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Starring: Andrew Garfield, Dustin Fitzsimons, Calvin Dean, Max Minghella, Jesse Eisenberg, Joseph Mazzello, Brenda Song
Director(s): David Fincher
Available Quality: Hi Def
Country: USA
Year: 2010
Available Quality: DVD, Hi Def, iPod, Hi Def, Hi Def
IMDB Rating: 8 out of 10 (185265 votes)
On a fall night in 2003, Harvard undergrad and computer programming genius Mark Zuckerberg sits down at his computer and heatedly begins working on a new idea. In a fury of blogging and programming, what begins in his dorm room soon becomes a global social network and a revolution in communication. A mere six years and 500 million friends later, Mark Zuckerberg is the youngest billionaire in history... but for this entrepreneur, success leads to both personal and legal complications.TWO HD 720p PC, Mac, PS3 and XBOX 360 COMPATIBLE
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Visitors Review
RyaZacShu (23 May 2012)
A Destined Classic
When I had first heard of a project in the works which would cover thefounding of Facebook, I was both slightly amused and annoyed. How couldHollywood allow such a movie to be made that tells such anuninteresting story about one of the biggest social networking sites ofthis decade? However, after seeing Fincher, director of a number ofgreat movies including Fight Club and Seven, being named as it'sdirector and Aaron Sorkin, writer of the West Wing, is assigned towrite a screenplay based off the book The Accidental Billionaires, Iwas somewhat intrigued due to my respect of both of those individuals.And even after seeing the spectacular and alluring trailer whichfeatured a beautiful rendition of the Radiohead's song Creep, this filmwas suddenly on my fall must-sees. After my first viewing, I wascalling this the film of the year, and after more viewings, this filmhas become one of my personal favorites.I believe that you can capture a film's mood and essence just in thefirst scene. So I'll start my review there. We are thrown into aconversation between two college students: Erica Albright and oursupposed protagonist Mark Zuckerberg. Just by this conversation, I ampresented with everything that is going to occur later on in the film:Acapella groups, rowing crew, a break-up, and a condescending, assholegenius that is set on joining a Final club just for achievingnotoriety. Just by this conservation, I am introduced to the quick andinsightful dialog that will follow throughout he rest of the film,along with the breakout performances from both Jesse Eisenberg and evenRooney Mara (who steals the only three scenes she's in). With thisscene, I realize that this film is not about Facebook at all, but afilm about how people in the modern world communicate and how money andgreed can lead to betrayal and the spoiling of a friendship or businesspartnership.As I said before, there is a break-up. Erica Albright (Rooney Mara),once realizing that her boyfriend, the computer genius Mark Zuckerberg(Jesse Eisenberg), is a jerk, dumps him in a hazy bar, leaving himmortified. So Mark gets revenge in the only way America knows how to donow: by trashing her on the Internet! After this, Mark, with help fromhis fellow programmers, decides to create a site that compares girls atHarvard based on their hotness. This causes Harvard's server to crashin a night, attracting the attention of two future Olympians, Tyler andCameron (both played by Armie Hammer) and their friend Divya Narendra(Max Minghella). Hence, they present Mark with an idea of a dating sitein which girls are able to interact with Harvard guys, hoping that hewill code it. Instead he takes this idea and comes up with a betterone: a social networking site among college students that closelyresembles Final clubs due to their exclusivity. After leading Nerendraand the Winklevoss twins on while he launches his site, he goes to hisbest friend, Eduardo Saverin, for some start up money in exchange for aguaranteed business partnership. But the story is told in nonlinearfashion, jumping between the Winklevoss law suit AND the law suit fromMark's former best friend Eduardo to Mark's rise to power through thecreation of Facebook through a series of flashbacks and flash forwards.We are then left to wonder the origins of such law suits through whatwe are presented.As mentioned before, the dialog and screenplay is perfect,award-winning stuff. Each scene carries some sort of significance,while each line serves some sort of purpose and insight. Sorkin reallydid a great job by tackling a somewhat questionable subject matter andturning it into a profound sense of writing. My hat first goes off tohim. Secondly, I have to recognize the brilliance displayed by Fincherhere for his use of camera-work. First and foremost, the lighting is avisual treat for me, perfectly capturing the cold darkness of a chillyOctober or the haziness of a college bar in the opening scene. Also, Ihave to mention the editing, which keeps the interest on screen withnumerous shots, some even adding a sense of humor to the film which wasunexpected for me, with the canoe race being a notable scene. ButFincher also played a hand in the acting, since this film is filledwith young stars. Eisenberg has shifted from the whole MichaelCera-like comic nerd persona evident in Zombieland to a seriousdramatic actor. Justin Timberlake, who portrays Napster founder SeanParker, may be an even bigger surprise with his indulgent, but paranoidplayboy. Andrew Garfield is also strong, along with other supportingacts like the amusing Armie Hammer and the scene-stealing Rooney Mara,which I now see why Fincher cast her for The Girl with the DragonTattoo. Also, the score, by Nine Inch Nails Trent Reznor andAtticusRoss, is perfect for this film. Dark and eerie, and memorableduring the opening credits with it's screeching violins and soft pianokeys.With all these thoughts in mind, I think that this film is a destinedclassic because it functions on all these levels so well. Aftermultiple viewings, this film has become one of my favorites and willhopefully endure the difficult test of time.
