"The Social Network" just won big at the Golden Globes and got nominated for 6 BAFTA Awards today, so I figured it deserved a post. Also because I quite loved it, this film was one of my favourites from last year. It's a bit dark and it's fascinating. I wasn't sure what to expect from it, but of course it's an interesting story (the "Facebook story") to start with and I really like what director David Fincher did with it. Jesse Eisenberg in particular impressed me as the sympathetic yet annoying and socially awkward Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of Facebook. I have to admit I didn't really know this actor, but I looked up some of his earlier work and watched a few of his recent interviews and he seems to be a very interesting guy. (Entertainment Weekly recently named him Sexiest Geek Alive, fyi). The captures above give a nice impression of what this clever movie is about and my favourite part in it has to be this one; "As for any charges stemming from the breach of security, I believe I deserve some recognition from this board." -"I'm sorry?" -"Yes." -"I don't understand." -"Which part?" ..haha!
Anyway, the official synopsis:
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 entrpreneur, success leads to both personal and legal complications.
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