21 May 2012

When the asocial meet the amoral

Great flick that tells the story of the birth of Facebook in 2003. The film was spot-on in its depiction of the Harvard campus and the nasty, ultra-competitiveness that exemplifies some of its alums. The film also gave us a very disturbing and very believable Mark Zuckerberg, the giga-nerd who used people like pawns in his little game of self-advancement. Justin Timberlake nearly stole the show with his roue take on Napster founder Sean Parker. Who knows whether drugging and underage sex were as big with him as the film showed. But the combination of the pale, anti-social Zuckerman and Parker, the socially-connected party boy, were critical in giving us Facebook, that coolect and nicest of ways to meet people online.

justin-fencsak

21 May 2012

If you love Facebook, youll Like this movie...

After seeing this 2-hour drama about the man who founded the mostpopular social networking site in the world, I think this moviedeserves a chance to win some Oscar bait. The cinematography,soundtrack, casting, and script of the movie is pretty well done. It'sa big step up from Fincher's previous film, The Curious Case ofBenjamin Button, which was a disappointment to die-hard fans whoconsider Fight Club, Seven, Panic Room, and Zodiac as some of hisfinest work. The Social Network is more than just a movie aboutFacebook. It's about the young men and women who created a behemoththat exploded beyond their wildest dreams. It's great for people whoare not even Facebook users. Highly recommended.

David Allen

20 May 2012

The Social Network (2010) Starring Jessie Eisenberg Is About Business Majors In College And Their Destinies

The Social Network (2010) starring Jesse Eisenberg is about young mannamed "Mark Zukerberg" who was a 2003 era Harvard College MassachusettsUSA undergraduate computer nerd who became the main owner of Facebookand is accounted the youngest billionaire in the USA ....possibly inthe world (as of 2010 according to the printed "what happened later"post script words flashed onto the screen in the final scene, a closeupof Zuckerberg/ Eisenberg at his laptop computer staring mournfully at aphoto of his former girlfriend.) The movie won the 2010 Golden Globe"Best Drama" award and may win the top 2010 Academy Award prize (notyet announced as of January 2011 when this review is being written).So, what's it all about and why all the interest? It shows the world ofmoney hungry business majors in college and shows the life of one whograbbed the golden ring, and achieved big money....the wet dream of allbusiness majors and of the part of American society which believes(sincerely!) that "the business of America is business!" And profits,and big money, and all that is part of that.The star of the movie, Jesse Eisenberg, is a young man portraying acollege age undergrad at Harvard College, and was probably born in the1980's when Ronald Reagan was USA President, and put the final nails inthe coffin of Franklin Roosevelt's "New Deal" programs, and LyndonJohnson's "Great Society" and "War On Poverty" programs.USA President Bill Clinton put additional nails of importance into thesame coffin when he gave the USA "NAFTA" and "ended Welfare as we knowit." Reagan and Clinton (and the two Bush USA Presidents) announcedsincerely that "the party's over" and it was and is.What remains is what The Social Network (2010) starring Jesse Eisenbergshows.....a heartless social climate where the most famous andprestigious undergraduate college in the USA turns out alumni like MarkZuckerberg and Zuckerberg's great contribution to America is Facebookand status for him as a billionaire under the age of 40.When American politicians and government renounced Socialism and allvestiges and/or imitations of it starting with the election of RichardNixon as USA President in 1968, the world of ruthless business grabs,takeovers, fast buck artists, and kingpins like Mark Zuckerberg began.Nixon rolled out the red carpet for all this, and the men who followed(USA Presidents from both major parties, both controlled by bigbusiness always without a doubt, regardless of protestations to thecontrary) began.The Social Network (2010) shows the USA's national disease at thecollege level, and shows at least partly what Harvard College hasbecome....not a center of culture and higher ideals, or a place where"Veritas" ("truth" in Latin...Harvard's emblem motto) has any place,but place which attracts and nurtures people like Mark Zukerberg andhis minions.The Social Network (2010) is not great art. It's not even good art.Like so many Hollywood movies of past times, it is sensationaljournalism...a portrait of "what's happening" and a behind the sceneslook at it all the "newspapers of record" never quite inform peopleabout.It's depressing, but it's the truth.Good luck to us all.....we'll need it! ------------------------Written by Tex Allen, SAG Actor. Visit WWW.IMDb.Com and choose "TexAllen" "resume" for contact information, movie credits, andbiographical information about Tex Allen. Tex Allen has reviewed more than 35 movies posted on the websiteWWW.IMDb.Com (the world's largest movie information database, owned byAmazon.Com) as of January 2011. These include: 1. Alfie (1966) 29 July 2009 2. Alien (1979) 24 July2009 3. All the President's Men (1976) 16 November 2010 4. AmericanGraffiti (1973) 22 November 2010 5. Animal House (1978) 16 August 20096. Bullitt (1968) 23 July 2009 7. Captain Kidd (1945) 28 July 2009 8.Child Bride (1938) 24 September 2009 9. Creature from the Black Lagoon(1954) 22 September 2010 10. Detour (1945) 19 November 2010 11. DieHard 2 (1990) 23 December 2010 12. The Wonderful, Horrible Life of LeniRiefenstahl (1993) 19 November 2010 13. Jack and the Beanstalk (1952)26 July 2009 14. King Solomon's Mines (1950) 1 December 2010 15. KnuteRockne All American (1940) 2 November 2010 16. Claire's Knee (1970) 15August 2009 17. Melody Ranch (1940) 10 November 2010 18. Morning Glory(1933) 19 November 2010 19. New Moon (1940) 3 November 2010 20.Pinocchio (1940) 6 November 2010 21. R2PC: Road to Park City (2000) 19November 2010 22. Salt (2010) 24 August 2010 23. Sunset Blvd. (1950) 1December 2010 24. The Great Dictator (1940) 1 November 2010 25. TheLoneliness of the Long Distance Runner (1962) 9 January 2011 26. TheMan in the White Suit (1951) 5 August 2009 27. The Philadelphia Story(1940) 5 November 2010 28. The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974) 1August 2009 29. The Thomas Crown Affair (1999) 14 August 2009 30. TheWitchmaker (1969) 21 July 2009 31. Thousands Cheer (1943) 3 December2010 32. Till the Clouds Roll By (1946) 24 November 2010 33. Wake Upand Live (1937) 27 July 2009 34. Witness for the Prosecution (1957) 1August 2009 A full list of Tex Allen's movie reviews appearing on WWW.IMDb.Com withlinks to full texts of reviews is accessible via:http://imdb.com/user/ur15279309/comments Tex Allen's email address is TexAllen@Yahoo.Com.

