The Social Vindication

Rating: 9/10 (18 October 2010)

First of all, I don't have a Facebook account. Second of all, after watching the film I still don't have a Facebook account and I'm not planning to have one. That was as far as I could go for Facebook sakes, but what really made me see the movie was its jaw dropping trailer and the relevance it accounts in today's connected world.
The film as a whole is superbly crafted. The screenplay brought by the genius Aaron Sorkin is taut, witty and spitfire like machine that requires people to fully invest their attention. It takes the audience to a point where they can't help but ask "What did he just say?" or say "Now that's cool, that's really cool..". The screenplay stands equally superb as the direction. I'll just simply state that Fincher is Fincher when it comes to his direction and roving camera work. But what really haunts me in this film is his signature lighting. Unlike any other of his films in the past, in here it flowed vividly unscathed. It's always dark yet captivating to look at. It has an effect perfectly blended through the immaculate score and story that in my opinion, results in subtle resonance of every photographed scene.
On the side of acting I'd like to give recognition to the casting director for it is a great job putting all the ensemble together. From Eisenberg to Garfield to Timberlake who I am not surprised to live up an over the top role, to even Jones' short but sweet participation are all suited. Although the stand out award I'd like to give to Mr. Armie Hammer. His role is just Tailor fit, literally as his jacket. From his statuesque as a rower all through out as a dapper at Harvard, he is just believable in that field. He is after after all the Winklevoss BrotherS.
The Social Network is a significant film to be shown in this day of age. People are at the coffee shops, internet hubs, computer room at their houses all wanting to be connected and have a connection, socially of course. This film is so evident that people are somehow meant to socialize, I'm not speaking as an expert here or whatever, but by just witnessing all my friends and relatives speaking the lingo "Facebook Me", or "Add Me As Your Friend" is such a testament that we actually do care to care about other's lives I don't know if it's good, but most people claim it's fun and so the rest of the film.
Based on my few learnings about this movie, Mark Zuckerberg just like many other guys got the better out of him because of a girl and the inevitable Heartbreak which, on the other hand brings out the best out of a man. Then subsequently enforced him out to build the phenomenal Facebook, or should I say The Facebook.com. The way I see it, Zuckerberg in the film doesn't really know how to properly socialize in public and maybe it is in real life. But we all know all of it doesn't matter anymore, for he just founded the biggest and most influential social connector existing in our technological world today. Facebook is his outlet. I think it is part genius and part love, which in the last scene of the film tells you it is a social vindication out of a sullen admiration.