The new pulp fiction!

Rating: Null/10 (1 June 2011)

Across the history of cinema, some of the most impactful and cult movies have had a few things in common. Their stories have surrounded a real world phenomena and the direction captured the essence of the story better than reality. The Social Network by all means is the cult classic of this generation.
What happens when you put the combination of a story writer who has the expertise to convert real world stories into a even more powerful screenplay (Charlie Wilson's War, Few Good Men), and a director with the most astute skills of story telling (Fight Club, Seven, The Game) on a single project? The social network is nothing short of an explosive ride the pace of which will keep you on your toes and the dialogues will make you applaud consistently as it all unfolds. There is no suspense, no killer in the end or no treasure to be found yet it will keep you engrossed and remind you of the world around us. Its true that Aaron Sorkin had more than plenty for the story from the book, but it takes someone like him to make the movie look better than the book! And for David Fincher, he made fight club look casual with this. Every scene including the background music, locations, costumes and the look of the characters is nailed to perfection and it gets better than a courtroom drama without a court or the setting. The characters are the heart and execute the roles with solid punch and timing.
Mark Zuckerberg can take lessons from Jesse Eisenberg on how to be Mark Zuckerberg in case he gets too busy and forgets what he was like! Jesse Eisenberg was born with this voice and speed of talk for this movie as he single handedly runs with the show through out the movie. Andrew Garfield and Justin Timberlake put in solid performances and even the Winklevoss twins are better than the real ones. Every bit of detail has been meticulous worked including the setting of Harvard and code that you see vaguely on the computer screens. Above all the dialogues of this drama are the most memorable and will continue to hit on you even with repeated watches.
Nothing in this movie is extraordinary yet everything about it is a treat to watch! Cut to the chase....this is the new pulp fiction!