weronews

19 May 2012

A Social Event

I first learned of Jesse Eisenberg watching "The Squid and the Whale" afew years ago, and it wasn't just the movie that blew me away but thesheer screen-presence of this self-assured young actor. Since then hedazzled me in - among other films - "The Education of Charlie Banks,""Adventureland," "Zombieland," and he was a welcome participant inminor projects like "Cursed" and "The Hunting Party." All that said,his depiction of Mark Zuckerberg, the socially awkward computer geniuswho created guess-what internet behemoth, is simply incredible, and Iam thinking Oscar nomination which, of course, will not happen sinceMr. Eisenberg hasn't even reached 30 yet and, hopefully, has a long andprosperous career still in front of him. But wait, there's more. AndrewGarfield is impressive as Eduardo Saverin, dodging the clichés of arole that could have easily drifted into self-pity. Justin Timberlakeshamelessly steals every scene he's in, and hats off to Armie Hammerwho plays both Cameron Winklevoss and his twin brother Tyler withnatural ease which is no small feat considering he had to play offhimself. I have no idea how David Fincher did it, all I can tell you isI didn't waste a single thought whether there was one or two actors infront of the camera. Which brings me to the main masterminds: Fincherand wordsmith extra-ordinaire Aaron Sorkin. The big question was after"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" is there any way Fincher can topthis? Well, there isn't but, together with Sorkin who - at his core -is a playwrite, he was able to maintain the high level of qualityentertainment you've come to expect from this director. I don't give adamn how much of the story is fiction or how little of it is fact - allI know is this two hours+ movie went by in a blink without a singledull moment, and that might as well be the biggest compliment I can paya film in general and "The Social Network" in particular.

18 May 2012

Really enjoyed it

This review is from: The Social Network (Two-Disc Collector's Edition) [Blu-ray] (Blu-ray) I was very surprised at how good this film came out to be. I bought it based on word of mouth only and have to say that I am very happy I did. I have not checked the bonus features out on disc two, but have to say that I will watch this again. Not a Netflix, certainly a buy.

