I hate Facebook, but this film is the best of this generation.

Rating: 10/10 (2 August 2013)

No other film, I feel, captures the basement dwelling, computer hacker community more realistically. I would say it's the most realistic portrayal of University life, but I would be talking out my arse, as I've never been. It captures a whole sub-genre of people so incredibly well, and the writing is as such that we can feel these characters as real people, with real struggles and personalities, and not just some nerd robots who pumped out a website.
Mark Zuckerberg, as depicted in The Social Network, is a bad guy. He betrays people, he lies, he talks over his dear friends, he cheats, and he's the best at it. The dude isn't even 30 yet and he's built an empire bigger than you or I could ever build, yet he doesn't care. He has no real friends. He has build a multi-billion dollar empire, and for what?
I dislike Facebook, but Facebook is also very popular. This was the perfect opportunity to make whatever kind of film you want: dark, edgy, slow, witty, depressing, comedic, etc. as long as it has the background of Facebook, and you're still bound to make loadsamoney off it. And that's what Fincher, Sorkin and Spacey did. This is the smartest, most genius and wittiest film of the past 20 years, only just surpassing There Will Be Blood and Juno.
Eisenberg is pure gold as the fast, clever, cynical Zuckerberg, even though he doesn't seem to be all that bad. He talks faster than his own thoughts and often says mean and nasty things without even thinking they're mean and nasty until seconds later. He acts superior to all his friends, and he is superior, mostly. When he isn't superior to the rest, he will strive to be, betraying all in his path. This isn't about money for him, he just wants to be the best at something. And he is the best; he's the best at hacking, lying, betraying, and yes, creating.
What stands out for me is the soundtrack, which can only truly work for a film like The Social Network. Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross redux In The Hall of the Mountain King, as a symbol of the old, traditional ways being shunned in favour of the new generation, and at the helm of the Battery Human Generation is Mark Zuckerberg.