!" on your buddy's wall.
The story behind the founding of Facebook was anything but a hunky-dory affair, much, I assume, like many big business ventures. Indeed, the movie uses the two separate lawsuits that Zuckerberg faced as a backdrop for the film, you will know what I mean when you see it. That being said, it is most-definitely one worthy of a movie. For the full two-hours of this movie my attention was firmly held by the storyline. This movie would have been good if the story were complete fiction, so the added element of being true as well as involving something that would go on to become a household term around the globe, definitely made "The Social Network" an engrossing film. The only actors I knew before watching the movie were Jesse Eisenberg, who plays Zuckerberg and Justin Timberlake. I am not sure how Zuckerberg is in real-life, but the intention in the movie was to portray him as a pretentious asshole with horrible social skills, and Eisenberg nailed it. Actually, if you were to ask me who I thought could play that kind of role, I would say Eisenberg. Definitely the poor social skills bit (have you seen "The Hunting Party"?) I actually really liked Timberlake in his role as Sean Parker, founder of Napster, as well. Again, I don't know what Parker acts like in actuality, but I liked his portrayal in the film, and I liked the way Timberlake did it.
I have been on a roll lately. All the movies I have seen as of recent have all been good, and "The Social Network" is no exception. I was surprised to see it get an Oscar nomination for Best Film, but I could see where it would earn the merit. I doubt it will win the award, but for a film on a contemporary phenomenon, "The Social Network" does a very good job.
Verdict: See it. Grade: A
If you liked this movie you might also like: leaving statuses, commenting on statuses, "liking" statuses. and writing "HAPPY B-DAY BRO!" on your buddy's wall.
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