So I went out and watched David Fincher's movie The Social Network and I have to say that I was not disappointing. I was curious to know how Facebook morphed from a strictly college social networking website into a broader network that include highschoolers and adults. The process and drama that lead up to what facebook has become is head spinning and true American story. Although I don't know how much of the story has been fabricated and dramatized, what I blog about is based on what was presented to me.
Aside from the technical findings of algorithms and codes involved in the movie, the relationships between friends and lovers are the focal points. The fact that the character Mark Suckerberg was able to create "FaceMash" while in a drunken stupor really glorifies his intelligence and tech-ability. However, Suckerberg's attitude towards love interest Erica Albright shows that his maturity is not so developed. Suckerberg's failed partnership with the Winklevoss twins was entertaining mostly because, quite frankly, the skills of the actors portraying the twins were lacking. The legal cases between Suckerberg, the Winklevoss twins and Edwardo gave the movie substance and I doubt the movie would have been as successful if the cases had not occurred. Justin Timberlake's character Sean Parker gave the film a healthy dose of scandal with the illegal drug use and Victoria Secret model.
There is no question as to why the real Mark Suckerberg would appose to the showing of this film. My overall impression of the character Mark Suckerberg in the movie is that he is an undoubtedly intelligent and gifted man who has yet to master, ironically enough, the social aspects of life.
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