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‘The Social Network’ is an absolute masterpiece. It may be a film about Facebook, but it feels like so much more - when you break it down, it’s much more of a classic story of friendship and betrayal set against a modern backdrop of business and social media.
From the very first scene, it demands your attention. We are transported to a loud bar, where it is difficult to tune into the fast and complicated Sorkinian dialogue of the conversation that the plot is focused on - but once you’ve done it, you’re set up for the rest of the film. From here onwards, ‘The Social Network’ only gets stronger, powering through the narrative with incredible force and emotion until the very end.
Everybody involved is at the very top of their game. The cast all give fantastic performances; the direction is great; the screenplay is wonderful; and the score rounds it all off perfectly. Every single element is necessary, and not a beat is out of place.
Facebook is arguably the most popular social networking website in the world at the moment, so we all wanted to know how it was built. While the real creators of the website have claimed that this adaptation is incorrect, that claim is not very relevant to someone like me who would always want to know more about things that I see around me.
There was expectedly a lot of buzz around the release on this movie, and I feared that it may be overhyped, but after watching it I can gladly say it lived up to my expectations of it.
Everything from the storyline to the directing and acting makes this movie enthralling to see.
Essenberg like he has been in many of his movies is socially awkward as he plays the role of Mark Zuckerberg. His obsession with status is delightful to see and I also likes the way he gets back at his ex later on in the movie.
The real Facebook founder may have disagreed with the account of the story that this movie is made from, this movie is still a brilliant production.
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