Chilling and cinematically beautiful; a true directory masterwork

Rating: 9/10 (5 March 2014)

The Social Network depicts Mark Zuckerberg's, played by Jesse Eisenberg, oftentimes legitimately challenged rise to the top. The movie is ultimately a drawn-out court session in which Zuckerberg and his once best friend Eduardo look back on the past to decipher a long line of fraudulencies all starting with Eduardos investment into thefacebook. The Social Networks looks to unveil the brutal struggle for profit, what it stems from, and whether it was really intentional.
The acting was impeccable, making the tension between Eduardo and Mark almost tangible. Justin Timberlakes performance was very impressive and genuinely portrayed Sean Parkers personality (in the movie, I personally don't know much about his real personality). Another familiar face which I managed to recognize with a bit of research was Brenda song in her more serious role, known for Zack and Cody.
The pacing of the movie was amazing. The beginning was extremely intriguing and kept me on the edge of my seat. The prolonged court session had me trailing of a bit, but I guess it was the foundation of the movie. The movie had me sympathize with Mark at the beginning, but had me doubting his decisions towards the end. The movie managed to maintain a relatively neutral viewpoint on what happened between Marks ''invention'' of Facebook and it hitting 1 million users, and deserves a lot of recognition.