18 May 2012

A sad tale, in a way

It seemed like all computer-genius, but socially awkward/inept (at least that's how he's portrayed) Mark Zuckerberg wanted to do was have a normal social relationship. When that went south and he got dumped he drank, and wrote a code for a program that would let people compare the "hotness" of two girls matched up against each other. From there Zuckerberg and a friend developed "The Facebook", a web-based social network that included an important element of exclusivity, in that people were invited to see info only if they were invited to do so...this is pretty much common knowledge these days.This film protrays those early days of "The Facebook" through it's 1,000,000th member and becoming "Facebook", and all of the interpersonal relations and maneuvering that went on as it gained popularity and increasing profile on the net, and multiple lawsuits over questions of intellectual property.I have to admit that when the movie was over I had anything but a feel-good attitude. Of course, not all stories are feel-good epsiodes, but even so, when it was all said and done, I have to say that for me it was "Just OK." I wanted to see this film, I am glad I saw this movie, but I don't need to see it more than once.3 stars.

yearnj

14 May 2012

Not a very pleasant movie

Don't get me wrong. I thoroughly enjoyed this movie. The plot device oflegal disposition was clever and kept me interested till the end. Theacting was great, especially Jesse Eisenberg in the role of Zuckerberg.But I have to say that there wasn't one character in the whole moviethat I could like or sympathize with. Just a bunch of conceitedjuvenile brats backstabbing each other. Granted that may have been thepoint of the movie after all.And I felt that the movie was overall very demeaning to women. Not asingle woman is allowed to have any significant role to play in thewhole story, girls are just playthings that come along once you've gotfame and fortune. And these women are supposed to be coeds in the sameprestigious schools that these brats are so proud of.In fact the one character I liked was Zuckerberg's girlfriend whodumped him. She was the only woman with pride in herself in the wholemovie. The scene where she gave a cold shoulder to Zuckerberg who wasraving about his new invention, that scene was the most refreshing oneto me.Oh, and the most hilarious scene to me was when Winklevoss twins tooktheir grievance to Harvard president and were confronted by sarcasticMr. Sumners.

Rameez Khan

14 May 2012

A definition of our generation.

