What is really ironic about The Social Network is how disconnected Mark Zuckerberg (Jesse Eisenberg) is when you consider he established a social networking website.
It's actually very unsettling, even from the first scene where he is dumped by his girlfriend and told girls won't like him ''not because you are a nerd, but because you are an asshole''.
It's actually very unsettling, even from the first scene where he is dumped by his girlfriend and told girls won't like him ''not because you are a nerd, but because you are an asshole''.
Yes, The Social Network is the story of how Facebook came to be and as lame as that sounds on face value this is a really enthralling and entertaining movie.
Zuckerberg and his only friend Eduardo Saverin (Andrew Garfield) co-found the site after Zuckerberg, spurned by being dumped, unloads on his ex and decides to create a site that rates girls against other girls. This eventually morphs into an idea about a site where you can socialise.
Ths Social Network is essentially the story, told in flashbacks, of Zuckerberg being sued by Saverin and also by some Harvard boys who claim had the idea first and had it stolen from them.
The revelation of the movie is the performance of Justin Timberlake as Sean Parker, the man who established Napster and who befriends Zuckerberg and gets involved in Facebook, much to the disdain of Saverin. What the heck was he doing singing, this guy can act!
This is not a movie about Facebook, despite what appears on the surface.
This is a movie about friendship and betrayal. Zuckerberg is extremely annoying yet mesmerising, no doubt due to an amazing performance from Eisenberg. I sat there wondering how someone who has no idea what it means to be a friend came up with a site connecting people and made it work. He is an absolute jerk and you kind of want to punch him.
But at the same time you kind of feel sorry for him because he had a friend in Saverin who was there for him but totally couldn't see it. He could only see himself. It's actually kind of chilling. Plus I think he's too smart for his own good.
The Social Network is a high quality film and one worth at least another look. A solid 8.5 out of 10. I thoroughly enjoyed it.
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