A hands-down masterpiece.

Rating: 9/10 (30 June 2017)

I don't know how much I should trust the content of this adaptation. It's pretty safe to assume that Mark Zuckerberg didn't endorse the creation of this movie, but it may have painted him in an unfairly negative light. Regardless of its accuracy, it does illustrate the unfortunate truth that people who are tenacious and don't care about other people are the ones who tend to come out on top. Mark is not found guilty of the charges against him, but he still undeniably violates some serious ethical expectations to achieve his goals. Now, Aaron Sorkin and David Fincher seem to be opposed to Zuckerberg's actions, but at the same time they show him as rather a tragic and unfortunate figure.
The curious thing about the Mark Zuckerberg we see here is that he really seems to want to have friends and a social life, but everything he does hurts his ability to be social. He actually says flat out that he doesn't want friends, but I don't believe that, at least not totally. Maybe I'm mistaking this for him wanting to be accepted, but in the end he fails at being accepted as well. This is highlighted by the way that Mark creating Facebook is shown alongside scenes of people having parties and social lives. And by the end of the movie, he's alienated both of his closest business partners by his possible betrayal of Eduardo and Sean. I guess it's lonely at the top.
Eduardo was the character that I really sympathized with. I disagreed with his stance on wanting to make money with Facebook through ads and stuff, but by the end of the movie I really wanted him to get his own back from Mark. Conversely, I was immediately distrustful of Sean Parker, though I agreed with some of his ideas. Sean has some really cool ideas and forward thinking motivations, but I would much rather work with Eduardo because I would at least know that Eduardo would be a trustworthy and fair business partner. Then there's the Winklevoss twins, who have an understandable gripe in their lawsuit against Mark, but again Mark works around the rules and ignores ethics to come out on top. In a lot of ways, Mark's point that the Winklevosses simply didn't capitalize on their idea is completely true, but that doesn't forgive the fact that he took their idea and ran with it. Finally for characters we have Erica Albright, who doesn't make many appearances but is nonetheless important as the one part of Mark's life where he cannot win.
I thought the execution of this movie was fabulous. First off, Aaron Sorkin's wrote what I think is cinema's best screenplay ever with dialogue that flows naturally and is snappy and relevant and true to each character. Besides that, he intercuts scenes very nicely and seems to have provided each scene with a specific tone. Then the script was put in the very capable hands of David Fincher, who works with DP Jeff Cronenweth to create a tense visual tone that fits the movie's identity and turns it into a work of art. This coupled with the quivering score and pretty good performances from the lead roles made for a riveting two hour masterpiece.
I would recommend this to practically everyone as a pretty good insight into aspects of human behavior. Now, the one caveat I have for that is that it's geared for an adult audience. It may be rated PG-13, but it wants to be R and is not geared for kids. It may not sound like the most riveting story on the surface, but it should keep your undivided attention attention pretty well. It's somewhat complex but I did not find it hard to follow. Finally, for anyone who wants to go into film production, you definitely should see and learn from the best. Overall Rating: 8.7/10.