Film Review Rating-7/10
Opinions/comments
The actors did an amazing job, they should all be
recognized for their work in this movie. Jesse Eisenberg did an amazing job
playing Mark Zuckerberg. With this film, he established himself as a serious actor and he will have a bright future
ahead of him. Andrew Garfield also did an amazing job as the co-founder of
Facebook and the best friend of Zuckerberg. He deserves an Oscar nom and I hope
we'll be seeing more of him in the future. The rest of the cast did a fine job
and also hoping seeing them in the future.
Main characters and actors that play them
Mark Zuckerberg- Jesse Eisenberg
Eduardo Saverin- Andrew Garfield
Sean Parker-Justin Timberlake
Erica Albright- Rooney Mara
The winkle Voss twins- Armie Hammer
Brief Plot Analysis
On a fall night in 2003, Harvard undergrad and computer
programming genius Mark Zuckerberg sits down at his computer and heatedly
begins working on a new idea. In a fury of blogging and programming, what
begins in his dorm room soon becomes a global social network and a revolution
in communication. A mere six years and 500 million friends later, Mark
Zuckerberg is the youngest billionaire in history... but for this entrepreneur,
success leads to both personal and legal complications.
Analysis of key aspects of the film
Power: Basically, ever character in every scene is either trying to gain
power, maintain a position of power, or actively remove someone else from power. In
this context, the concept of what “power” actually is fluctuates between
admiration, authority, even money in the case of the Winkle Voss twins. When
Erica uses the only authority she has – her own personal authority – to break up
with Mark, he responds by establishing his intellectual power by demeaning her
online. When Eduardo has his power stripped from him by Mark and Sean, he
responds by taking a position to grab monetary power. Sean successfully attempts
to replace Eduardo in a position of power with Mark.
An interesting side note to the power theme is the way in which
traditional power is depicted an ineffective and/or indifferent. The Winkle Voss
twins spend most of the second act trying to go through standard legal means to
no effect, and when they then turn to the university, they’re mocked. And at the
end of the story, Mark is told hat despite what the reality of situation might
be, he is going to settle out of court because he is“unsympathetic” and a jury
would never side with him (this is also the ultimate denial of acceptance that
Mark has spent the entire script trying to achieve).
I viewed this as a statement of the changing of the guard. The old system was
unprepared for, and didn’t fully understand, this new world being established right in front of them.
Friendship: The theme of friendship is right at the front of THE
SOCIAL NETWORK. Mark’s driving force is to be accepted – to gain the social
status and the friends that he so desperately wants. As I mentioned in the
discussion of character, it’s also part of the tragic ending to his story that
a man so determined to gain friendship – develops a world-changing way for
people to connect with one another while simultaneously losing every person in
his life. He ends up alone – friendless – because he put his trust in the wrong
person (Sean instead of Eduardo).
Class: Finally, there is an awful lot of class distinction used
throughout. At the very beginning we see Mark mock Erica for being less well off
and going to B.U. instead of Harvard. We also have Mark’s obsession with the
Final Clubs and the “better life” they bring. It’s this sense of not belonging –
this desire to join a perceived “higher-class” that drives Mark to develop
Facebook in the first place. You could actually view the entire
Zuckerberg-vs-Winkle Voss fight to be an analogy for class warfare.
Genre
Documental Genre,
It is a documental drama because whilst it does depict real
events, these events could be seen as drama events.
Characters
Mark is very sarcastic. When told that Eduardo is suing him for
six hundred million dollars he claims in a sarcastic “I didn’t know that, tell
me more”. Mark thinks very highly of himself. This is shown when Mark is talking
to Erica. Mark care more about being cool then supporting his friend. " Right
now we don't know the company is, we don't know how much it's work". Mark true
personality is shown in the film, "You're not an asshole, Mark. You're just
trying so hard to be". Mark believes that he's a professional and also speaks
like one, "As for any charges stemming from the breach of security, I believe I
deserve some recognition from this board."
Eduardo is a great friend. He supports Mark and “Facebook”by
putting lots of money towards the business. Doing this in order to help mark to
fulfil his dream. Eduardo's personality is caring as he can be warm, especially
since in our first scene with him he visits Mark just to make sure he was okay
after his break up. Eduardo can be aggressive at times. This is shown when he is
talking to Mark when he finds the letter they received from the Winkle Voss
Twins.
Eduardo Saverin: Don't screw around with me now. Look at me! ,
Eduardo Saverin: The letter says we could face legal action. Eduardo is also
very concerned about the company as he doesn't want it to be sued for a massive
amount of money.
