Interesting

Rating: Null/10 (7 December 2015)

If I had to sum up "The Social Network" in just a few words, I would probably say, "It's an interesting movie about an unlikable man". At least, that's the impression the filmmakers seem to have about Mark Zuckerberg. Though to their credit, they don't completely portray Zuckerberg as unlikable - he is shown to be socially awkward, among other things. I can personally relate to that trait myself. That's one of the many interesting things to be found in this movie. Other things include showing how the world of business can be a cutthroat game, where friendship and loyalty sometimes don't mean a darn.
The movie isn't perfect - though then again, few movies are. I would have liked to have been given a little background on Zuckerberg - we learn nothing about his past. Some of the technical jargon is a little hard to follow if you know little to nothing about computers (or Facebook, for that matter.) Also, the second half of the movie does have some lengthy portions that run a little slow (though they don't get to be downright boring.) All the same, the praise this movie has received is definitely worthy.