(22 May 2012)
Excellent film-making.
I personally wanted to see this movie not because of the subject matter, but because of the cast and crew behind it. When I heard Aaron Sorkin, esteemed writer of The West Wing, was going to be writing this, I was so excited. And Kevin Spacey as a producer? Count me in. At the time Jesse Eisenberg was in the back of my mind. I'd seen him in Adventureland and Zombieland, and thought he was hilarious, but that was it. He never struck me as a "serious" actor. It wasn't until shortly before the release of The Social Network that I realized he'd been in several serious films, and was extremely talented. Needless to say, he blew me away with his portrayal of a seriously flawed genius in this film. I didn't even know who Andrew Garfield or Armie Hammer were. I love it when unknown actors shine in films like this.Sorkin's script was phenomenal just as I knew it would be, and the acting was top notch - I was even impressed with Timberlake's cheeky portrayal of Sean Parker. The pacing and timing was impeccable. David Fincher certainly deserved his Golden Globe.Overall, if you're looking for a movie to really enjoy through and through, watch The Social Network. It's alternately hilarious, tragic, introspective, clever, and frustrating. Fantastic.
(20 May 2012)
MINT
This review is from: The Social Network (Two-Disc Collector's Edition) (DVD) Awesome movie, awesome collector's edition. The "How did they ever make a movie of Facebook?" documentary is awesome too! It's on the second disc, check it out! Fincher should've won best director for this one hands down.
(20 May 2012)
Ironic Biopic of a Social Outcast Capturing the Zeitgeist of Online Social Connection
This propulsive 2010 film is probably the most conspicuous case of product placement in recent Hollywood memory. Director David Fincher and screenwriter Aaron Sorkin prove to be a particularly effective team in bringing to vivid life the somewhat trite story of the betrayal behind a Web site that reshaped the chore of networking into the zeitgeist of the online community reaching 500 million participants. The irony is that the movie is not really about the Facebook phenomenon itself but its opaque creator, nineteen-year-old Mark Zuckerberg, a socially impervious Harvard-based hacker extraordinaire whom the creators would have you believe developed Facebook as a way to get back at the girl who dumped him and the elitists who rejected him. However, Sorkin is far too shrewd to turn this into a simple revenge story. Instead, he uses these factors as catalysts in his inspiration to ignite the basic need we have to judge other people in the safe haven of a site populated by people who are otherwise socially disconnected.The story's framing device centers around the detailed depositions given in two concurrent lawsuits against Zuckerberg - one filed by Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, identical twins and star members of Harvard's rowing team, along with their business partner Divya Narendra, and the other filed by Eduardo Saverin, Zuckerberg's former best friend. The Winklevoss twins filed a suit claiming they originated the idea for Facebook when Zuckerberg agreed to help them build a Harvard-only community site. The second suit cuts deeper in that Saverin, a Facebook co-founder, finds his ownership in the company cut from a third to one-tenth of one percent. The decision is not without merit since Saverin's singular determination in eliciting advertisers to the site did nothing to help the site gain popularity. At the same time, it reflected Zuckerberg's socially inert nature - whether true or not - showing he is incapable of maintaining a deep friendship not out of malice or greed but because he has the unrelenting fortitude to recognize he has a better idea to code and implement despite the personal consequences. It's a fascinating conundrum that requires Fincher's emotionally precise direction to make it work effectively.In a tough role, Jesse Eisenberg (Adventureland) plays Zuckerberg close to the vest by showing sparks of humanity with measured acuity. It's a well-observed performance that relies on keeping a clear distance from the viewer. Justin Timberlake does well in the showy supporting role of Napster co-founder Sean Parker, a savvy, paranoid poseur whose bona fide sleaziness provides the impetus Facebook needs to turn it into a global phenomenon. However, it's Andrew Garfield who gives the movie the little heart it has as Saverin simply because we feel his devastation in missing a once-in-anyone's-lifetime opportunity by trusting a friend whom he thought had his back. There are sharp, near-cameo turns by Douglas Urbanski as Harvard president Larry Summers, contemptuously arrogant in his dismissal of the Winklevoss' plea for support in their case against Zuckerberg; Rooney Mara who makes her character's numbing rejection of Zuckerberg palpable; and Rashida Jones (I Love You, Man) as a junior defense attorney who provides Zuckerberg the only honest summation of his legal chances to win. Fincher has made an intentionally cool, often detached film, compounded by a jarring Trent Reznor/Atticus Ross score, but the hope of making a real, honest connection always seem to be within reach.