The Social Network, ever since I saw and heard David Fincher will bedirecting this. I was kind of worried. Thinking to myself "Can thedirector of such great but disturbing films such as Se7en and FightClub be able to tackle this subject?" Then I told myself "Yes He Can!"Afterwards the icing on the cake was that Aaron Sorkin the screenwriterwho wrote A Few Good Men was writing this too. Right after seeing those2 names together I was sold! And the film didn't disappoint. At all. Itis based on a book called "The Accidental Billionaires" written by BenMezrich. A film which relies heavily on in depth conversations, smartscreenplay and great acting. It delivers! Jesse Eisenberg plays thebillionaire Mark Zuckerberg, after this film no one shall ever call hima Michael Cera clone ever again. Eisenberg brings great depth to thecharacter of Zuckerberg and also makes you think how can a guy sounsocial in life, make such a financially successful internet socialnetwork? The opening scene just tells what we should expect; we seeZuckerberg and his girlfriend named Erica Albright separating at arestaurant. The way he speaks, ambition, his conservative nature andpoint of view are all explained to the viewer at the beginning of thefilm. Mark expresses his feelings on her through a very explicit blog.Then comes in Eduardo Saverin played by the up and coming AndrewGarfield, best performance of the film, Eduardo is shown to be a veryconcerned friend of Mark. Throughout the film his concerns shift fromMark to the Facebook website, but the transition is so well done thatno one ever realizes that his focus is on something completelydifferent. Near the end we see him suing his once best friend in court.Ironic isn't it? Since Mark was heartbroken, his revenge scheme isshown to us in an online statement he begins to post up on the net.With some very skillful and crafty editing using narration and websitetexts on the computer obviously compiled with some shots of Mark. Hismotivation to create facebook came from that one incident as we areshown that he meets up with Erica yet again. She is still sickened atthe past events and unimpressed with Mark's creation. Rejected again,in retaliation Mark decides to expand. Enter Justin Timberlake ArmieHammer. He played a double role as the twins named Cameron and TylerWinklevoss. Brothers who believe that Zuckerberg had stolen the idea ofFacebook. It is very interesting to see the courtroom sequence with theWinklevosses and Eduardo in one room, as both of them are suing Mark,for different reasons, one guy is suing him for financial matter andthe other team is suing him for stealing their idea. We actually seethe history between Mark and Eduardo right there, as Eduardo eventhough against him shows a bit of compassion for him while theWinklevosses state their claims. Each character was shown very welldeveloped and very well acted. Eisenberg and Garfield have only up togo after this performance. Justin Timberlake was also very convincingas Sean Parker, flamboyant, arrogant and aggressive. Great choice Thedirection of David Fincher was definitely there. The film never had aboring scene, even all the conversations which might make all peoplesnarl and say "It's all just talk talk and talk" This film is nothinglike that, that's where Aaron Sorkin comes in. Almost everyconversational scene is very hard hitting, powerful and smart. Afterwatching this film I knew that this was the man who wrote thescreenplay of A Few Good Men, another film with some very powerfullines. The lines are portrayed naturally by Jesse Eisenberg and everyother actor in the film. The film is structured in 3 narrations, 2private court cases and the testimony flashbacks the audience is shown.The viewer will be vastly engaged and wanting to see what happens next,instead of watching the flashbacks the viewers will want to see whatgoing on in the court. Lot of humor is present, professional humor.Professional humor in a way that what looks funny to us was bad newsfor the people (Mark Zuckerberg and Eduardo Savin) at that time. TheFincher and Sorkin duo just takes it a step further to flawless. Thefilm reminded me of one technique used in Michael Mann's film"Collateral" as he always reminds us how the film began, at theairport, thus we are shown airplanes flying around L.A. at many pointsof the film. This film also sort of had that trait added to it. Theonly one time I noticed the film was weak (barely) is an editingproblem. But is barely noticeable, if seen again it will probably beforgotten, as of right now I'm trying to remember what that problem wasbut I just can't. The beautiful Script makes up for it.The Editingisn't anything like the editing of The Departed. But it's still great.The score was performed by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross. A very darkscore was written for the film. Music mapped on to the intensity of thescenes and defines the scene very easily for the audience. First wehave top notch acting added with a beautiful score, for the audienceit's really easy to identify the tension each character and scene withthat combination. We are given a very strong Oscar contender here. Thisfilm should definitely receive nods for Best Director, Best AdaptedScreenplay, Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor. A Film whichabsolutely everyone should see regardless is he/she is on a socialnetworking website or not. The Great acting by all overlooked actorsmake their marks her. A great definition of the "facebook "generation,the internet generation, our generation. At a running time of twohours(which could've been longer).A Film which shouldn't be missed.

Michael_Elliott

13 May 2012

Fincher Doing Facebook? He Makes It Work

Social Network, The (2010) **** (out of 4) Terrific look at Mark Zuckerberg (Jesse Eisenberg), the man who wouldbecome the youngest billionaire due to him coming up with the idea forFacebook. The film follows the creation of the website all the way upto the litigation's of two lawsuits from people claiming Zuckerbergeither ripped off their idea or ripped them from money rightfullybelonging to them. I'll admit that I'm not on Facebook and I knew verylittle of its "history" when going into the film. I'll also admit thatI found it strange when I first heard someone like Fincher would bedoing a movie about a website but after viewing THE SOCIAL NETWORK isbecomes so clear why the director would be interested in the material:Zuckerberg is a terrific scumbag and one brilliant villain. Perhaps notknowing the story of the people involved helped but I believe even ifyou do know the story then you'll still be blown away by this moviesimply because of how masterfully directed it is and how brilliantFincher tells the story and gets his words across with such simpleease. The closing shots, which I won't ruin, say so much about theZuckerberg and one could argue that these closing shots say more thananything leading up to the shots and I'm sure these shots are moredamning than anything you could read in a two-thousand page biography.Fincher has the ability to jump back and forth from various aspects ofthe story but the main focus is on how the website came to be and howZuckerberg had assistance from his best friend, Eduardo (AndrewGarfield) who would eventually sue him. Seeing how brilliant theirminds were would make some think that the story would lose you butinstead the screenplay by Aaron Sorkin perfectly lays out everythingthat went into creating it and everything that could possibly cause itto crumble. When you think about it it's really hard to come up with aninteresting movie about a computer programmer but Fincher pulls it offbecause he structures it like a thriller and one can't help but feel asif they're being pulled into a dirty game with the villain willing tocut throats for his own ego. Eisenberg is downright brilliant as theFacebook creator and what amazed me is that I'm fairly certain theactor really isn't as smart or brilliant as the man he's playing yethe's still able to pull it off. There wasn't a single frame in the filmwhere I didn't believe he was this young genius but what impressed memost is how cold he could be with that stone face of his. Buster Keatonwas considered the great stone face of his era but I'm sure he'd evenbe impressed with what Eisenberg could do with the way he'd simply lookat another person. Garfield is perfect as the "other" guy and JustinTimberlake continues to impress. His performance as the seedy Sean isperfectly brought to life by the actor and no matter what you feelabout his "pop" reputation you have to give him credit here. The musicscore by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross seems like something you'd herein a horror film but it perfectly sets the mood and atmosphere here.The cinematography by Jeff Cronenweth perfectly puts you in the filmand the editing is exceptional as well. THE SOCIAL NETWORK is winning alot of awards and it's certainly easy to see why. I think the majorityof people were scratching their heads when they heard Fincher was doinga movie on Facebook because it just seemed unfilmable anduninteresting. What he's done with the film is something extremelyspecial and I'm sure many decades from now people will be looking atthis film to see the time capsule, which was this social networkingdays.

