One of the years best. Truly, a wonderful film.

Rating: 10/10 (16 January 2011)

With the Oscars next month, i'm going to catch up on the award contenders that i've missed out on before the time being. The film that is definitely going to win Best picture is The Social network. The Social network is a flawless piece of work from director David Fincher, starring an indescribably talented young cast. I loved the film a lot, though i'm not sure if it deserves the award.
Jesse Eisenberg portrays Mark Zuckerburg, Facebook's creator, to be an asshole. Which made me wonder if he really was, considering the fact that he donated billions to charity. Zuckerburg went on a date, the date went bad. So, this spawned the idea of a site where you get to rate girls that you go to school with.
From this, spawned the meeting with The Winklevoss twins, two billionaires from a different university. They gave him an idea, he went with it, and behind their backs, came up with something better. From this, Facebook was born. And his success grew, while his life fell apart.
The social network is brilliantly written by Aaron Sorkin, who wrote The West wing. It was hard dialogue to construct to. The performances from Jesse Eisenberg, Andrew Garfelid especially, and Justin Timberlake, are all sensational. I was skeptical about Garfeild being Spider-man at first, but after seeing him here, i'm sure he'll be wonderful.
The film, quite frankly, is as addictive and great as Facebook itself. The second this film was over, I wanted to watch it again. It has a good replay value. Fincher's direction is also unique. He jumps around a lot. Or, it jumps around a lot. The film is unbelievably entertaining, and it makes you wonder. It made me wonder about Zuckerburg himself. Is he a generous person, or is a bad person? Well, from the last line in the film, it makes you wonder more.
I loved The Social network. I really did. I bought it without seeing it. I had that amount of faith. Don't get me wrong, I loved the film. But I don't quite think a film about Facebook compared to a film 10 years in the making about dreams deserves it. Inception is the years best movie, and well, is unlike anything you've ever seen. The social network, I know it will win, is nearly the years best. If it wins, I will understand, though not quite agree. I still love it though.
A