The Social Network...

[fajrdrako]

I watched The Social Network this afternoon.

I thought The King's Speech was a far better movie, much more deserving of an Oscar for a variety of reasons, including structure, acting, theme and depth of thought. But I did like Trent Raznor's music in The Social Network, so that was an award well given.

This isn't to say The Social Network is in any way a bad movie. For a while I thought it was badly structured, then a few details made me think the structure wasn't so bad. The climax (if there was a climax) was weak, and I didn't feel at the end that I understood Mark Zuckerberg any more than I did in the beginning. I was left wondering the point of the movie: was it an exposé? A characer study? A social study? A piece of early 21st century history?

The main character was possibly the most despicable person I've seen as the subject of a biopic. A person with no morals, ethics, or conscience, no loyalty to friends or anyone else, no sense of responsibility or honesty, no caring for others at all.

I wondered through the movie what his goals were. He wasn't particularly trying to conquer the world, or make money. Was he playing with businesses and computer programs just because he could? Success for the sake of success? To get girls? To show up everyone else? I ever did find an answer.

My favourite moment was at the end, when, after all that had happened, he's studying Erica Albright's Facebook page.


Watching this made me a little ashamed that I use Facebook at all, as if it might taint those it touches.

Comments

[cleverthylacine]

You should really read my old reviews of the movie now that you've seen it. It's far from an accurate portrayal. Mind you I don't think Zuck is an awesome person (I don't know him personally at all!) but there are issues with the portrayal of Z's relationships with women, and so on.

[fajrdrako]

I wondered how much of it was true. Is the fictional aspect only in the movie, or is it in the book, too?

There were scenes that could really, if I were not a gender-neutral, fair-minded person, make me hate men.