Vikas Rawat (18 May 2012)
Even if you're not on Facebook, watch it. If you are, you anyways will.
Now there have been many movies in the past that have shown the backstory of a famous phenomenon that affected an entire generation, andarguably Facebook is that phenomenon of this generation. But what sets'The Social Network' apart is its complete indifference to the way itportrays the character of Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of Facebook. Bynot giving clear reasons for his sort-of villainous actions, the filmleaves it to the viewer to decide and even as the end credits roll,even much after that actually, you are left with a seeming doubt inmind - Hero or Villain? For the movie seems to be trying hard toconvince the viewer that Mark is both. The other major characters ofMark's only friend Edourdo(Andrew Garfield) and the Napster founderSean Parker(Justin Timberlake) are written with clear cut white anddark shades respectively.The story behind Facebook, as with all great things, is actually prettyelemental. A break-up sets off a turn of events in the life of youngMark(Jesse Eisenberg), as he sets about creating what would become theworld's most famous social networking site. As the story proceeds, withflashbacks and current happenings, we discover the various betrayalsand events that shaped Facebook as we know it(including how the 'The'got knocked off from Facebook.com) and what would have been a prettyaverage story is super enhanced by crackling,on-your-face dialoguesthat take time for you to register, as the film is littered with justso many of them. Not only that, but the fine, restrained performancesby all the actors adds a depth to the movie that makes it veryrealistic. The movie may not appeal to some sections of the audiencesimple because the movie's progress is strictly verbal and there isnothing else to support the movie except for the dialogues and theacting. The music is the one other factor that adds onto all that isgood in the movie.The one sore point is the some-what abrupt ending, which shows Markusing his own creation to re-connect with the very 1st person he hurtsin the movie. But overall 'The Social Network' leaves a lasting impactwith its sharpness and is a very engaging film thanks to the writingdepartment. I'd give it a 4/5.Even if you're not on Facebook, watch it. If you are, you anyways will.
srinivasane-arav (18 May 2012)
What an a-hole!
OK, ever since the talks began about making a film about the socialnetwork, Facebook, my expectations weren't really high. First i waslike meh, a film about Facebook? Is Hollywood running out of ideas?Then it was announced Fincher was going it make it and my hopes wentreally high and until the film got released i didn't even think aboutit much. Once it came in, it got rave reviews and it was universallyacclaimed i told myself i was going to watch this one. Finally I got achance to watch it only yesterday and i should say i went in with areally open mind(I really didn't want the reviews i read to have anyinfluence on my opinion about the film). Coming to the film, this is one of those rare ones where you are onlymoments into it and you already know it is going to be awesome. Thewhole film is basically a courtroom drama that is beautifully plottedwith flashback scenes. It starts with a flashback scene where Markbreaks up with Erica and thats where the intricate character study ofthe creator of Facebook starts. In this scene, Mark who just got aperfect SAT score patronizes his girlfriend(and does much more worsethings) saying how intelligent he is and how she could go places if shewere more supportive. It was like a mini class war only between twopeople in a different IQ range, and not really about money. And thatscene was just about the kick start for the viewers to anticipate howfar this Harvard undergrad will go to get fame and recognition(and boydid he go far?!). The film is a must for essentially everyone who is totally into theFacebook phenomenon. Not one day goes(a few hours for that matter)without us logging into Facebook and checking friends' status updates,making our own, pictures of kitties and so on. And what this film doesis, it gives us a glimpse of how this all came into existence. If itweren't for the jerk who did what he did, we wouldn't be able to'facebook' with our friends. The film is not just about Mark, it is also about the people he desertson his way to success(a really lonely one). Every character has beenetched really finely, from Eduardo to the Winklevosses to the Sapsterguy, Sean. That said, one must not forget the script by Sorkin. If it weren't forhim and Fincher the film would have been half as good with theseemingly trivial story. The dialogs are very powerful and theunusually fast delivery of them actually adds to the mood(that we areamong a bunch of nerds with ultra high IQ). The final scene where the junior lawyer tells Mark that the jury maynot be in his favor stating certain reasons such as his 'likability',it is a particularly important one in the film. That reveals some ofthe deplorable thing that Mark did(like, when she asks him why hewasn't there at Sean's party) that otherwise would have goneunrevealed. That totally was a punch in the face telling how far hecould go(really!).This film is a very sad one about what has made our generation and howselfish, deplorable monsters have gone on to become models for aspiringentrepreneurs and such. We live in a very strange epoch where there isabsolutely no moral code. Though i am fully aware that some incidentsin the film were added to actually dramatize the film and the wholefilm is not to be faithfully taken as what actually happened, even asmall part of it to have happened would be too awful to be true!