12 May 2012

sound is terrible

This review is from: The Social Network (Two-Disc Collector's Edition) [Blu-ray] (Blu-ray) Had 8 people to watch this much looked forward to documentary and the sound was and is unacceptable. Did not enjoy the film because of the sound. suggest you do not get this. Also, the disc was not wrapped when it arrived. pskall

Nicole Gius

08 May 2012

The best film I have ever seen.

Let me begin this review by saying, this film is NOT about Facebook.No, this film is about one Mark Zuckerberg and his tumultuous journeyto success in becoming the youngest billionaire in the world. Firstly, the performances. The entire cast was phenomenal. Each andevery actor gave it their all, and not one of them came up short. EvenJustin Timberlake gave a very strong performance. Brenda Song, thoughshe didn't have a large role, was surprisingly solid as well. There isa lot of Oscar Buzz surrounding these young actors, and I truly hopeboth Jesse Eisenberg and Andrew Garfield receive nominations. Next, the writing. Aaron Sorkin's screenplay is nothing short ofingenious. He should win an Oscar for conceiving the words 'Seanathon'and 'Winklevai' alone. Let's not forget the score. Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross composed ascore that is beyond words. These two gentlement deserve nothing lessthan an Oscar.A cinematic masterpiece, 'The Social Network' defines our generationand deserves every award it can get.

07 May 2012

Over-rated

When it was released, the story of Facebook was not of a subject that would compel me to go sit in a theater and watch it for two hours. So I decided to wait for the DVD. I'm glad I did. The hype on the cover box alone puts me off this movie. It is not nearly a "landmark film." It will be a shame if it wins best picture over True Grit or some of the other truly excellent films of 2010. The Social Network was a fine movie, interesting, spellbinding in places. But it was also pretentious, over-wrought, and full of itself, much like Facebook's founder. I most definitely do not think it was the best picture of the year.

jake-law123

07 May 2012

Fascinating Topic!

As a person whose had a Facebook for awhile, I never thought once tohow or when it was made, or under what circumstances. Who would've everthought to make an actual film about the story behind the creators ofthe popular blog site, Facebook, and what led them to making it. Thehistory behind it is a lot more than I would think. And in this box-office success, it takes us far into the story of how it all started.After being dumped by his girlfriend, Harvard University student MarkZuckerberg, (Jesse Eisenburg) along with his skilled computer friends,are assigned to create a new blog site by the Winklevoss twins. In notime, they officially create Facebook. But conflicts arise when thetwins blame them for stealing their idea. As Facebook becomes more andmore popular, Mark becomes one of the most famous people in the world,and to this day is the youngest billionaire in the world.One thing I loved right off the back about this film was howintelligent the dialogue was. As the beginning progresses, Mark startshacking into the Harvard computer system which is a very entertainingscene. He starts typing all his notes and thoughts really fast. Theediting in this movie killed. I expect an Oscar nomination from thisfilm. It went by quite smooth.One downfall was the main character. For one thing, he's a real jerk.Yet you feel like your suppose to care for him and like him, whichmakes you struggle to decide whether you like him or not. I for oneliked him, despite his rudeness sometimes. Although they might havetwisted the actual person's attitude, the film somehow got away withit.The other characters are just okay, with Andrew Garfield playingEduardo Saverin (the vice president of Facebook). He starts gettingangry with Mark for taking most of the credit for creating Facebook,leaving him in the dust. Justin Timberlake as Sean Parker was also alame character, who takes part in Facebook, and turns it upside down.For what it is, I really liked this film a lot. The characters, thefast paced editing, the idea, and just everything else. With a fewflaws, it still turns into a 8/10.