Opinions/comments
The actors did an amazing job, they should all be
recognized for their work in this movie. Jesse Eisenberg did an amazing job
playing Mark Zuckerberg. With this film, he established himself as a serious actor and he will have a bright future
ahead of him. Andrew Garfield also did an amazing job as the co-founder of
Facebook and the best friend of Zuckerberg. He deserves an Oscar nom and I hope
we'll be seeing more of him in the future. The rest of the cast did a fine job
and also hoping seeing them in the future.
Main characters and actors that play them
Mark Zuckerberg- Jesse Eisenberg
Eduardo Saverin- Andrew Garfield
Sean Parker-Justin Timberlake
Erica Albright- Rooney Mara
The winkle Voss twins- Armie Hammer
Brief Plot Analysis
On a fall night in 2003, Harvard undergrad and computer
programming genius Mark Zuckerberg sits down at his computer and heatedly
begins working on a new idea. In a fury of blogging and programming, what
begins in his dorm room soon becomes a global social network and a revolution
in communication. A mere six years and 500 million friends later, Mark
Zuckerberg is the youngest billionaire in history... but for this entrepreneur,
success leads to both personal and legal complications.
Analysis of key aspects of the film
Power: Basically, ever character in every scene is either trying to gain
power, maintain a position of power, or actively remove someone else from power. In
this context, the concept of what “power” actually is fluctuates between
admiration, authority, even money in the case of the Winkle Voss twins. When
Erica uses the only authority she has – her own personal authority – to break up
with Mark, he responds by establishing his intellectual power by demeaning her
online. When Eduardo has his power stripped from him by Mark and Sean, he
responds by taking a position to grab monetary power. Sean successfully attempts
to replace Eduardo in a position of power with Mark.
An interesting side note to the power theme is the way in which
traditional power is depicted an ineffective and/or indifferent. The Winkle Voss
twins spend most of the second act trying to go through standard legal means to
no effect, and when they then turn to the university, they’re mocked. And at the
end of the story, Mark is told hat despite what the reality of situation might
be, he is going to settle out of court because he is“unsympathetic” and a jury
would never side with him (this is also the ultimate denial of acceptance that
Mark has spent the entire script trying to achieve).
I viewed this as a statement of the changing of the guard. The old system was
unprepared for, and didn’t fully understand, this new world being established right in front of them.
Friendship: The theme of friendship is right at the front of THE
SOCIAL NETWORK. Mark’s driving force is to be accepted – to gain the social
status and the friends that he so desperately wants. As I mentioned in the
discussion of character, it’s also part of the tragic ending to his story that
a man so determined to gain friendship – develops a world-changing way for
people to connect with one another while simultaneously losing every person in
his life. He ends up alone – friendless – because he put his trust in the wrong
person (Sean instead of Eduardo).
Class: Finally, there is an awful lot of class distinction used
throughout. At the very beginning we see Mark mock Erica for being less well off
and going to B.U. instead of Harvard. We also have Mark’s obsession with the
Final Clubs and the “better life” they bring. It’s this sense of not belonging –
this desire to join a perceived “higher-class” that drives Mark to develop
Facebook in the first place. You could actually view the entire
Zuckerberg-vs-Winkle Voss fight to be an analogy for class warfare.
Genre
Documental Genre,
It is a documental drama because whilst it does depict real
events, these events could be seen as drama events.
Characters
Mark is very sarcastic. When told that Eduardo is suing him for
six hundred million dollars he claims in a sarcastic “I didn’t know that, tell
me more”. Mark thinks very highly of himself. This is shown when Mark is talking
to Erica. Mark care more about being cool then supporting his friend. " Right
now we don't know the company is, we don't know how much it's work". Mark true
personality is shown in the film, "You're not an asshole, Mark. You're just
trying so hard to be". Mark believes that he's a professional and also speaks
like one, "As for any charges stemming from the breach of security, I believe I
deserve some recognition from this board."
Eduardo is a great friend. He supports Mark and “Facebook”by
putting lots of money towards the business. Doing this in order to help mark to
fulfil his dream. Eduardo's personality is caring as he can be warm, especially
since in our first scene with him he visits Mark just to make sure he was okay
after his break up. Eduardo can be aggressive at times. This is shown when he is
talking to Mark when he finds the letter they received from the Winkle Voss
Twins.
Eduardo Saverin: Don't screw around with me now. Look at me! ,
Eduardo Saverin: The letter says we could face legal action. Eduardo is also
very concerned about the company as he doesn't want it to be sued for a massive
amount of money.