Perfect for today's culture..

Rating: 8/10 (3 November 2010)

When I first heard about The Social Network I was automatically interested. This was because being a teenager, I am an active user of Facebook and never really thought about how it came to be so popular. However, I was rather sceptical about how good of a film it could be no matter what the subject matter was.
I watched this film and it automatically drew me in due to it being character driven even in the first scene between Mark Zuckerberg and his "almost" girlfriend. With the non-linear narrative in place, it really engaged me as it switched between Zuckerburg having his best friend, and then it switched to the present day in which they were opposing clients.
As well as being incredibly dialogue and character driven, this film was really good for me due to the truth and reality of it. It shows how Facebook can rule and be dominant in teenagers' lives. Sayings such as "facebook me" and relationship status' are prominent throughout the film and it applies to life in the youth of today, where a relationship isn't official until it has been put on Facebook etc.
Jesse Eisenberg shows his true potential as an actor in this film, giving the future movie industry much promise for great actors in the next 20 years. And as doubtful I was about Justin Timberlake being one of the main characters of the film, he didn't do a bad job and was convincing as the character he played, the founder of Napster, portraying arrogance etc.
The only thing about the film, which I was only slightly disappointed with was the ending in which you do not see any kind of resolution, you just see the depressing sap of Mark Zuckerberg refreshing the facebook page of his ex-girlfriend from the beginning of the film. As disappointed as I was initially, I look back and think there is no need for a clear resolution as before the credits it gives a quick review of how the characters' real life counter-parts are doing today...
Overall, worth the watch and if you think the subject matter is off putting, then you are being too narrow minded and should let yourself watch this film.