Zuckerberg the Great?

Rating: 9/10 (22 May 2012)

I had to go into this with a grain of salt. The Facebook phenomenon is quite amazing and has made changes to our society that we will be dealing with for decades. That said, I don't put Zuckerberg in the same room with Thomas Edison. The fact is that if Facebook had never been created, the world would have gone on just fine. Perhaps it would be a better, more humane world. One where people don't spend their lives producing tons of personal garbage that is really of no interest. The word "friend" has taken on a whole new meaning. It sounds then that because of personal bias, I wouldn't like the movie. I did. It's intriguing to watch this twerp hit all the right notes and put into action the phenomenon that has taken place. I really felt like I was in the room with these guys; that I participated in their discoveries and plans. Jesse Eisenberg is so believable that whenever I see Zuckerberg on television, I think, "Wow, he looks a lot like Jesse Eisenberg!" I can't buy the criticism that this movie is exploitative. If this story was going to be told, it had to be told now because the events are as fleeting as that computer you bought last week. It helped me to understand what went on. I recently saw Mark Zuckerberg bemoaning the failures of our schools. I think that he and his ilk are as much responsible as any poor teacher or principal. The numbing of America (or world) isn't helping much. But this film allows us to have a view of it's potential undoing.