It was a Saturday afternoon yesterday and I had nothing to watch.Then it popped into my mind that I had been planning to re-watch The Social Network since I haven't seen it in a while.And thus,I watched it again.End of story.Anyway,The Social Network is directed by David Fincher (Se7en/Fight Club),screen-written by Aaron Sorkin & Ben Mezrich and stars Jesse Eisenberg (Zombieland/Adventureland),Andrew Garfield (Never Let Me Go/Lions for Lambs),Armie Hammer,Justin Timberlake (Black Snake Moan/Alpha Dog),Rooney Mara,Rashida Jones & Max Minghella.The Social Network tells the story of Harvard Student Mark Zuckerberg and his creation of the social networking website that would be later known as Facebook.He is later sued by two brothers who claimed he stole their idea.Later then,the co-founder of Facebook gets squeezed out of the business.The Social Network won 3 Oscars in 2011 including Best Achievement in Film Editing (Kirk Baxter & Angus Wall),Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Score (Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross) and Best Writing,Adapted Screenplay (Aaron Sorkin).
The Social Network doesn't easily tell the successful and innovative creation of the now ever-famous social networking website,Facebook but it also tells the hardships and lawsuits that the developers encountered while they were working on it.And,behind those stories are stories about Mark Zuckerberg's success,greed and arrogance.And underneath those stories is another layer of plot that centers on Friendship,Greed,Loyalty and Betrayal.Aaron Sorkin's complex but really brilliant writing on the film's story was really very impressing and breathtaking.He really deserved that Oscar he won because of his impeccable writing.The plot is emotionally strong and very dramatic and you will sometimes really feel the characters' emotional struggle throughout the film.And alongside that brilliant plot writing is a well chosen cast.The entire cast are really amazing in The Social Network.We'll talk about their performances in a little while.And yeah,Aaron Sorkin did a wonderful job in writing the film's screen play.Ben Mezrich did a good job too in adapting the book to film.Kudos to both writers of the film specially Aaron Sorkin.
The Social Network introduces us to real life characters and mainly one of those is Mark Zuckerberg,a hacker,Harvard Student and creator of Facebook.Jesse Eisenberg was a great choice to play Mark and he really was the perfect choice to fit the role.Jesse Eisenberg did a great job in playing Mark Zuckerberg.He was really so clever,witty and sometimes,arrogant.But all of the time he was amazing.All in all,Eisenberg's performance was phenomenal.Just like the film was.Andrew Garfield plays Eduardo Saverin,Mark's best friend,co-creator of Facebook and later turns into Mark's rival/enemy.Before seeing this,I really didn't know who Andrew Garfield is and I didn't really know he is one of the newest actors out there that really have the skill to act almost professionally.And once I noticed that he is great specially in the film,I was really impressed.He portrayed the character very emotionally and strong (See the argument scene near the end where he visits Mark's office).He was really impressing & amazing in that scene and the entire film.And believe me,once you see him act in this film you will be amazed and might applaud.His performance is my 2nd favorite in this film.First would be Eisenberg's. Armie Hammer plays Cameron/Tyler Winklevoss,Two of Mark's enemies who claims Mark stole their idea and they file a lawsuit against him.Armie Hammer did a wonderful job in playing the Winklevoss twins.Armie Hammer's performance was good,but not good enough.I don't know what it is,but I thought he was okay in the film.My 3rd favorite performance in the film would be Justin Timberlake's.Justin plays Sean Parker,founder of Napster and the one who destroys the friendship between Mark & Eduardo.Justin Timberlake is a versatile actor and he proves that he is once again in The Social Network.I loved the way how well JT performed here,and significantly I loved his character due to his traits.You know,playboy,millionaire,arrogant.And I loved his dialogues too,every word JT's chracter mutters in this film is just wonderful.And like what I said previously,The entire cast performed well in The Social Network and they will impress the viewers.And yes,they are a very well chosen cast.'Nuff said.
The cinematography in The Social Network is beautiful specially during the opening credits and the "Regatta rowboat" scene.The entire film was shot beautifully and gorgeously.I loved the film's camera work,but what I gave emphasis on the film's technical department was the music handled by Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross.The music felt very "computer-y","digital" and felt code-ish.That "digital" score I'm talking about was the one played in the "Facemash" part.You know,part of the score had music that sounded like they were made with computers.And that music fit the film properly because of the "innovation & technology" theme.But what I also liked is the fact that even though most of the scores in the film sounded "digital" there were still some scores that are somber and I don't really know how to describe it,but let's just say it was beautiful.Part of the "beautiful" score I was referring to was the one played during the opening credits.Aside from being somber & beautiful,the score played during the opening credits felt very dramatic and it set the right tone & mood for the film.
David Fincher's direction in The Social Network might be his best ever since Fight Club (Though I haven't seen it,that's what I knew & heard).He made the film very dramatically intense with a few unexpected witty laughs.And he chose the cast perfectly.None of them felt miscast.All of the actors performed brilliantly.And his team-up with writer Aaron Sorkin is just amazing.After re-watching this,this might be the best David Fincher film I have ever seen yet since Se7en (I haven't seen Fight Club nor Panic Room) but I have to say,this might be one of his finest works.
I absolutely had no conflicts with the film since I consider this as an "epic" drama for this generation.The Social Network is an irresistible modern classic that is brilliantly written,superbly acted,thrilling,emotionally strong,dramatically intense and beautifully directed thanks to David Fincher's incredible directing efforts.It is definitely a must-not-miss that everyone should watch.I guarantee that you'll "like" The Social Network.
I didn't like the film,but I definitely loved it so,The Social Network gets 8.7 over 10 stars.I was supposed to give the film 8.3 stars but since it is one of my all-time favorites ever since I saw it for the first time,I immediately changed my mind regarding my rating on the film.
That minimalistic poster above looks great by the way since the poster shows the algorithm used in making Facemash and later then,Facebook.That algorithm was made by Eduardo Saverin,by the way.And yes,the poster above is a big plot point in the film.
*The Social Network is available on DVD & Blu-Ray distributed by Magnavision Home Video alongside other David Fincher classics "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" and Se7en.
For the meantime,why not check out this awesome clip from this film:
*Video clip courtesy of Movieclips.com & Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.
(C) 2010 Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.
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