cultfilmfan (14 May 2012)
The Social Network
The Social Network is based on the book The Accidental Billionaires byBen Mezrich and follows Harvard student Mark Zuckerberg as he createswhat is now one of the most visited websites and forms of socialnetworking ever entitled Facebook.The film shows the socially awkwardand acid tongued Mark Zuckerberg as he creates the website and aftertime he keeps getting more and more members signing up and joining itand after it becomes a big success that is when the different lawsuitscome out. I am not a particularly really tech friendly person. I knowhow to use parts of a computer and the internet, but if you were to askme to build a website from scratch, design anything, or anything to dowith coding I am completely lost. The Social Network does talk abouthow they create the site and some big technical words may come yourway, but it is not the whole film and doesn't leave those who areunfamiliar with it confused and not able to get into what is going onin the film. There is so much I absolutely loved and adored about TheSocial Network that I will try and remember it all and get it into thisreview. First off the direction is great. Yes this is a Hollywood bigbudget movie, but it does not feel like one. Because the film itself ispretty dark the atmosphere and mood set by the director is more low keyand has a haunting and at times macabre look to it that suits the goingon happenings of the characters around. When, I talk about this I donot mean to say that The Social Network is a horror film, but insteadthat in other ways it is disturbing and very dark and the dim lightingand use of what I guess would be fluorescent lights to give some scenesa haunting glow, I thought was pulled off perfectly and set the tonefor the film really well. The script to the film is amazing for severalreasons. It takes a true life story that in the hands of anotherdirector, or script writer could have become a fairly unoriginalbiopic, but instead it breathes life and there is so much energy here.The characters, or at least a lot of them in the film have very richvocabularies and they tend to talk very fast, but just listening tosome of these conversations is fascinating because of the quick wit ofsome of the characters and what they say as well as some of theawkwardness around it as well because a lot of these characters havevery poor social skills (is that why they created a social networkingsite?). The script which goes back and forth from the characters atschool to talking with the lawyers during the lawsuit is all absolutelyfascinating and with the quick jump cut editing it feels fresh, aliveand something that we do not see all that often. The acting from JesseEisenberg who plays Mark Zuckerberg is a brilliant performance becauseof his smug arrogance as well as his sharp wit and acid tongued speechto his social awkwardness. It's all here in this performance and it'sgreat. At the same time all of the supporting characters do a great jobas well. The Social Network not only looks at the creation of one ofthe biggest and most profitable websites of all time, but also showsthe decline of today's youth. The teenagers and young adults that areportrayed in the film all have huge egos and are really egocentric,narcissistic and nihilistic. They care for themselves and themselvesonly and in some ways will do whatever it takes to succeed. In it's ownway, perhaps the creation of Facebook has led to some of this. Insteadof talking to a friend, or family member on the phone, you now all doit on Facebook and you lose that sense of personal touch and therelationship to the person. The conversations one has on the internetor cell phones is a lot different than it used to be and illiteracy andbad grammar and English skills are on the rise and is some of thesesites to blame? The film also looks at these dangerously empty lives ofthese young adults who try and fill in what is missing with drugs,alcohol, sex and money, but we see that they are never really happy andcontinue to lead an empty existence. The film is a brilliant characterstudy in that way. I found myself loving The Social Network from closeto the beginning right up to the end and the film lingered with me. Ithought about it and what I would tell others and say in this reviewabout it. The film is powerfully and masterfully made with an enormousamount of talent behind it. Mark my words in years and decades from nowThe Social Network will still be watched and talked about by a lot ofpeople and will go down in history as one of the best films of alltime. The way it captures the mood and feel of today's youth isbrilliant and is a real eye opener while being tremendouslyentertaining at the same time. This is one of the best films I haveseen in quite awhile and I think it is safe to say also that it is oneof the best films I have ever seen.
oishiineko (13 May 2012)
I like this Geekish elements in the film
Now that Facebook has grown to have 500 million active users. The movieis about the founder, Mark Zuckerberg, who has a genius idea to createan innovative Facebook, and a human drama from its start-up to currentglory. As you can watch several conversations of Mark Zuckerberg onYouTube and somewhere, you may doubt that the portrait of him in thisfilm is a bit exaggerated toward "nerd". There is undeniable sense thatso-called a genius hacker is top-drawer in mathematics or programmingskills but has no skill on communication, and the guy who run theworld's biggest social network site has simply less social networkingskill.Geekish elements are spreading out such as unix commands, recruit in ahacking competition, or Sendmail book is put up in untidy heaps. Forthose people who know something, they would like the pieces of scene aswell. What Napstar was involved in the start-up was surprising. I justwonder genius gather genius.I personally wish this "the Social Network" will be created much later,like the time when Facebook is getting to fade and competitors aretrying to eat Facebook within the social network industry then themovie about facebook will be released. A theme is about "glory andfading".
