The Best...Best...Best...Best...Best Film Ever Made!

Rating: 10/10 (15 March 2011)

In the very first 5 minutes of "The Social Network", we get to see Mark Zuckerberg (Jesse Eisenberg) and his girlfriend Erica (Rooney Mara, the future Girl with the Dragon Tattoo) do nothing but talk, talk and talk in a bar. He speaks a lot of nonsense, she speaks a lot of truth, clarity and disadvantage. When he disrespects her, she strikes him back and calls him an "A- hole". This strikes him to make disrespectful comments about her on his blog and create a website, which will become the most legendary web site ever. It all started when Zuckerberg and his friends including Eduardo Saverin (Andrew Garfield, the future Spider-Man) created a website called "Facemash", a website that ultimately becomes a crash site for the all the Harvard students to see which girl is hot or not. This catches the attention of the Winklevoss twins Cameron and Tyler (Armie Hammer, with body-doubling by Josh Pence) and their friend Divya (Max Minghella), who wants Mark to create a website in order to check their basic status. With that, Zuckerberg and Saverin created "Facebook", the ultimate website. This causes controversy for the twins, but causes a big success with the help of Napster creator Sean Parker (Justin Timberlake, bravura of a performance) and ultimately, causes a lot of disparagement by both Saverin and Zuckerberg. If you got 2 hours (120 minutes) to spare and you have an ear for dialogue, then "The Social Network" is that kind of movie. Sure, Zuckerberg can be an A-hole, but at least he is the youngest billionaire in the world. You can hate him or you can like him, but that is the point. The Oscar-winning screenplay by Aaron Sorkin is truly pure and original dialogue at its best. The direction of David Fincher and the use of digital cinematography by Jeff Cronenweth is brilliant. Everything has to be perfect, this is why the film itself is a big hit. Be sure to listen to the Oscar-winning score by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross and listen very carefully. The cast including Eisenberg, Garfield, Timberlake, Hammer, Brenda Song and Mara are perfect. I may not be a user of "Facebook" (my mom uses it), but I think this movie itself is already like the new "Facebook". But be careful, this is from the A-hole guy who invented it and basically created a whole new aspect about it. As Marylin Delpy (Rashida Jones) puts it to him: "You're not an asshole, Mark. You're just trying so hard to be." It's funny, outrageous, powerful, gut-wrenching, a punch-you-in-the-jaw kind of film that is, without a doubt, the best film ever made. Truly the best film ever made. Period.