Prequel to Facebook

Rating: 10/10 (2 February 2011)

The Social Network
Prequel to Facebook
"Can the "Facebook movie" be one of the best of the year? Yep, it sure can..." – Trevor Todd
Everyone I know really enjoyed watching The Social Network mainly because we all use Facebook and it is a movie about the famous social networking tool. I personally have been using Facebook since 2007 and have been addicted since. Right now everyone is Facebooking or using some kind of social networking tool.
99% of my friends have Facebook and are addicted to it, so it only makes sense that almost all my friends have watched and loved this movie. We really like the fact that this movie is more like an invitation to us into the world of Facebook and how it was created.
Before watching this movie, none of my friends knew how Facebook came about and thought it was created by a team of people instead of by one guy. He might have been shared about this idea by his peers, but he was the one that created this "friends networking tool" where people can connect with their friends.
What was once only a social network for colleges in the US blossomed into a worldwide, multi- generation tool where everyone know what Facebook is and what it is used for. This light hearted drama focuses on Mark Zuckerberg, played by Jesse Eisenberg, and how the idea of Facebook came about. This movie is intriguing in that it is a simple movie, easy to watch and understand. No major event happens in this movie besides the fact that the Social Network is created, friendships are lost, and Eisenberg gets sued by the people who originally came up with the idea of the Social Network. But it is interesting because everyone who watches this movie seems to be experts at Facebooking and know that Eisenberg and this site is worth billions and billions of dollars. I always wished that I was the one that came up with this idea of connecting people together, and so do a lot of people.
In the contrary, the main character, Eisenberg, in this movie doesn't seem to have it all like a perfect character in the movie should. He lost his best friend because of this business and it seems sad that he doesn't have a lot of people by his side besides his business partner Sean Parker, Justin Timberlake, and his employees.
This movie was also great to watch because it was one of Timberlake's first serious role as an actor and he did super. We all know that he can sing, dance, and write songs but who knew that he can act until you saw this movie. I think that he played his character well and it was effective. It is effective because in some parts of the movie, when he sold thousands of shares, and left the Eisenberg's best friend with nothing. I really hated him and felt the hatred that his best friend has for him. I was surprised that he is such a great actor and can't wait to see more of his future roles.