Informative and carries an important message

Rating: 7/10 (8 November 2019)

It's hard to believe that it's been almost a decade since this film's release. Since then, Facebook's grip on people's lives only seems to have tightened and Mr Zuckerberg's public profile has grown significantly. In this social media-dominated age this film was definitely necessary and it provides an informative and compelling insight into the story behind one of the biggest invention of the modern day.
'The Social Media' is a well-constructed film that gets the balance between educating and entertaining about right. The characters are the most interesting part of the film and I thought they were brilliantly portrayed by all involved. This film, while primarily aiming to tell the complicated story behind Facebook, also carries an important message - no amount of 'friends' on social media or money in the bank is a substitute for 'real-life' friendship. The sooner people realise this the better.
I deleted my Facebook account many years ago now and don't miss it one bit. My problem isn't just with Facebook, rather social media as a whole and the (in my view mostly negative) influence it has on people. I don't think I'll ever understand why people feel the need to broadcast their lives to the world, but that's a rant for another time!