The Social Network

Rating: 5/5

I saw 'The Social Network' on Tuesday and absolutely loved it. Well, a movie directed by David Fincher ('Fight Club' ,'The Game' etc) and a screen play by Aaron Sorkin ('A Few Good Men', 'The West Wing' etc) had to be really good...well, that's what I expected anyway and I was not disappointed. It doesn't usually happen! Usually, when I go to watch a film with really high expectations, I come out feeling quite disappointed really. 

The guy who plays Mark Zuckerberg (Jesse Eisenberg) does an excellent job, followed by Adam Garlfield (who plays Zuckerberg's best friend Eduardo Saverin). In fact, I think the entire cast did an excellent job including Justin Timberlake who played the slimy character very well.

The movie is based on a book by Ben Mezrich 'The accidental billionaires' (I have ordered my copy!). 

what is it about?

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. 

What's good? The movie! oh I thought that the club scene in the movie was really cool. The music was VERY loud and the characters had to shout to be heard. It felt very realistic. It was just like being in a nightclub and shouting to be heard by your friends.

What's bad? Not a lot!