I saw Social Network on Friday night with a few friends at the Boone Theater. Since it had been awhile since my last trip to the theaters, I was pumped! Half way thought the movie I realized that the plot was not at all what I had expected. As opposed to drama and facebook stalking, the movie had more substance then I had expected. Being an avid facebook user, I was expecting a traditional documentary about the first crazy and drama on facebook. I am pleased to say that my thoughts on the plot were incorrect.
The movie was intense journey through the creation of facebook. Jesse Eisenberg, played the creator of facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, and pulled me in from the start. It was interesting to see the way Mark Zuckerburg was portrayed. I thought the character was a true genius, and you could tell that Eisenberg put a lot of work into making it realistic.
Mark agrees to make a social network site for two brothers, the Winklevoss’s. Simultaneously Mark and a friend, create another website using similar ideas. Overtime, their ideas turn into facebook. The plot thickens when the Winklevoss’s claim facebook is their idea and sues Mark for stealing it. I thought the acting was well done, and engaging. The lawsuits and broken friendships gave the viewer a deeper look into the creation of facebook. Since I was unaware of this story I was always at the edge of my seat wanting to know what happened next.
The movie starts at the end, the lawsuit, and then goes back to tell the story through flashbacks. When I forget that the movie is in a flashback, I know I can claim it to be good. When the film jumped to “real time” I sometimes had to think about what was going on. I was so occupied in the story. I would defiantly see this movie again, and have been recommending it to friends. It’s not only education, but funny and entertaining all in one.
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