Galina

07 May 2012

They just cant wrap their head around the idea that someone might build something because they like building things. - Mark Zuckenberg

The Social Network (2010) is fast, smart, sharp, and very modernbecause it tells the story based on the real facts going back to theorigins of social network called Facebook that started few years ago,continues growing every moment, and forever has changed the way peoplecommunicate whether we like it or not. At the same time, the story istimeless, because it has been told many times already, that of theunpredictable and sky rocketing rise of a young genius, in this casecomputer prodigy, not very popular socially among his peers, whocreates the comprehensive, easily accessible and the most popular andpopulated network of communication, which as of now includes 500million participants all over the world and has made its creator theyoungest billionaire ever. According to Kevin Spacey (yes, THE KevinSpacey), the film producer and owner of the rights for the book by BenMezrich ("Bringing Down the House") "The Accidental Billionaires: TheFounding of Facebook A Tale of Sex, Money, Genius and Betrayal," whichis the basis for the script by Aaron Sorkin, it is "captivating storyof betrayal, vast amounts of cash, and two friends who revolutionizedthe way humans connect to one another—only to have an enormous fallingout and never speak again." What made the film about birth and growing of the largest Internetsocial network truly remarkable are directing by David Fincher, thefilm's pace, and masterful editing. Seems that it moves with a speed of100 megabytes per second, sweeps the viewers like a tornado, and throwsthem in a blink of eye back and forth from the recent past when therewere no Facebook yet but it was inevitably meant to happen to thepresent switching between two lawsuits that Mark Zuckerberg had toface. One was filed by his former best friend and business partnerEduardo Saverin, and another - by the Winklevoss twins who claimed thatZuckerberg stole their original idea for his Facebook. I am not sure ifit is the best movie of last year but certainly one of the mostinventive, coolest, and interesting, the happy combination ofintelligent and entertaining film with mass appeal. While watching, Icould not help thinking of it as of Citizen Kane of modern day - evenbefore I found out from reading about the film that I was not the onlyone who thought so.The cast of the young actors all did terrific job. I've always likedJesse Eisenberg since I saw him for the first time in the independentfilm Roger Dodger (2002) and I knew instantly that he would have agreat future. In addition to Eisenberg, Andrew Garfield is very good asEduardo Saverin, the best and the only friend of Mark Zuckerberg inHarvard, and co-founder of Facebook, who later was forced to leave thecompany and sued for his share in the Facebook stocks. According to thefilm, the big role in the fallout between Mark and Eduardo played SeanParker - himself, a very remarkable personality. Parker was one of thecreators of the enormously popular ten years ago but forbidden by courtNapster - free Peer-to-Peer file sharing of music. Sean Parker, asplayed by Justin Timberlake, is very clever, charming, smooth,insightful, and totally unscrupulous, a Mephistophelian figure. I neverthought of Timberlake much as of actor but I was pleasantly surprisedby his performance. I also liked Armey Hammer who provided some comicrelief in the double role of twins Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, goldenboys who belong to the circle of "American aristocracy", the members ofthe Harvard row-crew that hired the fellow undergrad, Mark Zuckerbergto create a social network that would connect the Harvard students andlet them communicate with one another on line. While working on theproject, Zuckerberg took the idea to creating the global network, andthe rest is history. I would only suggest to a potential viewer not to take the film as anaccurate documentary. It is not. From what I've read about real MarkZuckerberg, his persona is somewhat different from the character thatJesse Eisenberg masterfully created in the Fincher/Sorkin's film. Themain triggers in the film that started Mark working on the new sitewere frustration caused by the break up with his girlfriend andinability to join the most prestigious student clubs in Harvard. RealMark has had the relationship with the same girlfriend since he was 19- before he had become the creator of Facebook. He said in theinterviews that he did not care about joining the clubs, and I believehim. The worlds he has created using his talent and his computer,starting as the teenager, were more exquisite than any prestigious clubbut jealousy and resentment just look so good in the movie that itwould be much more difficult and challenging to make a compelling moviewithout them, just about someone who "might build something becausethey like building things". But then, we would be talking aboutcompletely different film.

