A Film About Facebook

Rating: 10/10 (9 October 2011)

The Social Network is a film about the social networking website Facebook. The film was directed by David Fincher and features a cast that includes Jesse Eisenberg, Andrew Garfield, Justin Timberlake, Armie Hammer, Max Minghella, Brenda Song, Rashida Jones, Joseph Mazzello, and Rooney Mara.The screenplay was written by Aaron Sorkin.
It tells the history of Facebook starting with the story of its founder,Mark Zuckerberg,played magnificently by Jesse Eisenberg;his activities as a hacker with great abilities while a student at Harvard;the early days of Facebook; and the lawsuits he faced after the website became a success and has had more than a million members.
Although many details in this film are rather far from accurate,this film will generate a lot of entertainment who are curious about how Facebook started and how social networks have become a way of life in the internet.It also tells us the personality of Mark Zuckerberg,a shy but ambitious and talented software creator.Aside from that,it also tells us about the numerous obstacles he faced when he started Facebook as well as the lawsuits he faced after it from the Winklevoss twins.Other interesting characters portrayed in this film is that of Sean Parker,played well by Justin Timberlake and Eduardo Saverin,portrayed by Andrew Garfield in a wonderful performance.