The Social Network

Rating: 9/10 (11 May 2020)

David Fincher directs "The Social Network". A film detailing the events of Harvard student Mark Zuckerberg creating the social networking site that would become known as Facebook, and how he is sued by the twins who claimed he stole their idea, and by the co-founder who was later squeezed out of the business. This film is a very well made and captivating film. The performances from Jesse Eisenberg and Andrew Garfield are stunning standouts. Fincher directs this film in a great way, as its riveting score, excellent editing, and cinematography, give this film which doesn't necessarily deal the darkest of subjects, a somewhat intense and dark aesthetic to it. The script is brillant, as this is a film that relys heavily on dialogue, so the script had to be great. This film deals with true events, leaving it no room for narrative creation, but it still packs a heavy punch. As this film is relevant, important, sophisticated, engaging in every way, and depicts the relations of business and ideas, and the choices that lead to the future. The film really explodes in a good way when the arguments over rights and business opportunities happen between Zuckerberg and Savrin. Jesse Eisenberg turns the character into someone you'd love to hate, yet cant quite seem to, as he is a very sensible and intelligent asshole. The dialogue is slick and powerful, and the way the past and at the time present is interwoven together is masterfully crafted and structured. This film is razor sharp in many ways. The film is not intense in the usual way, but more through dialogue and the emotion of characters. And in the end, Mark Zuckerberg realizes his petty nature. The film is about relationships and freinds and what they mean in the digital age. He feels bad for screwing Eduardo, and using him. Mark spends most of the film attempting to distinguish himself. Eduardo saw through Sean's facade, while Mark didn't. Mark is just trying to make Facebook the best that it can be, until the end, he does the first human thing of the entire film, and reaches to someone, expressing remorse. Or, it could be seen as Mark revealing his shallow nature, and depicting his isolation, even though he has money and power.