In the end, it's all about connection and sharing

Rating: 8/10 (18 January 2011)

The movie, obviously, hit the spot. Facebook can't be any more popular than it is right now. OK, so here's what I liked about the movie.
1. It made me think. And maybe I should have stopped right there and there's no need for you to read any further. This reason alone is enough to watch the movie.
2. It's inspiring. As Mark Zuckerberg himself said in one of his interviews, he got hundreds of messages after the movie came out where people said they were inspired and wanted to start their own businesses or to create something new. And although he didn't seem very pleased with the movie, he still confirmed that was a good part about it. It inspired me too, well, not to start my own company or something but at least to try and write my first review for IMDb. And I've been thinking a long time about this. Now, what makes it inspiring? It's not only about the money a person can get if he/she is creative, talented and intelligent. (Besides, in the movie Mark Zuckerberg appears to be more interested in the idea and its development than the money he can get out of it). It's also about the dynamics of the movie, that makes it inspiring. Right from the start, there's this atmosphere of suspense and then we see the process and hear all those incomprehensible for many of us mathematical formulas and algorithms. And here is how the story line starts to unwind. And I followed it up to the last minute.
3. It raised my interest towards the creator of Facebook, towards his personality. I've never thought who stands behind this powerful social community. And you may ask why we should pay so much attention to this Zuckerberg? Well, 'cause we always pay attention to those people who influence the development of the society, who form the history. And we must admit the Internet and its biggest phenomena are now creating and changing our history, the world we're living in. And if Mark Zuckerberg was known in the United States through mass media he isn't well-known here, although we all use Facebook and its prototypes actively.
It seems I'm absolutely positive about the movie. Well, I'm sure you can find plenty of drawbacks in there, it all depends on how you see it and whether you're in the mood for that kind of movie. However, it's definitely worth watching because if you haven't seen it yet you'll definitely hear about it from one of your friends. In the end, it's all about connection and sharing.