(09 May 2012)
Streaming online near you
So many unexpected things went right with Social Network. First and foremost, Jesse Eisenberg plays someone that is supposed to be irritating and unlikeable, and as such, is perfectly cast. Aaron Sorkin's often pretentious and over-written dialogue only shows its ugly head at the very beginning, when Eisenberg's Zuckerberg must make us hate him in a very small amount of time. David Fincher manages to force this talking heads subject into something not only cinematic, but strangely suspenseful. Few docu-dramas nail it so precisely, while also subtly bashing its own subject. Even the good guys in Social Network are pathetic and greedy, and as a film that seems to comment on these rich kids fighting over billions from the creation of the most superficial method of modern communication, it is sublime. Meaning alone can't carry it all the way to perfection though. The films is told in a `now and then' flashback fashion to keep its not none too interesting subject emotionally charged, but does lend a sort of superficiality to the experience, again, which is probably appropriate. Nonetheless, while entertaining and good for after movie conversation, this film won't be a topic for long, and is destined for an early demise on DVD.
NolanFincherBoyle (09 May 2012)
The Social Network is not all you think it to be
On October 28, 2003, at approximately 8:13 P.M, Mark Zuckenberg, a thenstudent enrolled at Harvard Universe, then drunk and angered from anargument from his former girlfriend, Erica Albright, launched out avery derogative and hateful blog on Livejournal depicting her to beingnothing more than "just a pretty face".Who would have known that one little offensive blog post that only sentZuckenberg to a 6 month (then shortened) probation of "academicactivities" and from crashing the Harvard servers due to a survey ofwho was the hotter girl on campus could have lead him to almost 7years, 500 million users, billions of dollars, and the ultimateAmerican dream of running the biggest social networking site? Let me say this right from the start: this is in my eyes the best filmof the year (yes, even better then "Inception"). No, it's not the"Citizen's Kane" or "the film of the decade" that almost every criticseems to hype it up to be, but I must say: it's the best acted,written, and overall enjoyable film that I've seen in these last eightmonths by far. It combines something that I haven't really seen thisentire year: creativity with a pure sense of norm. What I mean is thatthis film is creative in a sense of storytelling while remaining onething we all in a film: for it to be not only watchable, but to beentertaining and "out of the box". "The Social Network" does this, andalmost flawlessly in that sense.Mark Zuckenberg is a very interesting character to say the least, notknowing what he's up to or thinking off. And it's all thanks to thebrilliant performance by an actor that I even considered a "MichaelCera wanna-bee": Jessie Eisenberg (Zombieland, Adventureland). The wayhe portrays Zuckenberg as this intellectual mind with such knowledge ofhow to run a company, yet he can't run a personal relationship or keephis friends together was so interesting to watch. Every scene he sitsin just gives off a very professional vive for such a young actor.Eisenberg is so worthy of an Oscar that I'm even going to proclaim thathe's provided, to me at least, one of the most interesting charactersin years to follow on screen. Especially scenes with him and MarylinDelpy, played by Rashida Jones, he really shines the best. Even inthose scenes, he admits that he didn't want to do anything wrong tohurt those around him. He just what he felt was right, and thatFacebook took from his "social life" and instead made the "socialnetwork" his new reality. Eisenberg shines in those scenes the best, assomeone so flawed in personality but so flawless in mind. It's a tragicperformance that, really, I won't ever forget.And that's not all for the acting case: not at all. You also have twoaward-worthy acting breakthroughs for one newcomer, Andrew Garfield asEduardo Saverin, Mark's long time friend and roommate, and JustinTimberlake as the very controversial Napster creator, Sean Parker. Yes,I just said Justin Timberlake, former NSYNC pop star and musicsuperstar, gave a great performance away from his singing and insteadin front of a movie camera. No matter who you talk about, both Garfieldand Timberlake, deliver such knockout jobs that I have to commend themwith not only the script that they were handed (I will talk about thescript more bellow), but how much they really got into character.Fincher's directing and Sorkin's amazing script translates so well tothe screen, its almost unmisable as to why you can't seem to hate MarkZuckenberg.And going back to Zuckenberg: it's more about the genius side of himthat is the ultimate flaw in his master plan to get everything right:he can't compute in real life. A prime example of this is in the courtroom scenes, both being a self-centered know-it-all and aunderprivileged snob that thinks he knows it all, while the only thingprotecting him from losing everything is some faulty evidence and agood lawyer. Even with the first scene in the film (destined to be aclassic in the dialogue department) between Eisenberg and Rooney Mara,its heavily shown that Zuckenberg doesn't live in the real world, buthis own world.In conclusion: For one of the very first time watching a film, I wasmore impressed with the script then the actual film itself. For such afilm to come along, and not only surprise me to how amazing it was, itwas just captivating to finally see Fincher return to the screen onceagain and bring another great film under his belt. His direction,Sorkin's script, and all three leads will get awards come Oscar time.This is the film of the year, and even though it pains me to say that Ithought "Inception" was more mind blowing, this was the overall betterfilm. From a drunken outrage over something minor, Mark Zuckenbergbecame the youngest billionaire in the world. And we have him to thankfor changing how the world communicates with one another, no matterwhere on this earth. But to horror of Zuckenberg's world, he lost hisown personal life and friends. Even with the lawsuits, the suing, andthe final total in terms of who owns what, Zuckenberg will never getover he lost both Saverin and Parker as friends and business partners.I will continue to use it as well, but somewhat changes in one stance:trusting Zuckenberg as a person "you can be glad to have as a friend"is no longer the case. Even in the final scene tells how you can haveeverything and still have nothing. Even with the line that RashidaJones provides before the credits role: "You're not a @$$hole, Mark,you just try so hard to be one.10/10
