“The Social Network” is about Mark Zuckerburg, the creator of Facebook, and all the social and emotional difficulties he goes through while he makes what is now known as the world's greatest social website.
Contrary to popular belief, “The Social Network” is not a movie about Facebook. Instead, it is about Mark Zuckerburg’s loneliness and desperation for social acceptance, and how out of this desperation Facebook is created. The feeling of loneliness that is displayed throughout the film is magnified tenfold by Trent Reznor's soundtrack that captures the feelings and emotions perfectly with every electronic beat.
In this film the extremely talented director David Fincher tells a fantastic and engaging story, but also a story that is applicable because of Facebook's extreme popularity. Everyone can relate with the emotions and social angst that the main character goes through when he decides to create this web site. At first I was skeptical with Fincher’s choice of casting Justin Timberlake, but Fincher did a great job of reigning Timberlake in and actually forcing him to act. Fincher did a fantastic job of bringing out the best, not just in Timberlake, but of everyone in the cast. This is a testament to how incredible a director Fincher really is because he can get everyone to perform at their best. With all the actors at their peak, a remarkable director and a recent, relevant story, this film adds up to be very powerful.
In conclusion, “The Social Network” is a film that portrays the social angst of one of the most successful entrepreneurs in the world. Even if all the events in the film aren’t true they are depicted with a grace that only David Fincher could bring to the table, and it gets a very real point across. Since the film deals with why people really join Facebook, hopefully everyone who leaves the theatre after this film and inevitably opens their Facebook account will think about why they have a Facebook account and if Facebook deals with problems, or just make things worse.
4 out of 4 stars
--By Ben Stevenson
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