Drugs. Sex. Love. Alcohol. Everyone knows those are the most
relatable topics for college kids. The Social Network, based around the wild
life of college, keeps the audience interested throughout the whole movie.
Starring actors such as Jesse Eisenberg and Justin Timberlake, the audience is
able to experience the initial interest of these main topics in addition to an
actual storyline that connects to something that’s a part of every college student’s life, Facebook.
This film
describes the story of the making of this dominant social network that is still
thriving. It paints a vivid picture of the many problems that arose due to its
creation. It described, in great detail, the numerous lawsuits resulting from
the creation of Facebook. Since most
every college student owns a Facebook, it is interesting to see exactly how it
came about and the huge issue it caused. Friendships were ruined and people
changed due to the construction of this powerful site. Along with the details
of the formation of this website, it took place in a college setting where
parties were constantly occurring which made it very relatable for students to
watch.
However, the
real Mark Zuckerberg criticized the film for many inaccurate portrayals. It was
nominated for eight academy award nominations and won three for Best Film
editing, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Original Score. I am usually drawn
to movies that have a intriguing plot lines as well as a plot that is relatable,
and I must say, I enjoyed this one very much. You feel a sense of compassion
toward the main character because of the ups and downs of his Facebook idea.
You see him being betrayed by who he thought were his friends as well as
fighting a lawsuit against someone who claims to have created it. By watching
him put an immense amount of effort into the graphic design of this amazing
website, you cannot help but feel sympathy for this genius.
I highly recommend this film it to
teens and adults. You get an amazing background of the social network that has
taken over our generation. As well as a historical background, you get a movie
filled with entertainment. However, I wouldn’t recommend this movie to younger
children due to the exposure of alcohol, partying, and explicit language.
I agree with you that this film is very relatable to the college audience. I think it is really interesting to see how someone who was once is our positin got lucky and eventually became a billionaire.
ReplyDeleteI also agree that this film is very relatable to college students, and I'm glad you pointed that out. I also like how you summarized the story without giving too much away. I do think however you should have mentioned why Mark Zuckerberg didn't like the film. You mentioned that he had criticism, but didn't explain the inaccuracies that he claimed, and now I'm curious! Other than that, good review. :)
ReplyDeleteThe Social Network was definitely one of the more interesting movies I have seen. I also agree that the movie gives you a tremendous background about how facebook came about. You did a great job explaining your opinion of the connection between the movie and college life, and overall wrote a great review! I would also recommend the movie.
ReplyDeleteI agree with what you had to say about this film. I too went to see the social network for my IAH Film Festival Movie (but ended up using SCREAM II in my blog post). I thought that it was really interesting to see how facebook originated. Good review!
ReplyDeleteThe Social Network was one of the movies I was considering going to see. I heard many good things about it as well as many of our other classmates used this one for their post as well. After reading your review on this movie I must say I definitely have to go see it for myself!
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