Thank You to David Fincher

Rating: 9/10 (23 December 2010)

When I initially heard that a movie was going to be made of Facebook, i became instantly sceptical that it was too soon and that a studio was trying desperately to bank off of the social networking phenom, during times of tough box office sales. When I later found out that Fincher was pushing the vehicle of this massive potential for a motion picture, I took a sigh of relief and began looking forward to the release date. Having seen the movie twice now, I am certain that Fincher did us all a great big favor by providing us with a great analysis of the history behind the man and the movement of Facebook. Mr. Eisenberg is cut to perfection in this film and with the great direction of Aaron Sorkin's fast paced and edgy script, the formula is set for a perfect dynamic. The quick paced dialogue allows us a perception into Zuckerberg brain; an overwhelming, high adrenaline, hard to keep up with mind. THe 'edginess' to his character, compounded with the back and forth motion of the past and present scene sequence is great in showing how quickly things moved and how fast everything was going for these kids. It's really a great film to see, whether or not one is a fan of facebook.
For those who have seen pirates of silicon valley, a story of the developments of Mac and PC and the rivaling feud of Steve Jobs and Bill Gates when computers were slowly rising as personal desktops, the social network is somewhat reminiscent of that film in the way that young bright college minds push on an idea, are completely smitten with the business and corporate world and become instant rock stars of their time. It's great seeing the roots being planted of an idea that is capable of changing the whole online and social networking world. Fan or not of facebook, i highly recommend watching this Fincher flick!!!