The Zeitgeist Movie.

Rating: 9/10 (22 February 2011)

Reviews have stated that this is the movie of a generation, about a generation and that it catches the zeitgeist of a moment. True all, but it's more. It's the story of friendship (ironically almost), how in modern times the germ or development of an idea is claimed by all, of how the simplest of things can become so intricate in daily life that you forget what it was not to have them. So is it worth watching? Oh hell yes. David Fincher maybe the most vital director around, giving so much more than 'The Facebook Movie', he is giving you a movie full of technical wonder you don't realise your watching (Example? The Twins, played by one man.), giving the film a pace not unlike a thriller (time is non-sequential, energy is not sapped). The cast are startling, Eisenberg especially so. He's Woody Allen's twitchy nervous son, intelligence pouring out, exacting and resulting. Andrew Garfield is possibly the movies heart and soul, Justin Timberlake the cocky, arrogant prick jumping on the band wagon. This has won so many critical awards (this is written before the Oscars) you might forget in years too come how this film will resonate of a time and place. Pretty much the zeitgeist, then. Oh, and don't be surprised when you see The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo being advertised as 'Directed By Oscar Winner David Fincher'.