(06 May 2012)
elusive, socially inept strikes gold
i was excited to see this film based on all the buzzzzzzzzzzzz about it. I have to say I found the whole thing disturbing. Greed, greed and more greed. I was not riveted by the mush of whiny people whining about how they deserve more of the bucks than the other. Iwould even go on to say i do not even want to use facebook anymoreafter seeing this flick
bobt145 (05 May 2012)
Anti-social networking
David Fincher does a marvelous job of telling a complicated tale,pulling us in and riveting our attention. he has a history of that.It is curious that so-called "social" networking began in such ananti-social stew of class distinction, intellectual arrogance andsophomoric personal viewpoints.Jesse Eisenberg is excellent as the creator of Facebook. However, theamazing role in the film is that of the elitist Winklevoss twins. Idon't like to read too much about a movie before I dive into theaudience, so I had no clue that one actor, Armie Hammer, played bothroles.Seen side-by-side in numerous scenes, there was even a thought in theback of my mind that the twins were close, but not really close enough.What a performance. A supporting Oscar nomination will hopefullyfollow.Distractions: the glamorization of the party scene at Harvard--I havemy doubts. Perhaps it was just a way of emphasizing the fantasy thatthe computer guys were hoping to obtain? ...and the abrupt ending.It was almost as if a studio exec had said, well, not bad, but we'relooking for a two-hour run time. And so...slice, stop, rolling creditexplanation as to outcomes. A more natural ending would have beenappreciated.But the anti-social nature of the networking is laid out brilliantly,through the Mason of the Harvard undergrads, to the coed user-consumerwannabes, to the don't care attitude of the Dean, to the use anddiscard context of many of the relationships.In the context of the suicide death of a Rutgers undergrad a few weeksago after social network bullying, this film accurately tells of ourtimes and directly questions its values.
(04 May 2012)
Excellent Product
This review is from: The Social Network (Two-Disc Collector's Edition) (DVD) I ordered this product and must say that I received in a very timely fashion. The product is just as advertised, and had a very good price. I would order from this seller again.
Jackson Booth-Millard (04 May 2012)
The Social Network
Being a member of Facebook myself, it was right that I should see thefilm about the creation of it, from Oscar winning writer Aaron Sorkin(The West Wing) and Golden Globe winning, and Oscar and BAFTA nominateddirector David Fincher (Se7en, Fight Club, The Curious Case of BenjaminButton). Basically on an Autumn night in 2003, nineteen year oldHarvard student and computer genius Mark Zuckerberg (Zombieland'sOscar, BAFTA and Golden Globe nominated Jesse Eisenberg) spends most ofhis time in the virtual world. He invented a little website in hisschool called "Facemash" where people are given a choice of two facesto vote which of the two is the hottest, and this rapidly has thousandsof hits. The school authorities have a word with Mark about it, but hishigh hitting website gets the attention of Silicon Valley's Winklevosstwins Tyler and Cameron (both Armie Hammer) who want his help increating a new big website. Mark is initially up for the idea, but thismeeting with the twins only fuels his ideas for his own big website, asocial networking website for the school called "The Facebook" to makefriends, add personal information (including relationship status),exchange messages, spread your opinions and much more. With the fundingof Eduardo Saverin (BAFTA and Golden Globe nominated Andrew Garfield,who I knew was replacing Tobey Maguire as Spider-Man), the website isofficially put online in 2004, and very quickly it becomes a bigtalking point in the school. With the high hits Mark and Eduardo decideto pass the website to a few other schools, and the attention increasesmore than anyone would have thought, even getting the attention ofNapster founder Sean Parker (Justin Timberlake). Sean is offering tomake "The Facebook", shortened to "Facebook" even bigger, turning itinto an official worldwide social network earning not just profiles,but big money. Of course the financial success of Facebook has aproblem in the form of the Winklevoss twins, who are campaigning withthe law against Mark, claiming that he stole their idea, with emailsand phone calls as evidence. Eduardo also filed a lawsuit for reducinghis share int he company, in the end, Eduardo does get a goodsettlement and the credit he deserves as co-creator of Facebook, andthe twins didn't get what they want. Also starring Joseph Mazzello asDustin Moskovitz, Rooney Mara as Erica Albright, Rashida Jones asMarylin Delpy, Brenda Song as Christy Lee, Max Minghella as DivyaNarendra, Patrick Mapel as Chris Hughes and John Getz as Sy. Since thecreation in 2003 and official launch in 2004, Mark Zuckerberg hasbecome the youngest billionaire in history, and deservedly so, it isnice to be seeing a film about really recent and global news. Eisenbergplays the young Zuckerberg really well, the supporting cast do prettywell, I may not have fully enjoyed the legality stuff, I just enjoyedseeing Facebook forming all it's components, so even though it is atiny bit overrated for me, it is a most watchable biographical drama.It won the Oscars for Best Editing, Best Music for Trent Reznor andAtticus Ross and Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material PreviouslyProduced or Published, it was nominated for Best Motion Picture of theYear, Best Cinematography and Best Sound Mixing, it won the BAFTAs forBest Editing and Best Adapted Screenplay, and it was nominated for BestFilm, and it won the Golden Globes for Best Motion Picture - Drama,Best Original Score and Best Screenplay - Motion Picture. Very good!
