The World We Live In!

Rating: 10/10 (2 February 2011)

This review may contain spoilers
I have to say that i rate this movie was one of the best movies i have seen in years. As a reflection of the times we live in i would say 2 movies are right up there the first the Pirates of Silicon Valley and the other being The Social Network.
We live in times that we do not fully understand and this movie for me provides a balanced and non-judgemental commentary of how we got here. We live in a time where we share more about ourselves than at any other time in our lives. Never before have we provided so much personal information to so many and how we react to social situations has changed dramatically as a result of phenomena such as Facebook. Let me give you an example, in the past you met a girl(or guy) you started dating, you had your first kiss, then more you gradually started introducing them to your life, your friends then your siblings and if it got very serious your parents. Now we have Facebook, they send you a friend request full of the full flush of a blossoming romance you accept and give them unrestricted access to your facebook page and them to you.... now that could get messy very quickly and forces along the pace of what people of my generation think of as a natural pace. You add them on a restricted profile limiting them access to your friends and your wall? How will that effect the relationship. I do not personally believe we have had sufficient time to think about these issues in any great deal and it will take a lot of time to get used to.
Anyway back to the movie! None of the above is discussed or touched upon on The Social Network I just felt it was something this movie should be making us think about! Much like Silicon Valley you get a focus on the individuals involved, the rivalries, their personal inadequacies, and how the end product evolved. The main focus of The Social Network is the focus on the litigation that was settled by the founder as Facebook got more popular. I came to facebook quite late so didn't really know much about how it started so i found this a very useful movie to watch. Also the story was engaging as the characters had a lot of depth. Especially Jesse Eisenberg's portrayal of the founder. The movie did seem to hinge on one central theme, the creator of this biggest social network has real problems when it comes to founding close personal relationships with others. I do not know how true this is but it was portrayed in a very good way, no over dramatisations and no downplaying of the main events.
Anyway finally I would like to strongly recommend this movie to anyone thinking of watching it, i thoroughly enjoyed it as a piece of entertainment and it has also given me much food for thought on how we live today.