The Social Network

David Fincher...need I say more? Another masterpiece by a master in his own right. I would not have guessed a film about a bunch of Harvard computer nerds founding Facebook (hit the link if you have not heard of this). Facebook is only 6 years old, but really more like 3-4 years old if you consider when it went mainstream. Mark Zuckerberg is the classic case of a guy who is too smart for his own good. He alienates everyone because they don't measure up. He can't shut off his brain, which gets him into trouble. He is anti establishment, anti social, and socially unaccepted. His path to notoriety started one night in his dorm room when he was drunk. He hacked a bunch of the Universities clubs facebook directories. He then started facemash, where girls in that school were pitted against each other for the title of who is hotter. The site crashed the Harvard mainframe, and made Zuckerberg hated by all. His genius, however,  catches the eyes of super twins Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss (both played by the spectacular newbie Armie Hammer). They need a man of his skills to start an exclusive website for socializing. They hire, or so they thought, Zuckerberg to build it. He then builds facebook using his own code and theories of how a site like this would work and with $1000 from his best friend Eduardo (new Spider-Man Andrew Garfield) they launch the site to rave reviews. Within a couple weeks it is the talk of the campus. He has created a monster, and that's when it gets interesting. Winklevoss' are none too happy with having what they say is their idea stolen. The drama continues as the site expands to other campuses around the country. Soon they are getting close to the 100,000 user mark, then they know they have something. Meeting with potential advertisers follows, but to no avail. Getting close to being out of money they meet Napster founder Sean Parker, Played by the brilliant Justin Timberlake. This role did nothing for me, but reaffirm that I believe he will win an Oscar before his movie career is over. He is the key to what they need. With Parker in their corner, Mark begins to believe. Eduardo is a little more hesitant with the new guy in the picture. The way the film is shot, it constantly goes from Mark's depositions, then flashing back to the creative days. Back and forth it goes, and it was the right way to shoot the film. If it had been chronological, the first hour would have been awesome and the second hour would have been a bunch of angry peeps arguing in a room. The flow of the film was perfect. As for the way Zuckerberg is portrayed, he seems to be kind of a dick. He quickly fills the role of cocky and arrogant. He feels untouchable because when it's all said and done, no matter what happens, he know he is still smarter than you. The Social Network paints a pretty in depth, detailed picture. Is it accurate. How are we to know. Everybody is going to have their own side of the story, and that's what they will stick to. As for Mark, He is the worlds youngest billionaire, but at what price....

NBM rates The Social Network - Phenomenal

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