brocksilvey (04 May 2012)
Seems Like Most People Are More Interested in Using Facebook Than Seeing Movies About It
Though I think "The Social Network" is a blisteringly good film, I cansee why it seems to have landed with a thud with audiences. I'mfascinated by David Fincher's filmmaking when he's at his best (thisfilm, "Zodiac"), but it wouldn't surprise me to find that others thinkhis style is cold and clinical. He's obsessed with facts and details,and though "The Social Network" doesn't stint on things likecharacterizations and thematic richness, it's just as full of tinydetails about computer code, business deals and legalese.Jesse Eisenberg is perfectly cast as Mark Zuckerberg, at least asZuckerberg is portrayed in this film. Eisenberg is an inherentlyunlikable actor, in that condescending way common to pompous techiesand bookish intellectuals. He's surrounded by a terrific cast, mostnotably Andrew Garfield, who plays his best friend and business partnerand who later becomes one of his chief enemies when the beast that isFacebook is unleashed on the world. Fincher is a pro at building moodand atmosphere (I can't think of a more atmospheric film than"Zodiac"), and most of "The Social Network" is infused with a sense ofimpending doom that would feel incongruous in the context of somethingas trivial as social networking if social networking had not become aforce so strong as to change the entire profile (pun intended) of ourculture.Grade: A
Peter Hayes (03 May 2012)
All films written by lawyers are really about lawyers.
A bright social misfit (Mark Zuckerberg) becomes a billionaire bycoming up with a new and radical way of communicating with friends andcolleges through the internet. But was he the complete and totalauthor?Before I even saw this film I congratulated David Fincher and hisproduction team for even touching this theme. So recent a piece ofsocial history. The protagonist has the deepest pockets imaginable - sothe film is clearly guided by lawyers and legal advice. The usualflashback he said/she said bomb-proof air-raid shelter. Mostly based oncourt deposition.(Not only was the film virtually written by lawyers they featureon-screen more than they need to. Loyalty-free parasites - all ofthem!)I don't think many people will want to see this product twice and overtime the (high) IMDb rating will shrink. Why? Because the soup is toothin. We know he did it - what we may not know is how he did it. Oncethis is learnt (in the broadest who-do-you-believe strokes) then thereis not a lot to return to.Credit Jessie Eisenberg for playing a slightly autistic virgin lonerwho clings to the wall at parties, but clearly untrue. He not only hada girlfriend before his life went bang, but he is still with her today.Movie convention dictates that all programmers are geeky socialmisfits, usually wearing glasses held together with sticking plaster.(They stopped short of this here - but cliché is not avoided.)Programming is a slow business. Like working in treacle. To show hisskill he hammers away like a speed typist. But most of programming isdebugging. He never got it right first time. Although, to be fair, onlyprogrammers know this and the audience has no interest in suchnuts-and-bolts.Quality acting by lead Eisenberg and especially good support fromJustin Timberlake (as theft-is-good Napster "founder" Sean Parker) whoreally is quite adept at playing flash character roles. Lost a lot ofweight to make himself look younger.The movie contradicts itself is when it claims that Zuckerberg has noreal interest in money. Especially when most of his actions show thathe wants to cut the cake more-and-more in his favour and, earlier,makes himself scarce rather than having to lie. Cowards lying. LikeBill Gates (featured in cameo) I don't envy him because he is not cooland in reality money (above a certain level) cannot improve your life.Not unless your only ambition is to build a hospital in the ThirdWorld.Like many I came to this film looking for information and what I gotwas mostly opinion and spin. At worst it clinks and clangs in itsball-and-chain. However I was entertained for a couple of hours andthat is - really - all we should ask of a film.