Isaac Mezerich

06 May 2012

this film was okay...

I enjoyed the morality tale elements of the Social Network, in that itshows how Mark Zuckerberg's greed and dishonesty caused him greatanguish in spite of his worldly success, but I wish the film hadfocused more on the connection between his immoral behavior and hissecular lifestyle. It is a little-known fact that Mark Zuckerberg isJewish but has turned his back on the holy Mitzvoth. With this has comea reckless lifestyle of premarital sex and idol worship (Zuckerberg isan atheist whose aspirations for worldly glory are a substitute forworship of the L-rd our G-d and study of his holy Torah). As facebookis used by many secular young people and this film is marketed towardthem, I wish it had focused more on that element of the story, and lesson the scandalous details of his romps with goyish women.

05 May 2012

social network

an easy film to watch, pertinent to the idea of stumbling onto great ideas, following intuition and remaining true to yourself.

05 May 2012

The REAL 1 Movie of the YEAR!!!!

This review is from: The Social Network (Two-Disc Collector's Edition) (DVD) The REAL # 1 Movie of the YEAR!!!!A TRUE Testament of This Generations Online Social Experience!!!Awesome!!!

creativeben

05 May 2012

Great visual style and acting.....but why make it so dirty and immoral!

First off i want to say that the look of this film was verysophisticated, it was very stylised in looking fresh and stunning. AlsoJesse Eisenberg was beyond amazing as Mark Zukerberg. He really playedthe role of a person with a lack of social skills with intelligencevery well and he stole the show, without him this film would not haveworked. Justin Timerlake was really good as well, his character i amnot a fan of but still, he acted really well in this film. The rest ofthe acting was good as well. Andrew Garfield acted OK in this film, notto be praised as much as Jesse but still a good performance. But whydid he have to be the one who blasphemed throughout the whole movie! Ithink i have stated the positives of the film, but what really ruinedit for me was the immorality found on this film. There were lots ofparty scenes where lesbian kissing took place, provocative dancing,drinking of alcohol, explicit use of drugs, swearing, some rude scenes.This really tainted the film and you could have done without it. Itshould have had a 15 rating, it's a 12A so even a 8 year old couldwatch all that filth...that is a disturbing thought. A thing to note isthat it felt that the film had no narrative structure, this is notnecessarily a criticism but it felt that it was hard to see where thefilm was going to end up. Yes there were flashbacks and it was a bout acourt case, but it felt the film was all on one level. It felt likegoing on a journey with the characters which was interesting. the filmhad great style and acting but it was tainted by the filth in thisfilm.

dan gabriel

03 May 2012

Great script, great leading actor

Again, greatness from Sorkin. Well deserved Oscar for screenplay. Themovie is fast, intelligent, messy as life itself. But it keeps youalert, involved and wanting for more. The direction by Fincher is secure and the camera captures nerdness andenergy in subtle takes. The choice of Jesse Eisenberg for the leadingrole is perfect. Hoodie, complex sentences, utter disregard for others'feelings, Zuckerberg is THE nerd, probably creating thus a brave newidol to emulate by the current youth, besides the pernicious sportsstars and hopeless musicians. Great and memorable character. Thedialogue is perky,irreverent -watch the opening scene and the schoolboard scene, delicious- the action is fast and relevant and the wholemakes a rewarding experience. As an aside, Timberlake does not fully convince, and beside the greatacting by Eisenberg, the rest of the cast is not at the same altitude. Read my other reviews at https://sites.google.com/site/dan4gabriel/home

Tarantinosmind

02 May 2012

One of the most overrated ever!

All I can say about The Social Network: talented but wasted actors(Garfield and Eisenberg) and director, no plot at all, a full ofclichés about the youth of nowadays, bad politic and judicial approach.Such a beautiful soundtrack made by a musical genius that this moviereally don't deserve: another wasted element in a piece that havenothing to say, just a common story with common speech. I think thatThe Social Network reveals a not innovative way of marketing anddivulgation of Facebook, belittling what CINEMA really means. It's justa "movie" for facebookaholics, with some curiosities about how to makeprofits with no scruples.