(30 April 2012)
Not such a revolution after all
While "The Social Network" defines its generation by the birth and worldwide acceptance and use of the overwhelmingly powerful social tool Facebook, this movie about Mark Zuckerberg et. al. creating the new phenomenon is just as much about greed, stupidity and betrayal in business as any other movie about a similar business topic.For those that may have slept through the past decade, Mark Zuckerberg created Facebook from his Harvard dorm room with a few pals, eventually growing it into the biggest online business in history based in San Francisco. The story outlines the intellectual theft he used in creating the product, its vastly popular overnight success with the generation of teen- and 20-something college students, and how he turned his back on his original partner in the project for apparently financial gain, and the lack of personal compromise he was required to make in doing all these deeds. The storyline revolves around a pair of lawsuits and flashbacks to the points in time the lawsuit discussions posit at any given point.Strictly in terms of moviemaking, this is a pretty good effort that seems to have struck the same chord with audiences as Facebook itself. Crowds of all ages continue to flock to theaters to view the Hollywoodized story of Facebook creation and popularity even though the film itself, while worthwhile as a night out, is hardly exemplary in any way aside from its unique story. The acting is nothing special, the script is extremely fast-paced, the scenes of Boston, Los Angeles and San Francisco have all been done better before, and there is hardly a single character in the movie you want to root for. Zuckerberg himself is cast less as a new century zeitgeist agent than a typical antihero from the 1970s, somewhat striding aside Dirty Harry and Death Wish as people achieving popular goals through immoral acts.The morality play was never fleshed out, in part because the history is so immediate and there is no reason to believe anyone's immorality had any deleterious affect. After all, Facebook continues to be a $25 billion property that has made everyone associated with it rich. So how could morality play a role? This is the question unanswered in the film, in my opinion. It appears this is another story about cheats and lowlifes in business whose success transcends personal character and integrity, demonstrating those qualities have no place in American capitalism to the chagrin of popular books about the superior qualities and habits of successful people. In that way, this is just another view of slimy capitalism revisiting the invention of the hoola hoop, cell phone or any other gadget, service or sensation everyone seemingly wants.I've seen better portrayals in cinema and on TV of the machinery of invention, corporate backstabbing, and newness. One that sticks out is HBO's retelling of the true life leveraged buyout of RJR Nabisco Barbarians at the Gate; another, retelling the story of another entrepreneur that marketed something everyone wanted, is Johnny Depp's drug dealer in Blow. Of fictionalized accounts, the original Wall Street and The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit both show more three-dimensional views of invention, corporate life and chicanery. Granted there is only one Facebook but that doesn't make the movie a knockout.
sraweber369 (30 April 2012)
Welcome to Face Book
The Social Network works on so many levels making it one of the best ifnot the best movie of 2010. This movie is about so many things butmostly about Face book and the man who started it. This is DavidFincher best film to date and he is probably on of the finest directorsworking in Hollywood today.The movie is not laid out in linear fashion but told through a seriesof flashbacks. The movie starts with Mark Zuckerberg(Jesse Eisenberg)trying to impress a young woman but comes across as a complete jerk. Hehas a web page Face Match but soon gets in trouble with Harvard's ITdepartment for breaking into their systems. At this point some richstudents with their idea of a social network for Harvard students getsin touch with him and he agrees to help them develop their web page. Hetakes some of their idea and develops his own web page that will becomeFace Book. This will cause friction and a law suit which drives thestory. In the meantime Mark needs cash to develop the software so hegoes to his friend Eduardo Saverin(Andrew Garfield) for some cash andmakes him CFO of the business. Well the site takes off and eventuallyhe meets up with Sean Parker(Justin Timberlake) who in a way helpmentor Mark and help himself along the way. He causes friction betweenMark and Eduardo and the rest is history.This movie is about Face Book but also about relationships, loyalty,hero worship, the viral nature of the internet, and the business ofinternet. All actors give really great performances which makes this amost enjoyable movies Grade A
Glock_Boy (30 April 2012)
I'm not just coming back for 30%, I'm coming back for everything.
OK, so I went into this movie thinking it was going to be some boringand self serving expose on some super-nerd's rise to top of the techbubble. I thought for sure this film would either demonize him, orthem, or everyone. Instead what we got looked like a pretty decent andrealistic account of how this deal went down. No one was demonized  well except for maybe Sean Parker of Napster infamy. Every side wasrepresented fairly via their own perceptions. The dialogue wasfast-paced  sometimes hard to follow. Zuckerberg was played flawlesslywith lightspeed razor sharp quips that left recipients in shock andawe. I went in thinking I would be bored out of my mind. I leftcompletely satisfied that I had ridden that crazy train of Facebook tothe top. And what a fun (and bumpy) ride it was. Two thumbs up!
(29 April 2012)
The Social Network
This review is from: The Social Network (Two-Disc Collector's Edition) (DVD) I loved the way the movie started out. I thougth this is how it was in college, the clock did not matter. The open discussions. Then we moved to the real world. Life is someone else's fault. The quick thinking was good. It was good, but maybe it was too close to life in that everything is evolving almost too quickly. "What you say can be used against you" at any time by anyone. It was good and a good film for creating discussions. A good way to start off an evening of thinking, but in that regard could be scary.
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